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Neoastrosphaeriella krabiensis

Neoastrosphaeriella krabiensis Jian K. Liu, E.B.G. Jones & K.D. Hyde, in Liu et al., Fungal Diversity 51(1): 148 (2011).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 563463; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11455, Fig. 1

Description: see Liu et al. (2011).

Material considered: see Liu et al. (2011).

 

Fig. 1 Neoastrosphaeriella krabiensis (MFLU 11-1148, holotype). a Appearance of ascomata on host surface. b Section of the ascoma. c Structure of peridium. d Pseudoparaphyses. e, f Asci. g−j Ascospores. Scale bars: a = 1000 μm, b = 100 μm, c, d, g−j = 10 μm, e, f = 30 μm.

Importance and distribution

Neoastrosphaeriella comprises five species known on four host plants in Arecaceae. Neoastrosphaeriella seems to be host specific. Neoastrosphaeriella has been reported from Asia (India and Thailand).

 

Reference

Liu JK, Phookamsak R, Jones EBG, Zhang Y et al. 2011 – Astrosphaeriella is polyphyletic, with species in Fissuroma gen. nov., and Neoastrosphaeriella gen. nov. Fungal Diversity 51, 135–154.

 

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