Microascus Explained

Microascus is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae.^{[1] [2]}

History

It was introduced by Luttrell (1951) to accommodate genus Microascus which was originally placed in family Ophiostomataceae (Nannfeldt 1932,) or Eurotiaceae in Eunotiales order, (Moreau and Moreau 1953;^[3] Emmons and Dodge 1931;^[4] Doguet 1957).^[5] Then Malloch (1970) validated the family and accepted genera, Kernia, Lophotrichus and Petriellidium in the family.It has 60 species in 2023.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[6]

• Microascus aculeatus
• Microascus albonigrescens
• Microascus alveolaris
• Microascus anfractus
• Microascus appendiculatus
• Microascus atrogriseus
• Microascus boulangeri
• Microascus brevicaulis
• Microascus brunneosporus
• Microascus campaniformis
• Microascus chartarum
• Microascus chinensis
• Microascus cinereus
• Microascus cirrosus
• Microascus cleistocarpus
• Microascus collaris
• Microascus croci
• Microascus decorticatus
• Microascus desmosporus
• Microascus doguetii
• Microascus ennothomasiorum
• Microascus expansus
• Microascus fusisporus
• Microascus globulosus
• Microascus gracilis
• Microascus hollandicus
• Microascus hyalinus
• Microascus inopinatus
• Microascus intricatus
• Microascus levis
• Microascus longicollis
• Microascus longirostris
• Microascus lunasporus
• Microascus macrosporus
• Microascus manginii
• Microascus melanosporus
• Microascus microcordiformis
• Microascus micronesiensis
• Microascus murinus
• Microascus niger
• Microascus onychoides
• Microascus paisii
• Microascus pedrosoi
• Microascus pilosus
• Microascus pseudolongirostris
• Microascus pseudopaisii
• Microascus pyramidus
• Microascus restrictus
• Microascus senegalensis
• Microascus singularis
• Microascus soppii
• Microascus sparsimycelialis
• Microascus spinosporus
• Microascus superficialis
• Microascus tardifaciens
• Microascus terreus
• Microascus trautmannii
• Microascus trigonosporus
• Microascus trigonus
• Microascus verrucosus

Former species;^[6]

• M. americanus = Microdiscus americanus, Helotiales
• M. caviariformis = Acaulium caviariforme
• M. desmosporus var. macroperithecius = Microascus desmosporus
• M. exsertus = Pithoascus exsertus
• M. giganteus = Wardomyces giganteus
• M. guttulatus = Petriella guttulata
• M. intermedius = Pithoascus nidicola
• M. lindforsii = Petriella lindforsii
• M. nidicola = Pithoascus nidicola
• M. schumacheri = Pseudoscopulariopsis schumacheri
• M. setifer = Petriella setifera
• M. sordidus = Petriella sordida
• M. stoveri = Pithoascus stoveri
• M. stysanophorus = Pithoascus stysanophorus
• M. trigonosporus var. macroperithecius = Microascus trigonosporus
• M. trigonosporus var. macrosporus = Microascus macrosporus
• M. trigonosporus var. terreus = Microascus terreus
• M. variabilis = Microascus longirostris

External links

• Index Fungorum

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota  - 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1 - 58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . 2009-03-18 .
2. http://eol.org/pages/191916/overview eol.org
3. Moreau . F. . Moreau . M. . Etude du développement de quelques Aspergillacées. . Rev. Mycot. . 1953 . 18 . 165–180.
4. Emmona . C.W. . Dodge . B.O. . The ascosporic stage of species of Scopulariopsis. . Mycologia . 1931 . 23 . 313–331.
5. Doguet . G. . Organogenie du Microascus stysanophorus (Matt.) Curzi. . Bull. Soc. Mycol. France . 1957 . 73 . 165–178.
6. Web site: Species Fungorum - Search Page - Microascus . www.speciesfungorum.org . 22 July 2023.