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Kompsoscypha phyllogena (Seaver) Pfister, Mem. New York Bot. Gard., 49: 341 (1989).
Basionym Humaria phyllogena Seaver, Mycologia, 17 (2): 46 (1925).
Diagnosis Apothecia sessile or subsessile, discoid or with the margin slightly elevated, reaching a diameter of 3–5 mm., flesh-red, brighter when dry; asci clavate, operculate, reaching a length of 200 µ and a diameter of 12 µ; spores broad-ellipsoid, 12 × 18–20 µ, usually containing two oil drops, smooth.
On dead leaves, El Yunque, Feb. 23-26, 1923.
Type ex herb. Seaver (NY) - holotypus
Homotypic Humarina phyllogena (Seaver) Seaver, N. Amer. Cup-fungi (Operc.): 134 (1928) ; Octospora phyllogena (Seaver) K.B. Khare & V.P. Tewari, Can. J. Bot., 56 (17): 2118 (1978) ; Nanoscypha phyllogena (Seaver) C.M. Das & D.C. Pant, Indian Phytopath., 37 (2): 297 (1984).
MycoBank 136054
Literature
Das C.M., Pant D.C. 1984. Genus Nanoscypha in India. Indian Phytopathology, 37 (2): 294-298.
Khare K.B., Tewari V.P. 1978. Taxonomy and relationship within the genus Octospora. Canadian Journal of Botany, 56 (17): 2114-2118.
Pfister D.H. 1989. Kompsoscypha: A new genus related to Nanoscypha (Sarcoscyphaceae). Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, 49: 339-343.
Seaver F.J. 1925. Studies in tropical Ascomycetes - III. Porto Rican cup-fungi. Mycologia, 17 (2): 45-50.
Classification: Sarcoscyphaceae, Kompsoscypha
Created on 31/07/2017.
Updated on 07/08/2023.
