Uleothyrium amazonicum
Uleothyrium amazonicum Petr., Annls mycol. 27(5/6): 388 (1929).
Index Fungorum number: IF 121915; Facesoffungi number: FoF 11866, Fig. 1
Description: see Hongsanan et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Hongsanan et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Uleothyrium amazonicum (W 10746, holotype). a, b Herbarium material. c Ascomata on substrate. d, e Ascomata viewed on squash mount. f Hamathecium. g, h Asci. i–k Ascospores Scale bars: c = 200 μm, d = 100 μm, e = 50 μm, f, i–k = 10 μm, g, h = 20 μm.
Importance and distribution
Uleothyrium comprises two species. Uleothyrium amazonicum is reported from leaves of Salacia sp. (Celastraceae) in South America (Brazil). Uleothyrium leptocarpum has been found on living leaves of Baccaurea (Phyllanthaceae) in Asia (Philippines). Uleothyrium clavisporum has been transferred to Prillieuxina.
References
Sivanesan A. 1984 – The Bitunicate ascomycetes and their anamorphs, pp 701.
Sydow H. 1932–Novae fungorum species-XXI. Annales Mycologici 30, 103.
von Arx JA, Müller E. 1975 – A re-evaluation of the bitunicate Ascomycetes with keys to families and genera. Studies in Mycology 9, 1–159.
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