Godroniaceae
Facesoffungi number: FoF 05889
Taxa are plant pathogenic (Groves 1968, Müller & Dorworth 1983, Jeger et al. 2017, Stromeng & Stensvand 2011, CABI 2017, Funk 1977). Ascomata are apothecial and characterized by urceolate, discoid or cupulate receptacle which is, mostly stromatic and erumpent. The margins are even or slightly lobed and sometimes covered with hairs. The ectal excipulum is composed of cells of textura prismatica to angularis and medullary excipulum is composed of textura epidermoidea, prismatica to porrecta. The hymenium is flat or slightly concave and blackish. Paraphyses are filiform, simple or branched, sometimes slightly swollen at the apex and sometimes lanceolate. Asci are 8-spored, cylindric-clavate and amyloid or non-amyloid. Ascospores are fusoid, hyaline, septate and guttulate (CABI 2017, Groves 1965, 1968, Stromeng & Stensvand 2011, Funk 1977). Asexual morphs are stromatic pycnidial and mostly associated with ascomata. Conidiogenesis is phialidic and conidia are ellipsoid to fusoid or vermiform, straight or curved, tapering towards the apices and septate (Groves 1965, 1968, Müller & Dorworth 1983, Jeger et al. 2017, Stromeng & Stensvand 2011, CABI 2017, Funk 1977, Sieber & Kowalski 1993).
Notes – Godroniaceae is a plant pathogenic family. In our phylogenetic analysis this family formed a monophyletic clade sister to Arachnopezizaceae. Taxa of this family are plant pathogenic which cause shoot blight and stem canker on vascular plants (Groves 1968, Müller & Dorworth 1983, Jeger et al. 2017, Stromeng & Stensvand 2011, CABI 2017, Funk 1977, Chastagner et al. 2017).
Recent Genus
RutstroemiaXeropilidium
Ionomidotis
Recent Species
Encoelia furfuraceaRutstroemia tiliacea
Xeropilidium dennisii