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Pseudolembosia geographica

Pseudolembosia geographica (Massee) Theiss., Annls mycol. 11(5): 432 (1913).

≡ Lembosia geographica Massee, Bull. Misc. Inf., Kew (nos 153-154): 181 (1899).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 214181; Facesoffungi number: FoF02334, Fig. 1

Description: see Inácio and Cannon (2008).

Material considered: see Inácio and Cannon (2008).

Fig. 1 Pseudolembosia geographica (NY! holotype of Lembosia geographica, re-drawn from Fig. 87 in Inácio and Cannon 2008). a Stromatic ascomata. b Ascomatal wall forming textura prismatica. c Vertical section through ascoma. d Coralloid haustoria. e Asci. f Ascospores. Scale bars: a = 5 mm, b = 5 μm, c = 20 μm, d–f = 10 μm.

Importance and distribution

Pseudolembosia comprises four species known on living leaves of Eugenia buxifolia (Myrtaceae), phyllodes of Eucalyptus obliqua (Myrtaceae) and living leaves of Eucalyptus punctata (Myrtaceae). Pseudolembosia is reported from Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania) and Caribbean (Dominican Republic).

 

References

Inácio CA, Cannon PF. 2008 – The genera of the Parmulariaceae. CBS Biodiversity Series vol. 8. Utrecht, Netherlands: CBS Biodiversity Centre, 196 p.

Massee GE. 1899 – Fungi Excotici II. Bulletin of Miscellaneous information. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 153–154.

 

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