Fungal Diversity 1988; Scheinpflug 1958). Over 400 epithets of Didymosphaeria were included until the monograph of Aptroot (1995). Aptroot (1995) examined more than 3000 specimens under the name Didymosphaeria. The type specimen of Didymosphaeria (Fungi Rhenani 1770) represents the widespread and common D. futilis (Aptroot 1995). In this study, we did not get the lectotype specimen, but described the type of D. futilis (Sphaeria futilis). Using a narrow concept (ignoring differences of host or country of origin), Aptroot (1995) accepted only seven species, which were closely related with the generic type of Didymosphaeria with over 100 synonyms distributed among them. Many taxa were found to belong to other groups, i.e. Aaosphaeria, Amphisphaeria, Astrosphaeriella, Dothidotthia, Flagellosphaeria, Kirschsteiniothelia, Megalotremis, Montagnula, Munkovalsaria, Mycomicrothelia, Parapyrenis or Phaeodothis. Didymosphaeria is mainly characterized by a peridium consisting of flattened or irregular cells or completely hyphae; a hamathecium consisting of narrow, trabeculate paraphysoids or paraphyses, richly anastomosing above the asci; and brown thinly distoseptate ascospores. Didymosphaeriaceae was maintained as a separated family within <strong>Pleosporales</strong> by Aptroot (1995) because of the distoseptate ascospores and trabeculate pseudoparaphyses mainly anastomosing above the asci. This proposal, however, has not received much support (Lumbsch and Huhndorf 2007). Phylogenetic study There have been few molecular investigations of Didymosphaeria when compared to the morphological studies. Didymosphaeria futilis resided in the clade of Cucurbitariaceae (or Didymosphaeriaceae) (Plate 1). The correct identification of the Didymosphaeria strain used for sequencing, however, has not been verified. Concluding remarks Didymosphaeria is a well established genus represented by D. futilis. Of particular significance are the narrow pseudoparaphyses which anastomose above the asci and brown 1-septate ascospores with indistinct distosepta. Familial placement of Didymosphaeria is unclear yet because of insufficient molecular data. Dothidotthia Höhn., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 36: 312 (1918). (Didymellaceae) Generic description Habitat terrestrial, saprobic. Ascomata medium-sized, solitary, clustered or somewhat gregarious, erumpent, subglobose, apex somewhat papillate to depressed, coriaceous. Peridium composed of a few layers of dark brown cells of textura angularis, and giving rise dark brown, thick-walled hyphae in the basal region, 2-layered. Hamathecium septate pseudoparaphyses branched in upper part above asci. Asci 8-spored, bitunicate, clavate, straight to curved. Ascospores biseriate to obliquely uniseriate, ellipsoid, pale brown, 1-septate. Anamorphs reported for genus: Dothiorella and Thyrostroma (Hyde et al. 2011; Phillips et al. 2008). Literature: Barr1989b; Phillips et al. 2008. Type species Dothidotthia symphoricarpi (Rehm) Höhn., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 36: 312 (1918). (Fig. 28) ≡ Pseudotthia symphoricarpi Rehm, Ann. Mycol. 11: 169 (1913). Ascomata up to 500 μm high×550 μm diam., gregarious clustered, rarely solitary, erumpent, subglobose, apex somewhat papillate to depressed, coriaceous (Fig. 28a). Peridium 20– 80 μm thick, composed of 3–6 layers of dark brown cells of textura angularis, giving rise dark brown, thick-walled hyphae in the basal region, 2-layered, outer layer wall thicker and inner layer wall thinner (Fig. 28b). Hamathecium hyaline, septate pseudoparaphyses, 2–3 μm wide, branched in upper part above asci. Asci 70–120×15–22 μm, 8-spored, bitunicate, clavate, straight to curved (Fig. 28c, d and e). Ascospores (20-)22–23 (−26)×(8-)9–10(−11) μm, biseriate to obliquely uniseriate and partially overlapping, ellipsoid tapering towards subacutely rounded ends, pale brown, 1-septate, constricted at the septum, smooth (Fig. 28f) (description referred to Phillips et al. 2008). Anamorph: Thyrostroma negundinis (Phillips et al. 2008). Material examined: USA, North Dakota, on branches of Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. (NY, holotype); Colorado, San Juan Co, c. 0.5 mile up Engineer Mountain Trail from turnoff at mile 52.5, Hwy 550, dead twigs of Symphoricarpos rotundifolius A. Gray, 24 Jun. 2004, A.W. Ramaley 0410 (BPI 871823, epitype). Notes Morphology Dothidotthia was formally established to accommodate Pseudotthia symphoricarpi (Montagnellaceae, Dothideales) (von Höhnel 1918a). Many mycologists considered Dothidotthia closely related to a genus of Venturiaceae such as Dibotryon by Petrak (1927), or Gibbera by von Arx and Müller (1954) and Müller and von Arx (1962). Dothidotthia had been treated as a synonym of Gibbera (von Arx 1954; Müller and von Arx 1962), which was followed by Shoemaker (1963) and Eriksson and Hawksworth (1987). Based on the coelomycetous anamorphic stage and peridium structure, shape of asci, as well as morphology of pseudoparaphyses, Barr (1987b, 1989b) retrieved Dothidotthia, and considered it closely related to Botryosphaeria (Botryosphaeriaceae). Currently, 11 species are included within Dothidotthia (http://www.mycobank.org, 01–2011).
Fungal Diversity Fig. 28 Dothidotthia symphoricarpi (from NY, holotype). a Clustered ascomata on the host stubstrate. b Longitudinal section through an ascoma. c, d Asci with pale brown, 1-septate ascospores. e Immature asci. f Pale brown, 1-septate ascospores within asci. g Conidia of Thyrostroma anamorph in association with ascomata. Scale bars: a=0.5 mm, b=100 μm, c–g=10 μm. (figure with permission from Phillips et al. 2008) Phylogenetic study Based on a multi-gene phylogenetic analysis, Dothidotthia formed a separate familial clade (Phillips et al. 2008). Thus Dothidotthiaceae was introduced to accommodate it (Phillips et al. 2008). Concluding remarks By comparing the morphological characters and phylogenetic dendrograms by Phillips et al. (2008) and de Gruyter et al. (2009), Dothidotthia seems closely related to Didymellaceae, but Dothidotthiaceae should still be treated as a separate family.
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