Phaeocytostroma Petr. Annls. mycol. 19(1/2): 45 (1921)

MycoBank number: MB 9298; Index Fungorum number: IF 9298; Facesoffungi number: FoF 01562; 6 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 4 species with sequence data.

Type species – Phaeocytostroma ambiguum (Mont.) Petr.

Notes – Several molecular studies have established the taxonomic placement of Phaeocytostroma within Diaporthaceae (Lamprecht et al. 2011, Verkley et al. 2014). The genus is characterised by their aseptate, brown, eguttulate, cylindrical or ellipsoid, macroconidia with truncate base and fusiform, short or elongate microconidia.

Species

  • Phaeocytostroma ambiguum