Aldonata pterocarpi
Aldonata pterocarpi Sivan. & A.R.P. Sinha, Mycol. Res. 92(2): 249 (1989)
Index Fungorum number: IF 134615; Facesoffungi number: FoF 00312, Fig. 1
Description: see Tian et al. (2016).
Material considered: see Tian et al. (2016).
Fig. 1 Aldonata pterocarpi (K! IMI 322833, holotype). a Herbarium labels. b Herbarium material. c Appearance of ascomata and spermatogonia on host surface. d Ascomata. e Spermatogonia. f, h Vertical section of ascomata. g, i Vertical section through peridium. j Section of spermatogonium. k–m Spermatogenous cells. n Spermatia. o, p Asci with ascospores, note p mounted in cotton blue reagent. q Hamathecium. r–u Ascospores, note the long and narrow ends. Scale bars: c = 500 µm, d, e = 250 µm, f = 200 µm, h = 100 µm, g, i, j = 50 µm, k–m, o–q = 10 µm, n, r–u = 5 µm.
Importance and distribution
Aldonata comprises only one species and was found on Pterocarpus draco (Dracaenaceae) in Asia (India).
References
Inácio CA, Cannon PF. 2008 – The genera of Parmulariaceae. CBS Biodiversity Series 8. CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre.
Tian Q, Hongsanan S, Dai DQ, Alias SA, Hyde KD, Chomnunti P. 2016 – Towards a natural classification of Dothideomycetes: clarification of Aldona, Aldonata and Viegasella (Parmulariaceae). Mycosphere 7, 511–524. Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/7/4/10
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