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Amorosia littoralis

Amorosia littoralis Mantle & D. Hawksw., in Mantle et al., Mycol. Res. 110(12): 1373 (2006).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 500928; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11460, Fig. 1

Description: see Mantle et al. (2006).

Material examined: see Mantle et al. (2006).

Fig. 1 Amorosia littoralis (K(M) 139387, holotype). a Mycelial hypha. b Mycelial hyphae anastomosing. c Chlamydospores. d Perforate septum in conidium. e–g Terminally produced conidiogenous cells and conidia. h–i Laterally produced conidia and conidiogenous cells. f Clamp-like swelling on the base of a conidiogenous cell. j Mature 3-4-septate conidia. k conidium with apical cell about to germinate. Scale bar = 10 mm (upper, all except D; lower, D).

Importance and distribution

Amorosia comprises only one species isolated from intertidal sediment, associated with Rhizophora (Rhizophoraceae) in Caribbean (Bahamas).

 

Reference

Mantle P, Hawksworth D, Pazoutová S, Collinson L, Rassing B. 2007 – Amorosia littoralis gen. sp. nov., a new genus and species name for the scorpinone and caffeine-producing hyphomycete from the littoral zone in The Bahamas. Mycological Research 110, 1371–1378.

 

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