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Fungal Diversity<br />

Anamorph: none reported.<br />

Material examined: SEYCHELLES, 2 Jan. 1984 (Herb.<br />

IMI 297768 holotype).<br />

Notes<br />

Morphology<br />

Biatriospora was introduced to accommodate a<br />

marine fungus B. marina, which is characterized by<br />

horizontal ascomata and ascospores with polar, globose<br />

refractive chambers and polar septa (Hyde and Borse<br />

1986). Polar refractive chambers can also occur in other<br />

marine fungi, such as Lulworthia and Aigialus. The<br />

chambers have been proposed as important for spore<br />

attachment to substrates in a liquid environment (Hyde<br />

and Borse 1986).<br />

Phylogenetic study<br />

Multigene phylogenetic analysis indicated that Biatriospora<br />

marina forms a separate branch, sister to other families of<br />

<strong>Pleosporales</strong> (Suetrong et al. 2009), and maybe related to<br />

species in Roussoella (Plate 1).<br />

Concluding remarks<br />

The familial status of Biatriospora can not be determined.<br />

Bicrouania Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm., Mycol. Res. 94:<br />

685 (1990). (?Melanommataceae)<br />

Generic description<br />

Habitat marine, saprobic. Ascomata immersed gregarious,<br />

erumpent to superficial, globose to subglobose, black,<br />

periphysate, coriaceous, epapillate or papillate, ostiolate.<br />

Peridium thin, 2-layered. Hamathecium of dense, long<br />

trabeculate pseudoparaphyses, branching and anastomosing<br />

between and above the asci. Asci 8-spored, bitunicate,<br />

fissitunicate, cylindrical, with a thick, furcate pedicel<br />

lacking ocular chamber. Ascospores obliquely uniseriate<br />

and partially overlapping, ellipsoidal with broadly rounded<br />

ends, reddish brown, 1-septate, thick-walled, constricted at the<br />

septum.<br />

Anamorphs reported for genus: none.<br />

Literature: Jones et al. 2009; Kohlmeyer and Volkmann-<br />

Kohlmeyer 1990.<br />

Type species<br />

Bicrouania maritima (P. Crouan & H. Crouan) Kohlm. &<br />

Volkm.-Kohlm., Mycol. Res. 94: 685 (1990). (Fig. 13)<br />

≡ Sphaeria maritima P. Crouan & H. Crouan, Florule du<br />

Finistére, Paris: 27 (1867) non Sphaeria maritima Cooke &<br />

Plowright, Grevillia 5: 120 (1877).<br />

Ascomata 320–440 μm high×370–460 μm diam.,<br />

gregarious, immersed, mostly erumpent to superficial,<br />

globose to subglobose, black, coriaceous, with a rough<br />

surface, papillate or epapillate, ostiolate, periphysate<br />

(Fig. 13a). Peridium 40–50 μm thick laterally, up to<br />

75 μm thick at the apex, thinner at the base, 2-layered,<br />

outer layer composed of small heavily pigmented<br />

pseudoparenchymatous cells, inner layer very thin,<br />

composed of hyaline thin-walled small cells, merging into<br />

pseudoparaphyses (Fig. 13a and b). Hamathecium of<br />

dense, very long trabeculate pseudoparaphyses, 0.8–<br />

1.2 μm broad, branching and anastomosing between and<br />

above the asci. Asci 170–225×17.5–22.5 μm<br />

(x ¼ 199:6 20mm, n=10), 8-spored, bitunicate, fissitunicate,<br />

cylindrical, with a thick, furcate pedicel which is up<br />

to 70 μm long, lacking ocular chamber (Fig. 13c, d and e).<br />

Ascospores 22–26×12–15 μm (x ¼ 24:5 13:3mm, n=<br />

10), obliquely uniseriate and partially overlapping, ellipsoidal<br />

with broadly rounded ends, reddish brown, 1-<br />

septate, slightly constricted at the septum, thick-walled,<br />

with a thick darkened band around the septum, smooth<br />

(Fig. 13c, d and e).<br />

Anamorph: none reported.<br />

Material examined: FRANCE, Finistère, on Halimone<br />

portulacoides (IMI 330806, isotype, as Sphaeria<br />

maritima).<br />

Notes<br />

Morphology<br />

When Kohlmeyer and Volkmann-Kohlmeyer (1990) studied<br />

the four marine Didymosphaeria species, the monotypic<br />

Bicrouania was established to accommodate B. maritima (as<br />

Didymosphaeria maritima (P. Crouan & H. Crouan) Sacc.),<br />

which could be distinguished from Didymosphaeria by its<br />

superficial ascomata lacking a clypeus, thick-walled asci and<br />

its association with algae (Kohlmeyer and Volkmann-<br />

Kohlmeyer 1990). Jones et al. (2009) agreed that it cannot<br />

be placed in Didymosphaeria based on its superficial<br />

ascomata, but that it does have many similarities with<br />

Didymosphaeria. Molecular data are required to determine<br />

its relationship with Didymosphaeria and to resolve its<br />

higher level placement.<br />

Phylogenetic study<br />

None.<br />

Concluding remarks<br />

Besides the morphological differences, its marine and<br />

substrate habitats also differ from Didymosphaeria.<br />

Bimuria D. Hawksw., Chea & Sheridan, N. Z. J. Bot. 17:<br />

268 (1979). (Montagnulaceae)

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