Myxotrichaceae Explained

The Myxotrichaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycetes class, and has seven genera.^[1] Fungi in this family are mostly found in soil. Indoors, they can be found in paper substrates, damp drywall, and decomposing materials. They produce black, mesh-like, setose ascocarps with small, fusiform ascospores. Myxotrichum deflexum produces a pinkish-red diffusing pigment and may produce grey, black, and brown stains on paper surfaces.^[2] No reports of mycotoxins, pathogenicity, or allergy are known.

Notes and References

1. CURRAH . R. S . 1985 . Taxonomy of the Onygenales: Arthrodermataceae, Gynmoascaceae, Myxotrichaceae and Onygenaceae . Taxonomy of the Onygenales: Arthrodermataceae, Gynmoascaceae, Myxotrichaceae and Onygenaceae . 24 . 1–216 . 0093-4666.
2. Sequeira . Sílvia Oliveira . Carvalho . Hugo Paiva de . Mesquita . Nuno . Portugal . António . Macedo . Maria Filomena . 2019-11-06 . Fungal stains on paper: is what you see what you get? . Conservar Património . en . 32 . 18–27 . 10.14568/cp2018007 . 2182-9942. free . 10362/105029 . free .