Sheathospora X.L. Fan, MycoKeys 42: 118 (2018)

MycoBank number: MB 828429; Index Fungorum number: IF 828429; Facesoffungi number: FoF 09979; 1 morphological species.

Type speciesSheathospora cornuta (C.M. Tian & Z. Du) X.L. Fan

NotesSheathospora was established to accommodate Melanconiella cornuta previously included in the Melanconiella clade (Voglmayr et al. 2012, Du et al. 2017). The genus can be differentiated from the other genera in Melanconiellaceae by its pycnidial conidiomata and conidia with a distinct, hyaline sheath.

Species

  • Sheathospora cornuta