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<strong>Cladosporium</strong> herbarum species complex<br />
Fig. 26. <strong>Cladosporium</strong> ossifragi (<strong>CBS</strong> 842.91). Conidiophores <strong>and</strong> conidia. Scale bar = 10 µm. K. Schubert del.<br />
was re-examined <strong>and</strong> proved to rather agree with the species<br />
concept of C. herbarum s. str. <strong>The</strong> conidia were formed in simple,<br />
rarely branched chains, 6–26 × (4–)5.5–8(–9) µm, 0–3-septate,<br />
almost smooth or minutely to densely verruculose or verrucose<br />
(Schubert 2005). However, since de Vries’ “lectotypification” was<br />
incorrect according to the code (ICBN, Art. 9.2, 9.17), a neotype is<br />
designated.<br />
<strong>The</strong> delimitation of C. macrocarpum as a morphologically<br />
distinct species from C. herbarum has been controversially<br />
discussed by several authors (McKemy & Morgan-Jones 1991,<br />
Dugan & Robert 1994, Ho et al. 1999). Based on molecular as well<br />
morphological studies, it can be shown that C. macrocarpum is a<br />
well-defined species distinguishable from C. herbarum s. str. by<br />
forming conidiophores with wider nodes, 5–10 µm, wider <strong>and</strong> more<br />
frequently septate conidia [small terminal conidia 4–11 × (3–)4–6<br />
µm versus 4–10 × 3–5(–6) µm in C. herbarum, intercalary conidia<br />
10–17 × (4.5–)5–9 µm versus 6–16 × 4–6 µm in C. herbarum,<br />
secondary ramoconidia 14–25(–30) × (5–)6–9(–10) µm versus 12–<br />
25(–35) × (3–)5–7(–9) µm in C. herbarum] <strong>and</strong> by being connected<br />
to Davidiella macrocarpa. On natural substrates the conidiophores<br />
are usually somewhat wider than in culture, 4–8(–10) µm wide, <strong>and</strong><br />
also the conidia can be somewhat wider, sometimes up to 13(–15) µm.<br />
<strong>Cladosporium</strong> graminum, described by Persoon (1822), as<br />
well as C. brunneum <strong>and</strong> C. gracile, introduced by Corda (1837),<br />
are older synonyms of C. macrocarpum <strong>and</strong>, according to the<br />
code, would have priority. However, since C. macrocarpum is a<br />
well established, currently used name with numerous records in<br />
literature, a proposal to conserve the name against these older<br />
names is in preparation for formal publication in Taxon.<br />
A characteristic difference between ascomata of C.<br />
macrocarpum in comparison to those of C. herbarum, are the<br />
smaller, globose pseudothecia, asci with longer stalks, prominence<br />
of pseudoparaphyses, <strong>and</strong> rather inconspicuous luminar ascospore<br />
inclusions.<br />
<strong>Cladosporium</strong> ossifragi (Rostr.) U. Braun & K. Schub., comb.<br />
nov. MycoBank MB504575. Figs 26–28.<br />
Basionym: Napicladium ossifragi Rostr., Bot. Fǽröes 1: 316.<br />
1901.<br />
≡ Heterosporium ossifragi (Rostr.) Lind, Dan. fung.: 531. 1913.<br />
= Heterosporium magnusianum Jaap, Schriften Naturwiss. Vereins Schleswig-<br />
Holstein 12: 346. 1902.<br />
≡ <strong>Cladosporium</strong> magnusianum (Jaap) M.B. Ellis in Ellis, More<br />
Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes: 337. 1976.<br />
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