Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
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Fungal Diversity<br />
Pleosporineae (suborder of <strong>Pleosporales</strong>) (Zhang et al.<br />
2009a). A detailed study was conducted on the Didymellaceae<br />
based on LSU, SSU rDNA, ITS as well as β-tubulin,<br />
which indicated that many Phoma or Phoma-related<br />
species/fungi reside in this clade of the Didymellaceae<br />
(Aveskamp et al. 2010).<br />
Didymosphaeriaceae Munk 1953<br />
The Didymosphaeriaceae was introduced by Munk (1953),<br />
and was revived by Aptroot (1995) based on its distoseptate<br />
ascospores and trabeculate pseudoparaphyses, mainly anastomosing<br />
above the asci. The familial status of the Didymosphaeriaceae<br />
is debatable, and Lumbsch and Huhndorf (2007)<br />
assigned it to the Montagnulaceae, while von Arx and Müller<br />
(1975) treated it as a synonym of the Pleosporaceae. Inthis<br />
study, Didymosphaeria futilis (the generic type of Didymosphaeria)<br />
is closely related to the Cucurbitariaceae (Plate 1).<br />
Herein, we accept it as a separate family containing three genera,<br />
namely Appendispora, Didymosphaeria and Phaeodothis. More<br />
information could only be obtained by further molecular work<br />
based on correctly identified strains.<br />
Dothidotthiaceae Crous & A.J.L. Phillips 2008<br />
Dothidotthiaceae was introduced to accommodate the<br />
single genus Dothidotthia, which is characterized by gregarious,<br />
erumpent, globose ascomata, hyaline, septate pseudoparaphyses,<br />
8-spored, bitunicate, clavate asci, ellipsoid, 1-<br />
septate ascospores, and has anamorphic Thyrostroma<br />
(Phillips et al. 2008). In this study, Dothidotthiaceae is<br />
closely related to Didymellaceae, but it is still treated as a<br />
separate family (Plate 1).<br />
Hypsostromataceae Huhndorf 1994<br />
Hypsostromataceae was introduced based on two tropical<br />
genera (i.e. Hypsostroma and Manglicola), which have superficial,<br />
large, elongate ascomata with a soft-textured, pseudoparenchymatic<br />
wall, trabeculate pseudoparaphyses and stipitate asci<br />
attached in a basal arrangement in the centrum; asci with an<br />
apical chamber and fluorescing ring; and fusiform, septate<br />
ascospores (Huhndorf 1994). Hypsostromataceae was assigned<br />
to Melanommatales sensu Barr (Huhndorf 1994). In a<br />
subsequent phylogenetic study, Hypsostromataceae was recovered<br />
as a strongly supported monophyletic group nested within<br />
<strong>Pleosporales</strong> (Mugambi and Huhndorf 2009b).<br />
Lentitheciaceae Yin. Zhang, C.L. Schoch, J. Fourn., Crous<br />
& K.D. Hyde 2009<br />
Phylogenetic analysis based on multi-genes indicate that<br />
freshwater taxa, e.g. Lentithecium fluviatile, L. arundinaceum,<br />
Stagonospora macropycnidia, Wettsteinina lacustris,<br />
Keissleriella cladophila, Katumotoa bambusicola and<br />
Ophiosphaerella sasicola form a well supported clade, which<br />
most likely represent a familial rank (Zhang et al. 2009a).<br />
Their morphology, however, varies widely, e.g. ascomata<br />
small- to medium-sized, ascospores fusoid to filliform,<br />
hyaline to pale yellow, 1- to multi-septate (Zhang et al.<br />
2009a). In particular, they are saprobic on monocotyledons<br />
or dicotyledons. Currently, no conspicuous, unique morphological<br />
character has been noted in Lentitheciaceae, which<br />
makes it difficult to recognize based on morphology.<br />
Leptosphaeriaceae M.E. Barr 1987a<br />
The Leptosphaeriaceae was introduced by Barr (1987a)<br />
based on Leptosphaeria. The familial status of the Leptosphaeriaceae<br />
is subsequently supported by molecular phylogenetic<br />
studies, in which members of the Leptosphaeriaceae<br />
form a paraphyletic clade with moderate bootstrap support<br />
(Dong et al. 1998; de Gruyter et al. 2009;Schochetal.2009;<br />
Zhang et al. 2009a). Coniothyrium palmarum, the generic<br />
type of Coniothyrium nested within this family (de Gruyter<br />
et al. 2009). Further molecular phylogenetic study is needed,<br />
in which more related taxa are included.<br />
Lindgomycetaceae K. Hirayama, Kaz. Tanaka & Shearer 2010<br />
Lindgomycetaceae was introduced as a monotypic<br />
family represented by Lindgomyces (Hirayama et al.<br />
2010). Lindgomycetaceae is another freshwater family in<br />
<strong>Pleosporales</strong>, which is characterized by its subglobose to<br />
globose, ostiolate and papillate ascomata, numerous, septate,<br />
branching and anastomosing pseudoparaphyses, fissitunicate,<br />
cylindrical to clavate, 8-spored asci, fusiform to<br />
cylindrical, uni- to multiseptate, hyaline to brown ascospores<br />
usually covered with an entire sheath and/or bipolar<br />
mucilaginous appendages (Hirayama et al. 2010).<br />
Lophiostomataceae Sacc. 1883<br />
The Lophiostomataceae had been characterized by its<br />
slot-like ostiole on the top of a flattened neck (Holm and<br />
Holm 1988). Based on this, 11 genera were assigned under<br />
the Lophiostomataceae, viz. Byssolophis, Cilioplea, Entodesmium,<br />
Herpotrichia, Lophiella, Lophionema, Lophiostoma,<br />
Lophiotrema, Massariosphaeria, Muroia and<br />
Quintaria (Holm and Holm 1988). The Lophiostomataceae<br />
was thought to be heterogeneous, as the “papilla form is an<br />
unstable and highly adaptive character” (Holm and Holm<br />
1988). Most recent phylogenetic analysis support the<br />
monophyletic status of the Lophiostomataceae sensu stricto<br />
(which tends to comprise a single genus of Lophiostoma)<br />
(Zhang et al. 2009a, b). The familial placement of other<br />
genera, however, remains unresolved.<br />
Massarinaceae Munk 1956<br />
The Massarinaceae was established based on Keissleriella,<br />
Massarina, Metasphaeria, Pseudotrichia and Trichometasphaeria<br />
(Munk 1956). Subsequently, the Massarinaceae is<br />
sometimes treated as a synonym of Lophiostomataceae (Barr