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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyHosagoudar & Rijudiameter, confluent. Hyphae straight to substraight,outer surface tubercled to crenulated, branchingalternate, opposite to irregular at acute to wide angles,loosely to closely reticulate, cells 32–40x7–9 μm.Appressoria scattered, alternate, unilateral, globose,oval, broad based, unicellular, entire, crenulated torarely sublobate, 12–18x14–16 μm. Questieriella typeof conidia were few, fusiform, curved, 3-septate, centralcells darker, distal cells paler, attenuated towardsthe tip and acute to obtusely rounded at the apices,80–93x9–10 μm. Thyriothecia scattered to connate,dimidiate, orbicular, up to 150μm in diameter, spreadingmarginally, dehisce stellately and dissolve at the centre;asci many, cylindrical, octosporous, 100–120x30–35 μm,sessile; ascospores biseriate, 1–septate, brownish, uppercell smaller and globose, lower cell oval and slightlyattenuated, 30–37x15–17 μm, wall smooth.Materials examined: 03.iii.2009, on leaves of Theasinensis (Theaceae) Silent Vally, Shaji et al. HCIO 49549,TBGT 3791; 05.iii.2008, M.C. Riju et al. TBGT 5237.Palghat, Silent Valley National Park, 3.iii.2009, Shaji et al.HCIO 49549, TBGT 3791; Palghat, Silent Valley, Valakkad,5.viii.2008, M.C. Riju et al. TBGT 5237.ab7µm 8µmFigure 115. Palawaniella jasminia - Ascospores; b - Thyriothecium; c - Ascusc15µmSchiffnerula lagerstroemiae Hosag., Archana, Harish,Riju & D.K. Agarwal, Indian Phytopath. 61: 249, 2008.Schiffnerula lagerstroemiae Hosag. & Riju in Hosagoudar,Plant Pathology & Quarantine 1(2): 186, 2011.Sarcinella lagerstroemiae Hosag. & Mohanan, NewBotanist 22: 31, 1995 (Fig. 113).Colonies epiphyllous, dense, confluent, up to 2mm indiameter. Hyphae substraight to undulating, branchingopposite to alternate at acute to wide angles, looselyto closely reticulate, cells 11–26x4–7 μm. Appressoriaalternate, unilateral, globose, mammiform, entire,6–9x8–11 μm. Conidia of Questieriella type were few,scattered, attached directly to the hyphae, curved,3-septate, slightly constricted at the septa, taper towardsboth ends, 28–37x8–11 μm. Sarcinella conidiophoresproduced lateral to the hyphae, single, straight, flexuous,macronematous, mononematous, 0–3 septate, 20–31x4–6 μm; conidiogenous cells terminal, monoblastic,integrated, cylindrical. Sarcinella conidia blastic,terminal, mostly sessile, solitary, dry, ovate to globose,sarciniform, 2–8 celled, constricted at the septa, 17–40μm in diameter, wall smooth. Thyriothecia scattered,globose, orbicular, peridial cells initially radiating, latercentral portion dissolved by exposing the asci, up to66μm in diameter, marginal cells radiating; asci 1–2 perthyriothecia, globose, 4–6 spored bitunicate, 17–26 μmin diameter; ascospores cylindrical, oblong, uniseptate,constricted at the septum, 17–22x6–9 μm, remainhyaline for some time but turn brown at maturity.Materials examined: Silent Valley, on leaves ofLagerstroemia microcarpa Wight (Lytheraceae),5.viii.2008, P.P. Rajesh Kumar et al. HCIO 49831, TBGT3983.Schiffnerula vernoniae Hosag., Sabeena & Riju,Indian Phytopath. 63: 3231, 2010; Hosagoudar, PlantPathology & Quarantine 1(2): 198, 2011.Sacinella vernoniae (Dearn. & Barth.) Hughes, Can. J.Bot. 61: 1748, 1983. Hosagoudar, C.K. Biju & Abraham,J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25: 281, 2001. Stigmella vernoniaeDearn. & Barth., Mycolgia 21: 330, 1929. Piricaudavernoniae (Dearn. & Barth.) Moore, Rhodora 61:106,1959 (Fig. 114). Stat.: Sarcinella.Colonies epiphyllous, thin, up to 2mm in diameter,confluent. Hyphae substraight to undulating, branchingalternate, unilateral to opposite at acute to wide angles,loosely reticulate, cells 7–38x5–7 μm. Appressoria scattered,alternate, unilateral, opposite to subopposite,globose, mammiform, entire, 7–13x7–12 μm. Conidiaof Questieriella scattered, 3-septate, straight, slightlyconstricted at the septa, taper towards both ends, 30–35x10–13 μm. Sarcinella conidiophores produced lateralto the hyphae, single, straight, flexuous, micronematous,mononematous, 8–14x5–7, conidiogenous cellsJournal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–37883769