Pleopunctum ellipsoideum
Pleopunctum ellipsoideum N.G. Liu, K.D. Hyde & J.K. Liu, Mycosphere 10 (1): 767 (2019)
Index Fungorum number: IF 556523; Faceoffungi number: FoF 06114, Fig. 1
Description: see Liu et al. (2019).
Material considered: see Liu et al. (2019).
Fig. 1 Pleopunctum ellipsoideum (MFLU 19–0685, holotype; modified from Fig. 3 in Liu et al. 2019a). a, b Colony on natural substrate. c Mass of conidia. d–h Conidiophores and conidia. i Conidia with or without basal hyaline cells. Scale bars: c = 50 μm, d–n =15 μm.
Importance and distribution
Pleopunctum comprise three species. Pleopunctum ellipsoideum and P. pseudoellipsoideum were found on decaying wood and P. clematidis was reported from Clematis sikkimensis (Ranunculaceae). Pleopunctum is known from Asia (China and Thailand).
References
Liu NG, Hyde KD, Bhat DJ, Jumpathong J, Liu JK. 2019b – Morphological and phylogenetic studies of Pleopunctum gen. nov. (Phaeoseptaceae, Pleosporales) from China. Mycosphere 10, 757–775.
Phukhamsakda C, McKenzie EHC, Phillips AJL, Jones EBG et al. 2020 – Microfungi associated with Clematis (Ranunculaceae) with an integrated approach to delimiting species boundaries. Fungal Diversity 102, 1–203.
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