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Megatomentella cristata

Megatomentella cristata D.A.C. Almeida, Gusmão & A.N. Mill., in Crous et al., Persoonia 39: 315 (2017).

           Index Fungorum number: IF 822842; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06671, Fig. 1

Description: see Crous et al. (2017).

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

Fig. 1 Megatomentella cristata (HUEFS 155135, holotype, re-drawn from Crous et al. 2017). a Ascomata. b Peridium. c Pseudoparaphyses. d Ascus. e Ascospores. Scale bars: a = 200 μm, b–d = 20 μm, e = 10 μm.

Importance and distribution

Megatomentella comprises only one species known on branches in South America (Brazil). The diversity of Megatomentella has been poorly studied. Extensive sampling in understudied hosts and regions are needed to discover more species of Megatomentella.

 

Reference

Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Burgess TI, Carnegie AJ et al. 2017 – Fungal Planet description sheets: 625–715. Persoonia 39, 270–467.

 

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