 Phylum：Ascomycota >> Class： Ascomycetes >> Order： Pleosporales |
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NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Kirschsteiniothelia smilacis | |||
| Author： |
Kirschsteiniothelia smilacis Chi Y. Chen, C.L. Wang & J.W. Huang, Mycotaxon 98:XX, 2006. |
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| Description： |
Ascomata scattered, superficial in appearance, externally covered with a thin layer of host epidermis, conical, 450?600 μm wide, 200?300 μm high, apex rounded; hyphae intracellular in host, broad, 2.5?4 μm wide, becoming thread-like crossing host cell wall. Peridium 35?50 μm thick, composed of opaque melanized cells, poorly developed at base where cells usually integrate with host tissue. Asci obclavate, 75?100 × 16?21 μm, short-stalked, stalk up to 10 μm long. Pseudoparaphyses 1?2 μm wide, frequently anastomosing and branched. Ascospores ellipsoid, 20?24 × 6?8 μm, pale brown, 1-septate, slightly constricted at septum, wall finely and inconspicuously verrucose, covered with mucilaginous sheath. | |||
| Specimens： |
Nantou Hsien: Tsuifeng, on stem of Smilax sp., 15 Oct. 2002, C.Y. Chen (TNM F19960, holotype); Meifeng, on stem of Smilax sp., 2 Nov. 2005, C.Y. Chen (NCHUPP c1105). |
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| Habitat： |
On dead stem of Smilax sp. | |||
| Distribution： |
Taiwan. |
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| References： |
Chen, CY et al. 2006. |
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| Provided： |
C. Y. Chen |
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| Note： |
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