Deshpandiella Kamat & Ullasa, Bull. Torrey bot. Club 100: 41 (1973)

Index Fungorum number: IF 1479; MycoBank number: MB 1479; Facesoffungi number: FoF 14623; 1 morphological species.

Type species – Deshpandiella jambolana (T.S. Ramakr., Sriniv. & Sundaram) Kamat & Ullasa

Notes – The monotypic genus Deshpandiella is typified by D. jambolana, which causes leaf spots and was collected from Coorg Forests, Mysore State, India parasitizing leaves of Eugenia cuminii (Syzygium jambolanum) (Ullasa & Rao 1973). The genus is characterized by astromatic, perithecial ascomata with eccentric necks and bent ostioles (Ullasa & Rao 1973). Asci are 8-spored, unitunicate, with a J-, apical ring and pedicels gelatinize at maturity. Ascospores are brown and equally 2-celled (Ullasa & Rao 1973).

Species

  • Deshpandiella jambolana