Wentiomyces javanicus
Wentiomyces javanicus Koord., Bot. Unters. Java 13(4): 168 (1907).
Index Fungorum number: IF 185418; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12526, Fig. 1
Description: see Koorders (1907); Wilk et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Koorders (1907); Wilk et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Wentiomyces javanicus (re-drawn from Tab. 57, Figs 1–9 in Koorders 1907). a Perithecium with filiform and dichotomous branched appendages. b Dichotomous branched appendages. c Filiform appendage. d Ascus. e Ascospore. Scale bars: a = 20 μm, b, c = 5 μm, d, e = 2 μm.
Importance and distribution
There are 16 Wentiomyces species in Index Fungorum (2022), but five species have been transferred to Antennulariella, Dimeriella and Niesslia. Wentiomyces comprises sixteen species known on several host plants such as Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae), Cassiope tetragona (Ericaceae), Cistus sp. (Cistaceae), Clusia melchiori (Clusiaceae), Cynodon dactylon (Poaceae), Dryas octopetala (Rosaceae), Erlangea marginata (Asteraceae), Ficus elastica (Moraceae), Filipendula ulmaria (Rosaceae), Ixora parviflora (Rubiaceae), Persea gratissima (Lauraceae), Phillyrea angustifolia (Oleaceae), Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae), Saxifraga caespitosa (Saxifragaceae), Silene acaulis (Caryophyllaceae), and Sorghum vulgare (Poaceae). Wentiomyces is reported from Africa (Malawi), Asia (India, Myanmar), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada), Oceania (Papua New Guinea) and South America (Brazil).
References
Arzanlou M, Groenewald JZ, Braun U, Shin HD, Crous P. 2007 – Phylogenetic and morphotaxonomic revision of Ramichloridium and allied genera. Studies in mycology 58, 57–93.
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.
Koorders SH. 1907 – Botanische Untersuchungen. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde 13, 1–264.
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.
Wilk M, Pawłowska J, Wrzosek M. 2014 – Wentiomyces sp. from plant litter on poor fen in northeastern Poland. Acta Mycologica 49, 2.
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