Main page <> Index of descriptions <> Previous description <> Pithomyces <> Next description
Pithomyces
Spores (conidia) produced at the apex of short side branches of the vegetative filaments, dark brown, 2- to several-celled. When the spores are released they retain a small portion of the cell that produced them. The spores of P. chartarum, the most commonly isolated species, have both longitudinal and transverse walls. Growing on decaying plants, especially grasses.
Classification: Pleosporaceae (Pleosporales). Holomorph: Leptosphaerulina. Ref: Ellis 1971, 1976