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Gordonomyces mucovaginatus

Gordonomyces mucovaginatus Crous & Marinc., in Crous et al., Persoonia 27: 39 (2011).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 560569; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12629, Fig. 1

Description: see Crous et al. (2011).

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

Fig. 1 Gordonomyces mucovaginatus (PREM 59592, re-drawn from Fig. 21 in Crous et al. 2011). a Conidiomata. b–d Conidiogenous cells giving rise to conidia. e Paraphyses. f Conidia with mucoid appendages. Scale bars = 10 µm.

Importance and distribution

Gordonomyces comprises only one species known from leaf litter of Leucadendron laureolum (Proteaceae) in Africa (Western Cape Province).

 

Reference

Crous PW, Summerell BA, Swart L, Denman S et al. 2011 – Fungal pathogens of Proteaceae. Persoonia 27, 20–45.

 

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