Longipedicellata aptrootii
Longipedicellata aptrootii (K.D. Hyde & S.W. Wong) H. Zhang, K.D. Hyde & Jian K. Liu, in Zhang et al., Phytotaxa 247(2): 104 (2016).
≡ Didymella aptrootii K.D. Hyde & S.W. Wong, Australas. Mycol. 18(3): 54 (1999).
Index Fungorum number: IF 551686; Facesoffungi number: FoF 01273, Fig. 1
Description: see Zhang et al. (2016); Phukhamsakda et al. (2016).
Material considered: see Zhang et al. (2016); Phukhamsakda et al. (2016).
Fig. 1 Longipedicellata aptrootii (MFLU 16–0032). a Herbarium specimen. b Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. c Section through ascoma. d Peridium. e Pseudoparaphyses. f, g Asci. h, i Ascospores. j−l Chlamydospore-like conidia in chains formed in culture.
Importance and distribution
Longipedicellata comprises three species. Longipedicellata aptrootii is reported on bamboo (Poaceae) submerged in fresh water in Asia (Hong Kong) and two other species L. aquatica and L. megafusiformis are known on decaying wood, submerged in freshwater in Asia (Thailand).
References
Phukhamsakda C, Hongsanan S, Ryberg M, Ariyawansa HA et al. 2016 – The evolution of Massarineae with Longipedicellataceae fam. nov. Mycosphere 7, 1713–1731.
Zhang H, Dong W, Hyde KD, Bahkali AH et al. 2016 – Molecular data shows Didymella aptrootii is a new genus in Bambusicolaceae. Phytotaxa 247, 99–108.
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