Lecideopsella gelatinosa
Lecideopsella gelatinosa Höhn., Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. -naturw. Kl., Abt. 1 118: 1230 (1909).
Index Fungorum number: IF 198682; Facesoffungi number: FoF 01937, Fig. 1
Description: see Phookamsak et al. (2016).
Material examined: see Phookamsak et al. (2016).
Fig. 1 Lecideopsella gelatinosa (redrawn from Höhnel’s herbarium package in FH, iconotype). a Appearance of ascostroma on the host surface. b Ascus. c Arrangement of ascospores in ascus. d Ascospore.
Importance and distribution
Lecideopsella species are epiphytic and can damage the host plants by penetrating host cells for the uptake of nutrients (Ariyawansa et al. 2015; Hongsanan et al. 2014, 2015). They may reduce photosynthetic rate by forming hyphal cover on the host parts (Chomnunti et al. 2014; Hongsanan et al. 2015). Lecideopsella comprises four species known on seven host plants within Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Arecaceae, Connaraceae, Oleaceae and Phyllanthaceae. Lecideopsella has been reported from Africa (Uganda), Asia (India, Philippines) and Caribbean (Trinidad-Tobago).
References
Eriksson OE, Hawksworth DL. 1985 – Outline of the ascomycetes – 1985. Systema Ascomycetum 4, 1–79.
Kirk PM, Cannon PF, David JC, Stalpers JA. 2001 – Dictionary of the fungi 9th edn. CABI, Wallingford.
Phookamsak R, Boonmee S, Norphanphoun C, Wanasinghe DN, de Silva NI, Dayarathne MC, Hongsanan S, Bhat DJ, Hyde KD. 2016 – Schizothyriaceae. Mycosphere 7, 154–189.
Rehm H. 1895 – Ascomycetes Exsiccati Fasc. 23. Hedwigia Beiblätter 34, 159–165.
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