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Species MB504458 Valsaria ceratoniae Crous & M.J. Wingf. 2007   Non abbreviated authority: Crous & M.J. Wingfield Bibliography: Crous, P.W; Groenewald, J.Z.; Wingfield, M.J., 2007, Fungal Planet no. 15: (more info) Year of publication: 2007 Status of the name: basionym; legitimate MycoBank's opinion: currently used Classification: Fungi, Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina, Sordariomycetes, Sordariomycetidae, Diaporthales, Valsaria Obligate synonym(s): none Morphic status: Teleomorph (anamorph connection(s) unknown or not recorded) Taxonomic synonym(s): Ordered by epithet name none Descriptions: Latin diagnosis Valsariae bambusae similis, sed ascosporis minoribus, (14-)15-17(-18) x (7-)8(-9) µm. Original description Ascomata solitary, subepidermal, globose, brown, up to 400 µm diam, unilocular, giving rise to a neck extending for up to 3 mm above the host tissue; medium brown, up to 150 µm wide, with a rounded tip and central ostiole. Asci subcylindrical, sessile, 90-120 x 10-12 µm, unitunicate, with a rounded apex containing an apical discharge mechanism. Paraphyses hyaline, septate, intermingled among asci, somewhat constricted at septa, 2-3 µm wide. Ascospores uniseriate, 1-septate, ellipsoid with rounded ends, constricted at central septum, (14-)15-17(-18) x (7-)8(-9) µm, coarsely warted. Single ascospore colonies initially yeast-like, later becoming filamentous; hyphae septate, branched, smooth to warty, brown. On PDA giving rise to uni- or multilocular spermatogonia with elongated necks (similar to ascomata). Spermatogenous cells lining the cavity, situated on one or two basal cells, hyaline, subcylindrical, up to 18 µm long, 2-3 µm wide, apex with visible periclinal thickening. Spermatia ellipsoid, hyaline, smooth, 2-3 x 1-1.5 µm. Etymology Named after its host, Ceratonia siliqua. Date entered: 11/07/2007 04:49:51 Date of release: 05/09/2007 01:14:32 Entered by: Mycobank administration Illustration #1: Description: Ascospore of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #2: Description: Ascomata of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #3: Description: Ascomata of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #4: Description: Ascal tip of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #5: Description: Ascal tip of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #6: Description: Ascal tip of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #7: Description: Ascal tip of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #8: Description: Ascal tip of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #9: Description: Asci of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #10: Description: Asci of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #11: Description: Asci of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #12: Description: Asci of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #13: Description: Asci of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #14: Description: Asci of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous Illustration #15: Description: Perithecial wall of Valsaria ceratoniae Author(s): P.W. Crous