Arachnopezizaceae
Facesoffungi number: FoF 05863
Taxa are saprobic on dead plant material. Ascomata are apothecial and characterized by a receptacle covered by hairs. The hymenium is flat. The ectal excipulum is composed of cells of textura angularis to prismatica and medullary excipulum is composed of cells of textura prismatica to oblita. Paraphyses are cylindrical and hyaline. Asci are cylindric-clavate, amyloid, arising from croziers and 8-spored. The ascospores are 0–7-septate and ellipsoid to fusoid (Jaklitsch et al. 2016, Wang 2009, Korf 1951, 1952, Huhtinen 1985, Inman et al. 1992, Quijada et al. 2017). Asexual morphs are not recorded.
Notes – We observed the close phylogenetic relationship of the genera Durella and Unguicularia within Arachnopezizaceae as suggested by Jaklitsch et al. (2016). Therefore, considering our phylogenetic results and previous literature, here we placed those genera under Arachnopezizaceae.
Recent Genus
RutstroemiaXeropilidium
Ionomidotis
Recent Species
Encoelia furfuraceaRutstroemia tiliacea
Xeropilidium dennisii