Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
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Fungal Diversity<br />
phaeria as a synonym of Chaetomastia, but this viewpoint<br />
was rarely followed.<br />
Phylogenetic study<br />
The polyphyletic nature of Massariosphaeria is detected<br />
by analyzing SSU and LSU rDNA sequences (Wang et al.<br />
2007). The purple staining character has shown phylogenetic<br />
significance in Amniculicolaceae, a freshwater family from<br />
France (Zhang et al. 2009a). A single isolate of M.<br />
phaeospora was shown to be unrelated to Amniculicolaceae<br />
and clustered with a single isolate of Thyridaria rubronotata<br />
(Schoch et al. 2009; Zhang et al. 2009a).<br />
Concluding remarks<br />
Based on phylogenetic analysis, staining the substrate purple<br />
may have more phylogenetic significance than morphological<br />
characters (Zhang et al. 2009a). Thus, the generic circumscription<br />
of Massariosphaeria should be re-evaluated by further<br />
phylogenetic study with more relevant taxa included.<br />
Mauritiana Poonyth, K.D. Hyde, Aptroot & Peerally,<br />
Fungal Divers. 4: 102 (2000). (?Zopfiaceae)<br />
Generic description<br />
Habitat terrestrial, saprobic. Ascomata medium-sized, gregarious,<br />
ovoid, immersed, ostiolate, ostiole rounded. Peridium<br />
thin, thicker near the apex. Hamathecium of dense, cellular<br />
pseudoparaphyses, branching. Asci 8-spored, bitunicate, cylindrical<br />
to cylindro-clavate, with a short pedicel and a small<br />
ocular chamber. Ascospores 2-3-seriate, fusoid with rounded<br />
ends, dark brown with paler apical cells, multi-septate,<br />
distoseptate, slightly constricted at the primary septum.<br />
Anamorphs reported for genus: none.<br />
Literature: Hawksworth et al. 1995; Poonyth et al. 2000;<br />
Suetrong et al. 2009.<br />
Type species<br />
Mauritiana rhizophorae Poonyth, K.D. Hyde, Aptroot &<br />
Peerally, Fungal Divers. 4: 102 (2000). (Fig. 57)<br />
Ascomata 390–410 μm high×310–325 μm diam.,<br />
gregarious, ovoid, immersed, ostiolate, ostiole rounded<br />
(Fig. 57a). Peridium 40–60 μm thick laterally, thicker near<br />
the apex (Fig. 57a and b). Hamathecium of dense, long<br />
cellular pseudoparaphyses, 1.5–2 μm broad, branching. Asci<br />
130–180×20–25 μm (x ¼ 156 21:8mm, n=10), 8-spored,<br />
bitunicate, cylindrical to cylindro-clavate, with a short pedicel,<br />
with a small ocular chamber (Fig. 57c, d and e). Ascospores<br />
29–40×9–13 μm (x ¼ 35:4 11mm, n=10), 2-3-seriate,<br />
fusoid with rounded ends, dark brown with paler apical cells,<br />
9–13-distoseptate, slightly constricted at the primary septum,<br />
smooth (Fig. 57f,g,handi).<br />
Anamorph: none reported.<br />
Material examined: MAURITIUS, Grand Gaube,<br />
Melville mangrove, on dead decorticated Rhizophora<br />
mucronata Lam.woodstillattachedtolivingtree,Jan.<br />
1995, A.D. Poonyth (HKU(M)10219, holotype).<br />
Notes<br />
Morphology<br />
Mauritiana was introduced to accommodate the mangrove<br />
fungus, M. rhizophorae, which is characterized by<br />
immersed ostiolate, periphysate ascomata, thin peridium,<br />
bitunicate, 8-spored, cylindrical to cylindro-clavate asci,<br />
fusoid, smooth, hyaline to pale brown, multi-septate and<br />
distoseptate ascospores (Poonyth et al. 2000). But after<br />
carefully studying the type of M. rhizophorae, notypical<br />
distoseptate ascospores observed. The pigmented curved<br />
septum of the ascospore gives a “thickened” appearance.<br />
Based on its immersed ascomata, presence of cellular<br />
pseudoparaphyses, thick-walled, fissitunicate asci and<br />
brown, phragmosporous ascospores constricted at the primary<br />
septum, Mauritiana was assigned to the Pyrenulales sensu<br />
stricto (Melanommatales sensu lato, Dothideales sensu lato)<br />
(Hawksworth et al. 1995; Poonyth et al. 2000).<br />
Phylogenetic study<br />
Based on a multigene phylogenetic analysis, Mauritiana<br />
rhizophorae resided within a paraphyletic clade (Suetrong et<br />
al. 2009) sister to marine fungi Halotthia posidonia and<br />
Pontoporeia biturbinata. In this study, the dendrogram shows<br />
it to be closely related to the Sporormiaceae and Lophiostomataceae,<br />
which may indicate an uncircumscribed familial clade<br />
(Plate 1). Thus, its familial placement remains undetermined.<br />
Concluding remarks<br />
The “thickened” septa of ascospores of Mauritiana<br />
rhizophorae is quite unique in <strong>Pleosporales</strong>, which makes<br />
it easily distinguishable from other genera..<br />
Melanomma Nitschke ex Fuckel, Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk.<br />
23–24: 159 (1870). (Melanommataceae)<br />
Generic description<br />
Habitat terrestrial, saprobic. Ascomata immersed, erumpent<br />
to nearly superficial, medium- to large-sized, globose to<br />
subglobose, coriaceous, gregarious, short papillate. Peridium<br />
pseudoparenchymatous cells outside with pale compressed<br />
cells inside. Asci cylindric to clavate with short<br />
pedicels. Hamathecium of dense, filamentous, branching,<br />
rarely anastomosing, septate pseudoparaphyses. Ascospores<br />
pale brown, reddish brown to olive-brown, ellipsoid to<br />
fusoid, 2 to multi-septate, constricted at the main septum.