Pseudohelicomyces talbotii
Pseudohelicomyces talbotii (Goos) Y.Z. Lu & K.D. Hyde, in Lu et al., Fungal Diversity 92: 252 (2018).
≡ Helicosporium talbotii Goos, Mycologia 81(3): 368 (1989).
Index Fungorum number: IF 554891; Facesoffungi number: FoF 05326, Fig. 1
Description: see Lu et al. (2018).
Material considered: see Lu et al. (2018).
Fig. 1 Pseudohelicomyces talbotii (MFLU 16–0959). a Specimen. b Appearance of ascomata on host substrate. c Peridium. d, e Asci. f–h Ascospores. i, j Culture characteristics on MEA (i: above view, j: reverse view). k Conidiophores and conidiogenous cells. l, m Conidia. Scale bars: c–e = 30 μm, f–k = 20 μm, l, m = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Pseudohelicomyces comprises seven species. Pseudohelicomyces aquaticus and P. hyalosporus have been reported on decaying wood in freshwater stream in Asia (Thailand and China), respectively. Pseudohelicomyces indicus is reported on old thatch of Bambusae in India (Andhra Pradesh). Pseudohelicomyces menglunicus is reported on seed in China (Yunnan), P. paludosus is known on rotten wood of unidentified angiosperm with possible distribution in Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, Java), Europe (French Guiana, Ireland, Wales), North America (Bermuda, Canada, The United States), Oceania (New Zealand) and South America (Brazil), P. quercus is known on decaying fruit pericarp of Quercus (Fabaceae) in Asia (Thailand) while P. talbotii is reported on dead wood in Africa (Gauteng).
References
Lu YZ, Liu JKJ, Hyde KD, Jeewon R, Kang JC, Fan C, Boonmee S, Bhat DJ, Luo ZL, Lin CG, Eungwanichayapant PD. 2018 – A taxonomic reassessment of Tubeufiales based on multi-locus phylogeny and morphology. Fungal Diversity 92, 131–344.
Pirozynski KA. 1972 – Microfungi of Tanzania. I. Miscellaneous fungi on oil palm. II. New Hyphomycetes. Mycological Papers 129, 1–29.
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