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Title: FUNGICOLOUS PYRENOMYCETES 1. HELMINTHOSPHAERIA AND THE NEW FAMILY HELMINTHOSPHAERIACEAE.

Author
item Samuels, Gary
item CANDOUSSAU, F - PARIS FRANCE
item MAGNI, J-F - PARIS FRANCE

Submitted to: Mycologia
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/12/1996
Publication Date: N/A
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Interpretive Summary: Many small forms of fungi have yet to be discovered and characterized in order to determine their potential use in the biological control of plant pathogens. Those fungi that exist on other fungi are termed mycoparasites. In this paper, the fundamental morphological and biological attributes of a group of mycoparasites are presented. These fungi attack basidiomycetes. They exist in both the sexual and asexual states. The morphological characteristics of each species are described and illustrated to aid in identification. Based on their unique morphological and biological characteristics, this group is recognized as a family. Because they share a number of similar characteristics, it is possible to predict how they might function under controlled conditions. This research will be used by plant pathologists to identify these fungi and explore their potential use as agents of biological control

Technical Abstract: Helminthosphaeria, a genus of pyrenomycetes, is monographed. Its members occur on basidiomata of species of the Aphyllophorales. The following species are included: H. clavariarum, the type, H. odontiae, H. corticiorum, and the new species H. hyphodermiae. A new family, Helminthosphaeriaceae, is proposed for the genus. Litschaueria is found to be a synonym of Helminthosphaeria