Plejobolus arenarius
Plejobolus arenarius (Sacc., E. Bommer & M. Rousseau) O.E. Erikss., Arch. Botan. 6: 431 (1967).
≡ Ophiobolus arenarius Sacc., E. Bommer & M. Rousseau, in Bommer & Rousseau, Bull. Soc. R. Bot. Belg. 29(no. 1): 259 (1890).
Index Fungorum number: IF 337166; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12416, Fig. 1
Description: see Dennis (1974).
Material examined: see Dennis (1974).
Fig. 1 Plejobolus arenarius. (re-drawn from Fig. 10B in Dennis 1974). a Portion of Ammophila showing scattered grey clypei. b Ascus with ascospores. Scale bars: a = ×7.5, b = × 330.
Importance and distribution
Plejobolus comprises only one species known on leaves of Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae) in Europe (Belgium).
References
Dennis RWG. 1975 – New or Interesting British Microfungi, III. Kew Bulletin 30, 345–365.
Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. 2008 – Ainsworth & Bisby’s dictionary of the fungi, 10th edn. CABI, Wallingford.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota–2009. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences 1, 1–60.
Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Al-Ani LKT, Tedersoo L et al. 2020 – Outline of Fungi and fungi-like taxa. Mycosphere 11, 1060–1456.
Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Rajeshkumar KC, Hawksworth DL et al. 2017– Notes for genera: Ascomycota. Fungal Diversity 86, 1–594.
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