Sclerostagonospora heraclei
Sclerostagonospora heraclei (Sacc.) Höhn., Hedwigia 59(5): 252 (1917).
≡ Hendersonia heraclei Sacc., Michelia 1(no. 2): 213 (1878).
Index Fungorum number: IF 119067; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11649, Fig. 1
Description: see Crous et al. (2008), Quaedvlieg et al. (2013).
Material examined: see Crous et al. (2008), Quaedvlieg et al. (2013).
Fig. 1 Sclerostagonospora spp. (re-drawn from Fig. 13 in Krisai-Greilhuber et al. 2017). a–o Line drawings of the conidia of Sclerostagonospora spp. a. S. leucadendri, b S. salsolae, c S. centaureae, d S. heracleid, e S. pinguis, f S. elegiae, g S. sessilis, h S. sabaleos, i S. fusiformis, j S. donacis, k S. opuntiae, l S. phragmiticola, m S. sulcata. n S. cycadis, o S. ericae. Scale bar = 10 µm.
Importance and distribution
Sclerostagonospora comprises 18 species known on a wide range of plants such as Acer truncatum (Sapindaceae), Cannomois virgata (Restionaceae), Elegia equisetacea (Restionaceae), Ischyrolepis subverticellata (Restionaceae), Persea americana (Lauraceae), Phragmites australis (Poaceae), Thamnochortus spicigerus (Restionaceae), Vitis sp. (Vitaceae), Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae) and Dioscorea composita (Dioscoreaceae). Sclerostagonospora is reported from Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan), Europe (France, Hungary, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico) and South Africa.
References
Crous PW, Wood AR, Okada G, Groenewald JZ. 2008 – Foliicolous microfungi occurring on Encephalartos. Persoonia 21, 135–146.
Krisai-Greilhuber I, Chen Y, Jabeen S, Madrid H et al. 2017 – Fungal Systematics and Evolution: FUSE 3. Sydowia 69, 229–264.
Quaedvlieg W, Verkley GJM, Shin HD, Barreto RW et al. 2013 – Sizing up Septoria. Studies in Mycology 75, 307–390.
Sutton BC. 1980 – The Coelomycetes: Fungi imperfecti with pycnidia, acervular and stromata. Commonwealth Mycological Institute, Kew, Surrey, England.
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