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Zukaliopsis amazonica

Zukaliopsis amazonica Henn., Hedwigia 43(6): 367 (1904).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 213216; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06555, Fig. 1

Description: see Dissanayake et al. (2014).

Material considered: see Dissanayake et al. (2014).

Fig. 1 Zukaliopsis amazonica (S, F5604! isotype). a, b Herbarium material. c

Ascostromata on natural substrate. d Cross section of ascostromata. e, f Asci. g, h Ascospores. Scale bars: c = 200 μm, d = 50 μm, e–h = 10 μm.

Importance and distribution

Zukaliopsis comprises two species. Zukaliopsis gardenia was found on living leaves of Gardenia florida (Rubiaceae), Ligustrum japonicum (Oleaceae) and of ‘scale insect’ Pulvinaria pidia (Coccidae) in Asia (China (Taiwan)). Zukaliopsis heveae was reported from living leaf of Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae) in Asia (Sri Lanka).

 

References

Arx JA. Von. 1963 – Die Gattungen der Myriangiales. Persoonia 2, 421–475.

Dissanayake AJ, Jayawardena RS, Boonmee S, Thambugala KM et al. 2014 – The status of Myriangiaceae (Dothideomycetes). Phytotaxa 176, 219–237.

Hennings PC. 1904 – Fungi fluminenses a cl. E. Ule collecti. Hedwigia 43, 78–95.

Höhnel FXR. Von. 1909 – Fragmente zur Mykologie (VI. Mitteilung, Nr. 182 bis 288). Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche. K1asse (Abt. 1) 118, 275–452.

Theissen F, Sydow H. 1917 – Synoptische Tafeln. Annales Mycologici 15, 389–491.

 

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