Aschersonia narathiwatensis

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Aschersonia narathiwatensis
Aschersonia narathiwatensis
Aschersonia narathiwatensis
Aschersonia narathiwatensis
Aschersonia narathiwatensis
Aschersonia narathiwatensis


Holotype:

THAILAND, Narathiwat Province, Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Headquarter Trail, 24 Aug. 2011, A. Khonsanit, holotype BBH 31120, ex-type living culture BCC 49495.


Habitat:

Underside of dicotyledonous leaves.


Host:

Whitefly nymphs (Hemiptera).


Description:

Stromata circular, flattened-discoid, brown to dark brown, ≤1-3 mm diam and 0.5-1 mm high, margin undulate, base slightly constricted; internally hyaline to whitish-coloured. Hypothallus membranous, slight or thickened, 0.5-1 mm thick, pale yellow. Perithecia crowded, immersed, 200-430 × 100-200 μm, elongate flask-shaped, ostioles slightly projecting, translucent dark-brown. Asci 8-spored, ≤200 × 10-12 μm. Ascospores whole, non-fragmenting, 80-100 × 1.5-2 μm, blunt at upper end tapering to base.


Culture characteristics:

Colonies on PDA slow-growing, attaining a diam of 5 mm in 4 wk. Stromatic colonies pale brown, forming moderately compact stromata. Conidial masses pale brown, appearing as abundant slimy masses from immersed pycnidia scattered over surface.




Reference:

  • Mongkolsamrit S, Khonsanit A, Noisripoom W, et al. (2014). Aschersonia narathiwatensis sp. nov. from southern Thailand. Mycotaxon 129: 33–40.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5248/129.33
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BCC 49495 KC713633 KC713628
BCC 49499 KF016999 KF016992