Pseudotetraploa curviappendiculata
Pseudotetraploa curviappendiculata (Sat. Hatak., Kaz. Tanaka & Y. Harada) Kaz. Tanaka & K. Hiray., in Tanaka et al., Stud. Mycol. 64: 195 (2009).
≡ Tetraploa curviappendiculata Sat. Hatak., Kaz. Tanaka & Y. Harada, Mycoscience 46(3): 196 (2005).
Index Fungorum number: IF 515268; Facesoffungi number: FoFxxx, Fig. 1
Description: see Tanaka et al. (2009).
Material examined: see Tanaka et al. (2009).
Figure. 1. Pseudotetraploa spp. (a P. curviappendiculata HHUF 28582, holotype). (b P. longissima HHUF 28580, holotype). (c, d P. javanica HHUF 28596). a, b, d Strongly breached conidia. c Weakly breached conidia. Scale bars: a–d = 20 µm.
Importance and role
Importance of genus to ecosystem
Species of Pseudotetraploa are saprobic and helps in decomposition of organic matter in the ecosystem.
Industrial relevance and applications
The industrial use of Pseudotetraploa has not been reported.
Quarantine significance
No disease has been reported from Pseudotetraploa.
Biochemical importance of the genus, chemical diversity or applications
The chemical diversity of Pseudotetraploa has not been investigated.
Diversity of the genus
Pseudotetraploa comprises four species known on decaying culms of Dendrocalamus stocksii (Poaceae), Pleioblastus chino (Poaceae) and Sasa kurilensis (Poaceae). Pseudotetraploa is reported only from Japan and Maharashtra (India). Pseudotetraploa may comprise many more species that awaits discovery.
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