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Stemphylium
The dark conidiophores produce a single apical spore (conidium) through a pore and then continue to grow through the pore, thus dislodging the spore. Successive periods of spore production and regrowth give the conidiophore a noded appearance. The spores are dark brown and are divided by several longitudinal and transverse walls. Occurring on decaying and living plants and in soil.
Classification: Pleosporaceae ( Pleosporales). Holomorphs: Pleospora. Ref: Ellis 1971