Megacoelomyces sancheziae
Megacoelomyces sancheziae Dianese, Guterres, M.D.M. Santos & G.F. Sepúlveda, in Santos et al., Mycologia 113(1): 236 (2021).
Index Fungorum number: IF 839178; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11638, Fig. 1
Description: see Santos et al. (2021).
Material considered: see Santos et al. (2021).
Fig. 1 Megacoelomyces sancheziae (UB Mycol. Col. 24030, holotype, re-drawn from Fig. 3 in Santos et al. 2021). a Conidioma with a conidium at the ostiole and mycelial projections with a loose subiculum at the base. b Conidioma comprising upwardly curved lateral setae, and a basal mycelial mat forming a loose subiculum. c Section through the base of a conidioma with mycelial projections and an internal layer of holoblastic conidiogenous cells. d Conidioma wall comprising textura angularis. e Immature conidium with poorly defined septation. f Mature conidia. Scale bars: a, b = 100 µm, c, e, f = 20 µm, d = 30 µm.
Importance and distribution
Megacoelomyces comprises only one species known on trichomes of living leaves of Myrcia fenzliana (Myrtaceae) in South America (Brazil).
Reference
Dos Santos MDDM, Guterres DC, Sepúlveda-Chavera GF, Souza ESDC, Pereira-Carvalho RC, Pinho DB, Dianese JC. 2021 – New genus of trichomatous coelomycete on Myrcia fenzliana from the Brazilian Cerrado. Mycologia 113, 231–244. doi: 10.1080/00275514.2020.1822094.
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