Journal
PHYTOTAXA
Volume 176, Issue 1, Pages 201-212Publisher
MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.176.1.20
Keywords
Asterinaceae; Asterinella; Brefeldiellaceae; Cirsosiopsis; Parmulariaceae; Phragmaspidium; Platypeltella; Trichopeltella; Trichopeltinaceae; Trichopeltum; Trichothyrinula
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31300019]
- Grant for Essential Scientific Research of National Non profit Institute [riricaf2013004M, riricaf2011003z]
- MFLU [56101020032]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Asterinella, Cirsosiopsis, Phragmaspidium, Platypeltella, Trichopeltella, Trichopeltum and Trichothyrinula are poorly known ascomycete genera, presently included in the family Microthyriaceae. In this paper the type species of each of these genera were examined and the taxa are redescribed and illustrated with photomicrographs. The taxonomic placement of each genus and their familial position is discussed. Asterinella and Platypeltella has superficial, flattened thyriothecia and superficial hyphae with hyphopodia; the thyriothecia opens by splitting to release the ascospores and these genera should be placed in Asterinaceae. Cirsosiopsis, has strongly flattened, discoid or pulvinate to elongate, carbonaceous ascomata and is transferred to Parmulariaceae. Phragmaspidium has an upper wall comprising neatly arranged radiating cells; the basal layer is poorly developed and thus the genus should be retained in Microthyriaceae. Trichopeltella, Trichopeltum and Trichothyrinula are foliar epiphytes forming extremely thin, relatively large, brown to black, circular to irregular, or rootlike, spreading thalli, which cover the thyriothecia and should be placed in Trichopeltinaceae.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available