Xenoconiothyrium catenatum
Xenoconiothyrium catenatum Crous & Marinc. [as 'catenata'], in Crous et al., Persoonia 27: 42 (2011).
Index Fungorum number: IF 584841; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11408, Fig. 1
Description: see Crous et al. (2011).
Material examined: see Crous et al. (2011).
Fig. 1 Xenoconiothyrium catenatum (redrawn from Crous et al. 2011). a Conidiogenous cells and developing conidia. b Immature conidia as a chain. c Solitary conidia. d Mature 1-septate conidia with basal or apical attachment. Scale bars: = 10 µm.
Importance and distribution
Xenoconiothyrium comprises only one species known on litter of twigs of Protea laurifolia (Proteaceae) in South Africa.
References
Crous PW, Summerell BA, Swart L, Denman S et al. 2011– Fungal pathogens of Proteaceae. Persoonia 27, 20–45.
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