Trichodothis comata
Trichodothis comata (Berk. & Ravenel) Theiss. & Syd., Annls mycol. 12(2): 176 (1914).
≡ Asterina comata Berk. & Ravenel, Grevillea 4(no. 29): 10 (1875).
Index Fungorum number: IF 182083; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12518, Fig. 1
Description: see Zhang et al. (2011).
Material considered: see Zhang et al. (2011).
Fig. 1 Trichodothis comata (K (M) 143933, syntype). a Flattened ascostroma on the host surface. b Section through ascomata. c Peridium. d Pseudo paraphyses with immature asci. e Ascus. f Ascospore. Scale bars: a = 0.5 μm, b =100 μm, c, d = 50 μm, e, f = 20 μm.
Importance and distribution
Trichodothis comprises three species known on leaves of Magnolia sp. (Magnoliaceae) and Ocotea sp. (Lauraceae). Trichodothis was reported from Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania) and the United States (South Carolina).
References
Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313.
Kirk PM, Stalpers JA, Braun U, Crous PW et al. 2013 – A without-prejudice list of generic names of fungi for protection under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. IMA fungus 4, 381–443.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota–2009. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences 1, 1–60.
Müller E, von Arx JA. 1962 – Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz 11, 1–922.
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.
Zhang Y, Crous P, Schoch C, Bahkali A, Guo LD, Hyde K. 2011 – A molecular, morphological and ecological re-appraisal of Venturiales - A new order of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 51, 249–277.
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