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Neurospora tetraspora

Neurospora tetraspora Dania García et al., in García et al., Mycol. Res. 108(10): 1134 (2004)

Basionym: Gelasinospora tetrasperma Dowding, Canadian Journal of Research, Section C 9: 294 (1933)

Facesofungi number: FoF 10025;

Sexual morph (On culture): Mycelium composed of hyaline to light brown, branched, septate hyphae 3–5 µm wide (x̄=4 µm, n=30). Ascomata perithecial, solitary or scattered, semi-immersed to superfcial, slightly coriaceous, pyriform, ostiolate, brown to black. Asci 4-spored, unitu[1]nicate, with J-apical ring. Ascospores oval to ellipsoidal, hyaline becoming dark brown, slightly fattened on one side, aseptate, with a germ pore at each end, with circular pits. Asexual morph: Undetermined (adapted from Dowding 1933; Matsushima 1975; von Arx 1982; Fort et al. 1990; García et al. 2004).

Material examined: Culture from CBS, Netherlands (IMI38600, from ex-type). Known hosts and distribution: On ptarmigan and rabbit dung in Canada (type locality) (Dowding 1933); on dung and soil in Canada, England, Finland, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden and USA (Lundqvist 1972; García et al. 2004).

 

Retrieved from: Huang, S. K., Hyde, K. D., Mapook, A., Maharachchikumbura, S. S., Bhat, J. D., McKenzie, E. H. et al. (2021). Taxonomic studies of some often over-looked Diaporthomycetidae and Sordariomycetidae. Fungal Diversity, 111, 443-572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-021-00488-4

 

Recent Genus

Neurospora
Paracremonium
Amphichorda

Recent Species

Neurospora tetraspora
Paracremonium apiculatum
Amphichorda cavernicola