Species
Pestalotiopsis sp
Common Name(s)
None
Qualifiers
2009 - CD, EF
Family
anamorph coelomycete
Flora Category
Fungi - Native
Distribution
Buller
Features
Acervuli produced near the base of the leaf-like bracts that subtend each cluster of floral spiklets. Acervuli are linear, up to 0.5 mm long and black. This specific fungus has not been described. The conidia of Pestalotiopsis species are usually fusiform, straight or slightly curved, 4-septate, the end cells hyaline, with the middle usually cells brown. The apical cell bears two or more simple or branched long appendages; the basal cell has a single, simple or rarely branched short appendage. Pestalotiopsis, Seimatosporium, and Truncatella are morphologically similar genera, that all appear to occupy a similar niche on Desmoschoenus spiralis.
Fruiting
Known from 2 collections made in May 1994.
Substrate
On base of floral bracts of Desmoschoenus spiralis.
Where Held
PDD
Extant Collections
2
This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010