Neoleptosphaeria rubefaciens (Togliani) Ariyawansa & K.D. Hyde,comb. nov.
Index Fungorum number: IF551465, Facesoffungi number: FoF 01158
Basionym: Phoma rubefaciens Togliani, Annali Sper. agr., N.S. 7: 1626 (1953)
≡ Leptosphaeria rubefaciens (Togliani) Gruyter et al, in Gruyter et al, Stud. Mycol. 75: 19 (2012).
Pathogenic on wood, bark and fruits of herbaceous or woody plants in terrestrial habitats. Sexual morph: undetermined.Asexual morph: Conidiomata (350–)400–500 μm wide, semi-immersed to immersed, globose, papillate or with a short cylindrical neck. Conidiomatawall composed of randomly arranged polygonal scleroplectenchyma cells. Conidiogenous cells welldifferentiated, cone-shaped. Conidia (3.5–)4–5 × 2–2.5(–3) μm, ovoid-oval to subcylindrical, eguttulate or with 1–2 minute guttules (from Boerema et al. 1994).
Fig. Neoleptosphaeria rubefaciens(redrawn from Phoma rubefaciensin Boerema et al., 1994, Fig 275.).a.Conidiomata. b. Conidia. Scale bars: a, b = 10 µm.