Koralionastes Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm., Mycologia 79(5): 765 (1987)

MycoBank number: MB 25184; Index Fungorum number: IF 25184; Facesoffungi number: FoF 02114; 5 morphological species (Wijayawardene et al. 2017a; Species Fungorum 2020), 1 species with sequence data.

Type speciesKoralionastes ovalis Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm.

NotesKoralionastes was introduced to accommodate Koralionastes angustus, K. ellipticus and K. ovalis (the type species) by Kohlmeyer & Volkmann-Kohlmeyer (1987). Kohlmeyer & Volkmann-Kohlmeyer (1990a) introduced K. giganteus, and K. violaceus found on dead coralline covered rocks among crustose sponges and their ascospores have double walls and are ellipsoidal or fusiform (Campbell et al. 2009).

Figure 140 Koralionastes ovalis (Material examined – BELIZE, back reef of South water Cay, sub tidal coral slab (0.2-0.5 m deep), November 1986, J. Kohlmeyer; NY 1317811, NY 1317823, NY 1317828, NY 1317838, slides from holotype), Pontogeneia padinae (Material examined – Intertidal zone at the Marine Laboratory of the University of Arizona, on living plants near the base among rhizoids of the holdfast, 22 Jun 1974, J. J. Kohlmeyer, NY 985934, holotype). a Microslides of Koralionastes ovalis. b Ascomata of Pontogeneia padinae on the base of an alga. c, d Section through ascoma. e Ascoma neck region of Koralionastes ovalis. f, g Peridium. h Ascus of Koralionastes ovalis. i Paraphyses of Koralionastes ovalis. j, k Ascospores of Koralionastes ovalis. l, m Ascospores of Pontogeneia padinae. Scale bars: c, d = 200 μm, h = 100 μm, e = 50 μm, f, g, l, m = 20 µm, f-i = 10 µm.

Species

  • Koralionastes ovalis