Asterostomella Explained
Asterostomella is a genus of fungi in the Asterinaceae family. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any order.[1] They are leaf parasites.[2] Such as Asterostomella miliusae is found on Miliusa tomentosa plants in India as a type of 'black mildew'.
It is found in South America (including Brazil and Argentina[3]), Africa and parts of Asia.[4] Including the Philippine Islands.[5] [6]
Description
The coelomycetous genus is characterised by brown, ovoid, aseptate pycnidia (fruiting body), sometimes with a non-pigmented band in the middle. The genus is considered as a member of Asterinaceae based on its scutellate (shaped like a shield or platter),[7] or orbicular,[2] conidiomata (blister fruiting body) with stellate dehiscence, which is similar to Asterina.[7]
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[8]
- Asterostomella aberiae
- Asterostomella acalyphae
- Asterostomella africana
- Asterostomella alangii
- Asterostomella alchorneae
- Asterostomella anogeissi
- Asterostomella australis
- Asterostomella balanseana
- Asterostomella baliospermi
- Asterostomella banisteriae
- Asterostomella boehmeriae
- Asterostomella caperoniae
- Asterostomella capparis
- Asterostomella caricae
- Asterostomella celasteri
- Asterostomella ceropegiae
- Asterostomella combreti
- Asterostomella concinna
- Asterostomella cupaniae
- Asterostomella daphniphylli
- Asterostomella derridicola
- Asterostomella dhanikariensis [9]
- Asterostomella dilleniicola
- Asterostomella diplocarpa
- Asterostomella dispar
- Asterostomella dorsteniae
- Asterostomella elaeocarpi-serrati
- Asterostomella epiphylla
- Asterostomella erysiphoides
- Asterostomella eugeniicola
- Asterostomella excoecariicola
- Asterostomella farrargunjensis
- Asterostomella flacourtiae-montanae
- Asterostomella flacourtiarum
- Asterostomella forsteroniae
- Asterostomella gregariella
- Asterostomella grewiae
- Asterostomella hamatula
- Asterostomella helicteris
- Asterostomella heteropteridis
- Asterostomella horrida
- Asterostomella indecora
- Asterostomella indica
- Asterostomella isonandrae
- Asterostomella isothea
- Asterostomella kushinagarensis
- Asterostomella kutuensis
- Asterostomella lauracearum
- Asterostomella ligustri
- Asterostomella lismorensis
- Asterostomella lunaniae
- Asterostomella maculosa
- Asterostomella meliosmae
- Asterostomella meliosmicola
- Asterostomella meliosmigena
- Asterostomella micheliae
- Asterostomella miliusae [10]
- Asterostomella minuta
- Asterostomella ornata
- Asterostomella orthosticha
- Asterostomella otonephelii
- Asterostomella paraguayensis
- Asterostomella parameriae
- Asterostomella pelladensis
- Asterostomella polystigma
- Asterostomella pongamiae
- Asterostomella pseudospondiadis
- Asterostomella radermacherae
- Asterostomella rhaphiostylidis
- Asterostomella roureae
- Asterostomella scolopiae-crenatae
- Asterostomella shoreae
- Asterostomella splendida
- Asterostomella stipitipodia
- Asterostomella strombosiae
- Asterostomella strophanthi
- Asterostomella terminaliae
- Asterostomella tonduzii
- Asterostomella tosaensis
- Asterostomella trematis
- Asterostomella ubatubensis
- Asterostomella vernoniae
- Asterostomella visci
- Asterostomella vismiae
- Asterostomella walleniae
- Asterostomella xylosmae
- Asterostomella ziziphina
Former species;
- A. cristata = Asterina solanicola Asterinaceae
- A. epiphylla var. gallica = Asterostomella epiphylla
- A. lepianthis = Asterina lepianthis
- A. meliosmae = Asterostomella tosaensis
- A. meliosmicola = Asterostomella meliosmigena
- A. veronicae = Asterina veronicae
External links
Notes and References
- Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota - 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1 - 58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA .
- Web site: Dothideomycetes . dothideomycetes.org . 5 November 2022.
- CAB International, 1995
- Web site: Asterostomella Speg. . www.gbif.org . 5 November 2022 . en.
- New Zealand. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Nicanor Gonzalo Teodoro y Gregorio
- Web site: Chethana . Thilini . Asterostomella - Facesoffungi number: FoF 06730 . Faces Of Fungi . 5 November 2022 . 8 June 2022.
- Web site: Asterostomella - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 October 2022.
- Web site: Asterostomella dhanikariensis sp. nov. a-Appressoriate mycelium; b-Pycnothyrium; c-Pycnothyriospores . 5 November 2022.
- Singh . Anil K. . Singh . Kamal . Singh . S. K. . A NEW SPECIES OF ASTEROSTOMELLA SPEG. FROM INDIA . Current Science . 20 August 1982 . 51 . 16 . 787–789.
