Brazilian Semi-Arid Ascomycetes III: New records of Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes

Abstract

This is the third paper in a series of articles reporting the diversity of Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes in the semi-arid region of Brazil. Two Dothideomycetes and three Sordariomycetes are reported in this study: Annulatascus joannae and Kirschsteiniothelia lignicola are new records for the New World, Hilberina caudata and Saccardoella macrasca are new records for South America and Macrodiplodiopsis uniseptata is a new record for Brazil. We provide illustrations, descriptions and discussions for all five species.

Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Studies of Saprobic Fungi Associated with Mangifera indica in Yunnan, China

“…Notes: Based on morphology, our isolate fits well within the generic concepts of Hilberina rather than Helminthosphaeria and closely resembles the type species of Hilberina , ( H. caudata ). However, H. caudata was originally described as having ascomata with setae, papillate neck; cylindrical, eight-spored asci with a refractive, inamyloid apical ring; septate, cylindrical, geniculate, hyaline to pale brown ascospores with one end tapering to a thin tip [ 55 , 60 ]. Our new isolate differs from H. caudata by subglobose to broadly fusiform, one-celled ascospores.…”

“…Notes: Based on morphology, our isolate fits well within the generic concepts of Hilberina rather than Helminthosphaeria and closely resembles the type species of Hilberina, (H. caudata). However, H. caudata was originally described as having ascomata with setae, papillate neck; cylindrical, eight-spored asci with a refractive, inamyloid apical ring; septate, cylindrical, geniculate, hyaline to pale brown ascospores with one end tapering to a thin tip [55,60] Notes: The genus Delonicicola was first established for a sexual morph, with D. siamense as the type species. The type species was found as saprobic on dried seed pods of Delonix regia in Thailand, and full descriptions and morphological characteristics were offered by Perera et al [61].…”