Podonectria coccicola
Podonectria coccicola (Ellis & Everh.) Petch, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 7(3): 146 (1921).
≡ Nectria coccicola Ellis & Everh., J. Mycol. 2(4): 39 (1886).
Index Fungorum number: IF 261189; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12028, Fig. 1
Description: see Boonmee et al. (2011).
Material considered: see Boonmee et al. (2011).
Fig. 1 Podonectria coccicola (NY, ex BPU 1554). a Specimen. b Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. c Section through ascomata. d Peridium. e Pseudoparaphyses. f, g Asci. h, i Ascospores. Scale bars: b, c = 200 μm, d = 40 μm, e = 20 μm, f–i = 50 μm.
Importance and distribution
Podonectria comprises nine species known on various insects (Aleyrodidae, Coccoidea, Diaspididae, Homoptera, Lepidosaphes sp., on Citrus sp. (Rutaceae), Gahnia sp. (Cyperaceae) and Podocarpus ferrugineus (Podocarpaceae). Podonectria is reported from Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan), North America (Caribbean (Puerto Rico), The United States), Oceania (New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), South Africa and South America (Brazil).
References
Boonmee S, Zhang Y, Chomnunti P, Chukeatirote E, Tsui CKM, Bahkali AH, Hyde KD. 2011 – Revision of lignicolous Tubeufiaceae based on morphological reexamination and phylogenetic analysis. Fungal Diversity 51, 63–102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-011-0147-4
Hyde KD, McKenzie EHC, KoKo TW. 2011 – Towards incorporating anamorphic fungi in a natural classification–checklist and notes for 2010. Mycosphere 2, 1–88.
Rossman AY. 1978 – Podonectria, a genus in the Pleosporales on scale insects. Mycotaxon 7, 163–182.
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