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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.

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