 Phylum：Ascomycota >> Class： Ascomycetes >> Order： Hypocreales |
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 BCRC Number： |
NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Fusarium chlamydosporum | |||
| Author： |
Fusarium chlamydosporum Wollenw. & Reinking, Phytopathology 15: 156 1925. |
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| Description： |
On PDA, growth is rapid, with dense, villose, aerial mycelium that is somewhat powdery at the surface, whitish, pink, carmine red or beige. Sporodochia are rare. Colonies reach 6.7 cm diameter for 4 days at 24℃. From below the cultures are carmine red to tan. Microconidia produced abundantly from polyphialides, fusiform or clavate , 0-1 septate, 5.0-20.0 × 2.5-5.0 μm. Macroconidia formed from monophialides, generally rare, falcate, mostly 3-5 septate, 17.5-35.0 × 3.8-5.0 μm . Chlamydospores are abundant, globose to subglobose, terminal or intercalary in hyphae or conidia. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Taipei, September 1985, from azalea (Rhododendron sp.), NCHU 5218. |
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| Habitat： |
in the soil and as a saprophyte on a variety of substrate. | |||
| Distribution： |
Found commonly in arid and semi-arid regions. |
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| References： |
Leslie, JF and Summerell, BA. 2006; Huang, JW and Sun, SK. 1997. |
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| Provided： |
J. W. Huang |
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| Note： |
The fungus has also been isolated from Macaranga tanarius (L.) Muell in Taichung; Prunus salicina Lindl. in Hsinshe; Oryza sativa L. in Wufeng; Sapium sebiferum (Linn.) Roxb. in Chungho; Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. in Taya; Euphorbia hirta L. in Tanei. | |||