Stegasphaeria pavonina
Stegasphaeria pavonina Syd. & P. Syd., Annls mycol. 14(5): 362 (1916).
Index Fungorum number: IF 139864; Facesoffungi number: FoF 07876, Fig. 1
Description: see Hyde et al. (2013).
Material considered: see Hyde et al. (2013).
Fig. 1 Stegasphaeria pavonina (C.F. Baker no.4032, holotype). a Details of herbarium material. b Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. c Peridium. d Vertical section through ascomata. e–h Ascospores. Scale bars: d = 100 μm, e, f = 20 μm, g, h = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Stegasphaeria comprises only two species known on leaves of Macaranga sp. (Euphorbiaceae) in Africa (Uganda) and Asia (Philippines).
References
Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313.
Sydow H, Sydow P. 1916 –Weitere Diagnosen neuer philippinischer Pilze. Annales Mycologici 14, 353–375.
von Arx JA, Müller E. 1975 – A re-evaluation of the bitunicate Ascomycetes with keys to families and genera. Studies in Mycology 9, 1–159.
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