Elsinoe canavaliae
Elsinoe canavaliae Racib. [as 'canavalliae'], Parasit. Alg. Pilze Java's (Jakarta) 1: 14 (1900).
Index Fungorum number: IF 627279; Facesoffungi number: FoF 05847, Fig. 1
Description: see Jayawardena et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Jayawardena et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Elsinoe canavaliae (K 164015, syntype). a Material label. b
Appearance of ascomata on the host surface of leaves. c, d Sessile asci in cotton blue. e, f Ascospores in cotton blue. Scale bars: b = 1000 μm, c–f = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Elsinoe comprises 194 species known on several host plants within Amaranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Moraceae and Passifloraceae. One species E. purpurascens has been transferred to Anhellia. Elsinoe has been reported from several countries such as Africa (Uganda), Asia (India), North America (Hawaiian Islands) and South America (Brazil). Elsinoe has a wide host and geographical range. The type species of Elsinoe, E. canavaliae lacks sequence data and fresh collection would be useful.
References
Barr ME. 1979 – A classification of Loculoascomycetes. Mycologia 71, 935–995.
Jayawardena RS, Ariyawansa HA, Singtripop C, Li YM et al. 2014 – A re-assessment of Elsinoaceae (Myriangiales, Dothideomycetes). Phytotaxa 176, 120–138.
Kirk PM, Cannon PF, David JC, Stalpers JA. 2001 – Ainsworth & Bisby’s dictionary of the fungi, 9th edn. CABI, Wallingford.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2007 – Outline of ascomycota–2007. Myconet 13, 1–58.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota 2009. Myconet 14, 1–64.
Wijayawardene DNN, McKenzie EHC, Hyde KD. 2012 – Towards incorporating anamorphic fungi in a natural classification–checklist and notes for 2011. Mycosphere 3, 157–228.
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