Stigmatodothis palawanensis Syd. & P. Syd., Philipp. J. Sci., C, Bot. 9(2): 173 (1914)

Index Fungorum number: IF 159709; Facesoffungi number: FoF 05150, Fig. 1

Colonies hypophyllous, amphigenous, visible as black dots. Hyphae superficial, brown, branched. Sexual morph: Thyriothecia up to 180 μm in diam., dense, grouped, circular, black, with a central circular ostiole. Upper wall dark brown, comprising radial arrangement, meandrous, compact hyphae, lacking a basal plate. Asci 23–37 × 11–20 μm (x̄ = 30 × 14 μm, n = 15), 8-spored, bitunicate, ellipsoid to clavate, orcular chamber not observed. Ascospores 7–14 × 3–4.5 μm (x̄ = 11 × 4 μm, n = 20), overlapping, 2–3 series, cylindrical, 3-septate, constricted at the middle septum, hyaline. Asexual morph: Undetermined.

Material examined –  Philippines, Palawan, Taytay; on leaves of Dendrobii sp., 12 May 1913, Merrill E. D. No. 8909 (S F6523, holotype).

Figure 1 – Stigmatodothis palawanensis (S F6523). a The specimen. b Colonies on the leaf surface. c Squash mount of thyriothecium. d, e Cross section of thyriothecium. f–i Asci. j–l Ascospores. Scale barsb = 200 µm, c = 50 µm, d = 20 µm, e–i = 10 µm, j–l = 5 µm.