Phialocephala W.B. Kendr.
Index Fungorum number: IF 9336; MycoBank number: MB 9336
Kendrick (1961) introduced the dematiaceous hyphomycete genus Phialocephala for a group of morphologically distinct species previously accommodated in Leptographium. Phialocephala is typified by P. dimorphospora W.B. Kendr. This genus is morphologically distinguished by enteroblastic, basipetal conidiogenesis and a stationary conidiogenous locus (phialides) that gradually thickens towards the apex (Johnston et al. 2014). Currently, there are 39 accepted species in this genus (Species Fungorum 2023). Phialocephala species are often isolated from roots and decayed wood in heathlands, forests and alpine ecosystems across north temperate and boreal regions and rarely reported from tropical regions (Tanney et al. 2016).
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