Ecteinomyces Thaxt.

Santamaria, Sergi & Pedersen, Jan, 2021, Laboulbeniomycetes (Fungi, Ascomycota) of Denmark, European Journal of Taxonomy 781, pp. 1-425 : 115

Genus Ecteinomyces Thaxt.

MB#1741

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 38: 26 ( Thaxter 1902). –

Type species: E. trichopterophilus Thaxt.

Brief description

Monoecious. Receptacle multicelled, consisting of a uniseriate row of superposed cells, forming an axis which continues into the appendage. Antheridia sessile as corner cells on the lower part of the axis ( Fig. 24A, F , an) or on slender branches above. Perithecium with a long, narrow neck; outer wall consisting of unequal cells, arranged in two vertical rows with four cells, and two vertical rows with five cells.

Remarks

The genus consists of two species, the type E. trichopterophilus and E. bonariensis Speg. , the latter remaining provisionally in the genus. Only the type species is known in Europe.

Figures

Fig. 24. Ecteinomyces trichopterophilus Thaxt. A–E. Mature thalli. In C, a very slender and flexuous thallus with up to 43 receptacular cells, and in D a gigantic thallus, both from Acrotrichis intermedia. F. Immature thallus. Antheridia (an) are labelled in A and F. Scale bars: 50 µm. Photographs from slides ZMUC C-F-122497 (A–B, E–F), ZMUC C-F-122653 (C–D).