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Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW

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Fungal Diversity<br />

Concluding remarks<br />

Splanchnonema pustulatum has unique ascospores formed<br />

in immersed ascomata with thin walls, indicating that Splanchnonema<br />

sensu stricto shouldbeconfinedtoafewsimilar<br />

species. The type needs recollecting, sequencing and epitypifying<br />

in order to establish the phylogenetic relationships of<br />

this genus and to study what may be important defining<br />

characters. Also see entry under Pleomassaria.<br />

Sporormia De Not., Micromyc. Ital. Novi 5: 10 (1845).<br />

(Sporormiaceae)<br />

Generic description<br />

Habitat terrestrial, saprobic (coprophilous). Ascomata small,<br />

solitary, scattered, immersed to erumpent, globose, subglobose,<br />

wall black; apex without obvious papilla, ostiolate.<br />

Peridium thin. Hamathecium of rare, broad, septate pseudoparaphyses.<br />

Asci 8-spored, bitunicate, fissitunicate dehiscence<br />

not observed, short cylindrical, with a short, narrowed,<br />

furcate pedicel. Ascospores fasciculate, broadly filliform,<br />

reddish brown, multi-septate, easily separating into partspores,<br />

without visible germ-slits or pores.<br />

Fig. 90 Splanchnonema pustulatum (from L, No. 910.251–352, No.<br />

910.251–371). a Appearnce of ascomata on the host surface beneath a<br />

slightly raised area with minute ostiolar opening. b Section of the<br />

partial peridium. Note the compressed cells. c Dehiscent ascus. d<br />

Cluster of three asci joined in hymenium and pseudoparaphyses. e, f<br />

Asymmetric ascospores. Note the conspicuous sheath. Scale bars: a=<br />

1 mm, b–d=50 μm, e, f=20 μm

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