Dictyothyrina fecunda (Sacc.) Theiss., Annls mycol. 11(5): 469 (1914).

Muyocopron fecundum Sacc., Bolm Soc. broteriana, Coimbra, sér. 1 11: 69 (1893).

MycoBank number: MB 215343; Index Fungorum number: IF 215343; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12192 Fig. *****

Description: see Zeng et al. (2019).

Material examined: see Zeng et al. (2019).

Importance and role

Dictyothyrina comprises four saprobic species known on Ananas comosus (on leaves) (Bromeliaceae), Craterispermum sp. (Rubiaceae), Hexalobus brasiliensis (Annonaceae), Robinia pseudoacacia (Fabaceae), Smilax (Smilacaceae) in Brazil, China, India and Japan.

Figure xx Dictyothyrina atrocyanea (S F9937) a, b Herbarium Label and specimen. c Ascomata on leaf surface. d Squash mount of ascoma. e The upper wall. f Paraphyses. g, h Asci. i–k Unicellular ascospores. Scale bars: c = 500 µm, d = 100 µm, e = 50 µm, f = 10 µm, g, h = 20 µm, i–k = 10 µm.