Fremitomyces P.F. Cannon & H.C. Evans, Mycol. Res. 103(5): 585 (1999)

Index Fungorum number: IF 28323; MycoBank number: MB 28323; Facesoffungi number: FoF 13487; 2 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020).

Type species – Fremitomyces punctatus P.F. Cannon & H.C. Evans

Notes – Fremitomyces was introduced by Cannon & Evans (1999) for two species, F. punctatus and F. mahe from East Africa and Seychelles, occurring on Erythroxylaceae with initially brightly coloured stromata (Cannon & Evans 1999, Lumbsch & Huhndorf 2007).

Figure 1 – Fremitomyces punctatus (Material examined – KENYA, from living leaf of Erythroxylum fischeri, IMI 355095, holotype). a, b Herbarium material of Fremitomyces paunctatus. c Fruiting bodies on Erythroxylum fischeri leaf surface. d Section through ascoma. e Immature asci. f Mature asci. g Asci with paraphyses. Scale bars: e = 10 μm, f, g = 20 μm, d = 50 μm.

Species

  • Fremitomyces punctatus