Bambusicolaceae

Dai, Dong-Qin, Bahkali, Ali H., Li, Wen-Jing, Bhat, D. Jayarama, Zhao, Rui-Lin & Hyde, Kevin D., 2015, Bambusicola loculata sp. nov. (Bambusicolaceae) from bamboo, Phytotaxa 213 (2), pp. 122-130 : 127

Key to species of Bambusicolaceae

1. Fruiting bodies ascostromata ............................................................................................................................................................ 2

1. Fruiting bodies conidiomata ............................................................................................................................................................. 5

2. Ascospores dark brown .................................................................................................................... Palmiascoma gregariascomum

2. Ascospores hyaline ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Ascostromata containing more than one locule ............................................................................................... Bambusicola loculata

3. Ascostromata containing a single locule .......................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Ascostromata forming dark rounded erumpent spots on host surface, with a black halo around the ostiolar opening B. massarinia

4. Ascostromata forming dark brown spots on the host surface, without a black halo around the ostiolar opening ........ B. bambusae

5. Conidiomata acerose, conidia 15–18 × 1.5–3 μm .................................................................................................... B. irregulispora

5. Conidiomata subglobose, conidia 20–30 × 3.5–5 μm .................................................................................................... B. splendida