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The coelomycetous genera Chaetomella and Pilidium represent a newly discovered lineage of inoperculate discomycetes

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The coelomycetous genera Chaetomella and Pilidium were determined to be closely related to each other, yet are recognized as distinct genera based on both morphological observations and rDNA sequence analyses. Analyses of the SSU and LSU of the nuclear ribosomal RNA genes suggest that Chaetomella and Pilidium along with Sphaerographium tenuirostrum and Synchaetomella lunatospora constitute a distinct lineage within the ascomycetes that is allied with the Leotiomycetes. Chaetomella and Pilidium both produce black pycnidia generally opening by a raphe, acropleurogenous conidiogenous cells, and non-septate, hyaline, usually fusiform to falcate, rarely ellipsoid, conidia. Pycnidia of Pilidium are smooth while those of Chaetomella have setae of various types. A Hainesia sporodochial synanamorph was observed in cultures of C. oblonga and C. raphigera similar to H. lythri, the synanamorph of P. concavum. Specimens of C. oblonga, type species of Chaetomella, C. acutiseta, C. circinoseta, C. raphigera, Pilidium acerinum, type species of Pilidium, and P. concavum were examined. Diagnoses and illustrations are provided for these species along with a key to the accepted species in both genera.

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Rossman, A.Y., Cathie Aime, M., Farr, D.F. et al. The coelomycetous genera Chaetomella and Pilidium represent a newly discovered lineage of inoperculate discomycetes. Mycol Progress 3, 275–290 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-006-0098-4

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