Biology:Corallonectria

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Corallonectria
Corallomycetella jatrophae.jpg
Corallomycetella jatrophae
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Corallonectria

C. Herrera & P. Chaverri 2013
Type species
Corallonectria jatrophae
(Möller) C. Herrera & P. Chaverri 2013
Synonyms

Corallomyces jatrophae Möller, (1901)
Corallomycetella jatrophae (Möller) Rossman & Samuels, (1999)
Nectria jatrophae (Möller) Wollenw., (1931)

Corallonectria is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae.[1][2] Species of Corallonectria are Neotropical.[1][3] These fungi are characterized by the formation of brightly colored rhizomorphs and of copulated synnematous fusarium-like asexual morphs in culture.[1] The asexual morph in nature has been rarely observed (e.g. a specimen collection from Panama in Mushroom Observer). The sexual fruiting bodies are furfuraceous and usually seated at the base of a reddish synnemata.[1][3] It is a monotypic genus containing the sole species Corallonectria jatrophae.[1][2] This species was formerly classified under Corallomycetella.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Herrera, Cesar S.; Rossman, Amy Y.; Samuels, G.J.; Lechat, Christian; Chaverri, P. (2013). "Revision of the genus Corallomycetella with Corallonectria gen. nov. for C. jatrophae (Nectriaceae, Hypocreales)". Mycosystema 32: 518–544. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lombard, L; van der Merwe, N.A.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Crous, P.W. (2015). "Generic concepts in Nectriaceae". Studies in Mycology 80: 189–245. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.12.002. PMID 26955195. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Rossman, Amy Y.; Samuels, G.J.; Rogerson, C.T.; Lowen, R. (1999). "Genera of Bionectriaceae, Hypocreaceae and Nectriaceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycetes)". Studies in Mycology 42: 1–248. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q19596471 entry