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Acanthophiobolus helicosporus

Acanthophiobolus helicosporus (Berk. & Broome) J. Walker, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 58(3): 445 (1972).

 ≡ Sphaeria helicospora Berk. & Broome, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., Ser. 2 9: 383 (1852).

Index Fungorum number: IF 308059; Facesoffungi number: FoF 09655     Fig. 1

Description: See Boonmee et al. (2011).

Material considered: See Boonmee et al. (2011).

Fig. 1 Acanthophiobolus helicosporus (S, holotype, modified from Fig. 8 in Boonmee et al. 2011). a, b Herbarium material. c Ascomata on substrate. d Squash mount of ascoma. e Section of ascoma. f Peridium. g Hamathecium. h–l Asci with ascospores, note: spiraled ascospores stained in cotton blue. Scale bars: c = 500 µm, d, e = 100 µm, f–l = 50 µm.

Importance and distribution

Acanthophiobolus comprises three saprobic species on three hosts in Combretaceae, Cyperaceae and Poaceae. Acanthophiobolus has been reported from Asia (India) and Europe (the United Kingdom).

 

References

Boonmee S, Zhang Y, Chomnunti P, Chukeatirote E, Tsui C, Bahkali AH, Hyde KD. 2011 –Revision of lignicolous Tubeufiaceae based on morphological reexamination and phylogenetic analysis. Fungal Diversity 51, 63–10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-011-0147-4

 

 

 

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