Hyalosphaera miconiae
Hyalosphaera miconiae F. Stevens, Trans. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 10: 172 (1917).
Index Fungorum number: IF 215013; Facesoffungi number: FoF12241, Fig. 1
Description: see Ariyawansa et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Ariyawansa et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Hyalosphaera miconiae (BPI 635922! holotype, re-illustrated from Fig. 5 in Ariyawansa et al. 2014). a Herbarium material. b Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. c–f Asci. g–j Ascospores. Scale bars: c = 100 μm, b, d–f = 15 μm, g–j = 5 μm.
Importance and distribution
Hyalosphaera comprises four species known on Clidemia sp. (Melastomataceae), Hyptis capitata (Lamiaceae), Miconia sp. (Melastomataceae) and Paullinia pinnata (Sapindaceae). Hyalosphaera is reported from Central and South America (Brazil, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Virgin Islands).
References
Ariyawansa HA, Thambugala KM, Kang JC, Alias SA et al. 2014 – Towards a natural classification of Dothideomycetes 2: The genera Cucurbidothis, Heterosphaeriopsis, Hyalosphaera, Navicella and Pleiostomellina (Dothideomycetes incertae sedis). Phytotaxa 176, 7–17.
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