Stomiopeltis aspersa (Berk.) Theiss., Brotéria, sér. bot. 12: 85 (1914)
Index Fungorum Number: IF 221479; MycoBankl Number: MB 221479; Facesoffungi Number: FoF 05152
≡ Asterina aspersa Berk., Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 210 (1854)
= Calothyrium aspersum (Berk.) Theiss., Öst. bot. Z. 62(6): 219 (1912)
Colonies hypophyllous, scattered, visible as black dots. Hyphae superficial, brown, reticulate. Sexual morph: Thyriothecia up to 176 μm in diam., subdense, flattened, circular, brown, easily removed from the host surface, with a central ostiole. Upper wall brown, comprising meandrous, compact hyphae, lacking a basal plate. Pseudoparaphyses filiform. Asci 30–43 × 9–12 μm (x̄= 36 × 10 μm, n = 15), 8-spored, ellipsoid, with short pedicel, orcular chamber present. Ascospores 8–11 × 2.5–3 μm (x̄ = 10 × 3 μm, n = 20), overlapping, 2–3 series, cylindrical, 1-septate, not constricted at the septum, hyaline, upper cell shorter and broader than lower cell. Asexual morph: Undetermined.
Material examined – INDIA, Khasia, on leaves of Laurus sp., collection date unknown, Berkeley (K 164017, holotype).
Figure 1 – Stomiopeltis aspersa (K 164017) a The specimen. b Colonies on leaf surface. c Squash mount of thyriothecium. d The upper wall. e, g–j Asci mounted in Melzer reagent. f Asci. k–n Ascospores mounted in Melzer reagent. Scale barsb = 200 µm, c = 50 µm, d = 10 µm, e–n = 5 µm