 Phylum：Ascomycota >> Class： Ascomycetes >> Order： Hypocreales |
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 BCRC Number： |
NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Fusarium aquaeductuum | |||
| Author： |
Fusarium aquaeductuum (Radlk. & Rabenh.) Lagerh., Z. ParasitKde Abt. 2.9: 655 1891. |
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| Description： |
On PDA, growth is slow, with slimy white to pale orange colonies that appear to be wet and have sparse felted mycelium. Colonies reach 0.68 cm diameter for 4 days at 24℃. Microconidia are absent. Macroconidia from unbranched and branched monophialides are curved fusoid, delicate, thin-walled, 0-1 septate, 7.5 –31.3 × 2.0– 2.5 μm. Chlamydospores are absent. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Taichung, May 1988, from twigs of castor oil plant (Ricinus comminis L. ), NCHU 3833. |
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| Habitat： |
In water, drinking water conduits, drainage water, carried in riverlets and streams, on the retaining walls of flows, sluices, in the machinery of water mills, further in the slime flows of deciduous trees, on dead branches, conglomerated together with other fungi (especially Sphaeriaceales). | |||
| Distribution： |
Europe and North America. |
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| References： |
Huang, JW and Sun, SK. 1997; Wollenweber, HW and Reinking, OA. 1935 |
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| Provided： |
J. W. Huang |
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| Note： |
The fungus has also been isolated from Duranta repens L. in Alishan. | |||