Macowaniella congesta
Macowaniella congesta (G. Winter) Doidge, Bothalia 1(1): 9 (1921).
≡ Lembosia congesta G. Winter, Flora, Regensburg 67: 266 (1884).
Index Fungorum number: IF 261684; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12275, Fig. 1
Description: see Hongsanan et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Hongsanan et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Macowaniella congesta (BPI 647293). a Herbarium label. b Thyriothecia on host substrate. c Squash mount of thyriothecium wall. d Section through thyriothecium. e Pseudoparaphyses. f–h Asci. i, j Ascospores. Scale bars: b = 200 μm, c = 10 μm, d = 100 μm, e = 5 μm, f–h = 50 μm, i, j = 20 μm.
Importance and distribution
Macowaniella comprises two species known on Carissa sp. (Apocynaceae), Ilex glabra (Aquifoliaceae) and leaves of Myrsine melanophloeos (Primulaceae). Macowaniella is reported from South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and the United States (Florida).
Reference
Hongsanan S, Li YM, Liu JK, Hofmann T et al. 2014 – Revision of genera in Asterinales. Fungal Diversity 68, 1– 68.
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