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Pseudoophiobolus mathieui

Pseudoophiobolus mathieui (Westend.) Phookamsak, Wanas., S.K Huang, Camporesi & K.D. Hyde, in Phookamsak et al., Fungal Diversity 87: 329 (2017).

≡ Sphaeria mathieui Westend., Bull. Acad. R. Sci. Belg., Cl. Sci., sér. 2: no. 5 (1859).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 553927; Facesoffungi number: FoF 03804, Fig. 1

Description: see Phookamsak et al. (2017).

Material considered: see Phookamsak et al. (2017).

Fig. 1 Pseudoophiobolus mathieui (MFLU 18-1907). a, b Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. c Section through ascomata. d Peridium. e Pseudoparaphyses. f Close-up of ostiole. g, h Asci with ascospores. i, j Ascospores. Scale bars: a = 500 μm, b = 100 μm, c, e, f = 50 μm, d, g, h = 20 μm, i, j = 10 μm.

Importance and distribution

Pseudoophiobolus comprises eight species known on dead stem of Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae), Galium (Rubiaceae), Onobrychis viciifolia (Fabaceae), Rosa canina (Rosaceae), Clematis vitalba (Ranunculaceae) and Urtica dioica (Urticaceae). Pseudoophiobolus is known only from Europe (Italy).

 

Reference

Phookamsak R, Wanasinghe DN, Hongsanan S, Phukhamsakda C et al. 2017 – Towards a natural classification of Ophiobolus and ophiobolus-like taxa; introducing three novel genera Ophiobolopsis, Paraophiobolus and Pseudoophiobolus in Phaeoshaeriaceae (Pleosporales). Fungal Diversity 87, 299–339.

 

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