Autophagomyces Thaxt.
Index Fungorum number: IF 467; Mycobank number: MB 467
Notes – After the revision by Benjamin (2001), the concept of this genus was narrowed to 12 species, nine of which occurr on Coleoptera Anthicidae and the others on Phalacridae and Scaphiidae. The seven characteristics listed by Benjamin for Autophagomyces in the limited concept are: (1) cell III very close or in contact with cell I; (2) cell I and II separated by a transverse cross wall; (3) 1–3 free, slender appendages borne from cell III; (4) absence of the remain of the original spore apex; (5) trichogyne consisting of 2 or rarely 3 cells; (6) trichogynic remnant not visible; and (7) perithecium with five tiers of outer wall cells. No DNA sequence is available for any species in Autophagomyces.
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