Graphidaceae [as 'Graphineae'], Comment. bot. (Tournay): 69 (1822) Index Fungorum number: IF 80816; Facesoffungi number: FoF 15503 Graphidaceae is the second largest family of lichenized fungi, after Parmeliaceae, with 2100 species (Rivas Plata et al. 2012; Lücking et al. 2014; Lumbsch and Lücking 2015). The family is chiefly tropical, with a few taxa occurring in extratropical [...]
Acarosporaceae Zahlbr. Two major phylogenetic studies covering this group were published recently (Miadlikowska et al. 2014; Westberg et al. 2015). The phylogeny presented in Fig. 1 is based on the matrix of Westberg et al. (2015), where citations of samples and sequences used can be found. The two new species described here all belong [...]
Acarospora castaneocarpa M. Westb. & Wedin, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity 75: 131 (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF 813044; MycoBank number: MB 813044; Facesoffungi number: FoF 00928 Etymology – In reference to the chest-nut coloured ascocarps. Holotype – FINLAND, Varsinais-Suomi (Regio Aboensis), Lohja, Paavola, NE of Rautaniemi, stony SE-slope, young Pinus sylvestris plantation, on calcareous [...]
Acarospora septentrionalis M. Westb. & Wedin, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity 75: 129 (2015) Index Fungorum Number: IF 813043; MycoBank number: MB 813043; Facesoffungi number: FoF00927 Etymology – In reference to the northern distribution of the species. Holotype – NORWAY, Sogn og Fjordane, Årdal, along Tindeveien between Øvre Årdal and Turtagrø, UTM (WGS84) [...]
Mycocalicium hyaloparvicellulum Daranag. & K.D. Hyde, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity: 10.1007/s13225-015-0346-5, [102] (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF551202; Facesoffungi number: FoF00707; Etymology – Refers to the hyaline small celled ascospores; hyalo = hyaline; parvus = small; cellula = cell. Holotype – MFLU 15-0667 Saprobic on cone of Pinus halepensis Miller. Sexual morph: Thallus crustaceous, solitary, erumpent, [...]
Roussoella angustior D.Q. Dai & K.D. Hyde. Index Fungorum number: IF551344; Facesoffungi number: FoF00903; Fig. 1 Etymology – Refers to the narrow conidia. Holotype – MFLU 15–1214 Saprobic on bamboo culms, forming darkened spots on the host surface with pustule - like raised conidiomata. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Conidiomata 1 – 2.5 mm [...]
Roussoella magnatum D.Q. Dai & K.D. Hyde. Index Fungorum number: IF551342; Facesoffungi number: FoF00902; Fig. 1 Etymology – The he Latin, magna, meaning large, about the large conidiomata. Holotype – MFLU 15–1213 Saprobic on bamboo culms, forming dark spots on the host surface, with pustule-like raised conidiomata. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Conidiomata 2 [...]
Elongatopedicellata lignicola J.F. Zhang, J.K. Liu, K.D. Hyde & Z.Y. Liu, sp. nov. Index Fungorum number: IF551485; Facesoffungi number: FoF00960 Fig. 1 Etymology – from the Latin lignin and cola, in reference to its habit on wood. Holotype – MFLU 15-2717 Saprobic on the dead wood. Sexual morph: Ascomata 294 – 387 μm high [...]
Alternaria ethzedia E.G. Simmons, Mycotaxon 25(1): 300 (1986) ≡ Lewia ethzedia E.G. Simmons, Mycotaxon 25(1): 299 (1986) Facesoffungi number: FoF00918; Fig. 1 Saprobic on dead stem. Sexual morph: Ascomata 96 – 162 μm high × 138 – 226 μm diam. (x̄ = 131 × 193 μm,n = 10), scattered to clustered, semi-immersed toerumpent, dark [...]
Vagicola vagans (Niessl) O. Eriksson, Chethana & K.D. Hyde. Index Fungorum number: IF551347; Facesoffungi number: FoF00909. Basionym: Pleospora vagans Niessl, Verh. Naturf. Ver. Briinn 14: 174. 1876 ≡ Phaeosphaeria vagans (Niessl) O.E. Erikss., Ark. Bot. 6: 430 (1967) Saprobic on grass stems. Sexual morph: Ascomata 130 – 180 μm high, 250 – 350 μm [...]