Leptodiscella africana
Leptodiscella africana (Papendorf) Papendorf, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 53(1): 146 (1969).
≡ Leptodiscus africanus Papendorf, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 50(4): 687 (1967).
Index Fungorum number: IF 333164; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11963, Fig. 1
Description: see Papendorf (1967); Madrid et al. (2012); Crous et al. (2018); Tennakoon et al. (2021).
Material considered: see Papendorf (1967); Madrid et al. (2012); Crous et al. (2018); Tennakoon et al. (2021).
Fig. 1 Hyphae, conidiophores and conidia of Leptodiscella africana (PRE 43017, holotype, re-drawn from Fig. 1 in Papendorf 1967). Scale bar = 5 µm.
Fig. 2 Leptodiscella sexualis (MFLU 19-2783, holotype). a Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. b Squash mount of ascomata. c Asci. d–g Ascospores. Scale bars: b = 50 μm, c–g = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Leptodiscella comprises five species known from leaf litter under Acacia karroo (Fabaceae), forest soil, house dust and dead leaves of Ficus septica (Moraceae). Leptodiscella is reported from Asia (Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (Netherlands, Spain).
References
Crous PW, Luangsa-Ard JJ, Wingfield MJ, Carnegie AJ et al. 2018 – Fungal Planet description sheets: 785–867. Persoonia 41, 238–417.
Madrid H, Gené J, Cano J, Guarro J. 2012 – A new species of Leptodiscella from Spanish soil. Mycological Progress 11, 535–541.
Papendorf MC. 1967–Two new genera of soil fungi from South Africa. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 50, 69–75.
Tennakoon DS, Kuo C, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Thambugala KM et al. 2021 – Taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to Celtis formosana, Ficus ampelas, F. septica, Macaranga tanarius and Morus australis leaf litter inhabiting microfungi. Fungal Diversity 108, 1– 215.
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