The genus Cladosporium

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Date: June 2012
From: Studies in Mycology(Vol. 72)
Publisher: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures
Document Type: Report
Length: 17,292 words
Lexile Measure: 940L

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ramulosum Reissek, Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 7(2): 336. 1851.

Type: Austria, on pollen of Pinus sylvestris (Pinaceae).

Lit.: Saccardo (1886: 370, 1913a: 1370), Lindau (1907: 833). Original diagnosis (Reissek 1851): Entsteht aus den Inhaltskornern des Pollens von Pinus sylvestris, wenn er auf das aufgerissene Parenchym krautartiger Ffllanzentheile gestreut wird, oder in Infusionen sich vorfindet. Die Entwicklung im ersten Falle vollstandig, im zweiten theilweise beobachtet. Sie erfolgt, indem sich die Inhaltskorner vergrossern, nach Auflosung der Pollenzelle frei werden, die ausserste Schichte derselben sich zur Membran differenziert, und die Zelle in einen astigen, sporentragenden Schlauch auswachst.

Notes: Reissek (1851): "(C. entoxylinum Corda var. ?)". "An diversum a Cladosporio ramuloso Desm.?" (Saccardo 1886). "Species omnino dubia, cfr. Lindau l.c." (Saccardo 1913a). Type material could not be traced. Status remains unclear.

raphanicola Opiz, Seznam: 117. 1852, nom. nud.

Type: Czech Republic, on Raphanus ? (Brassicaceae).

Lit.: Saccardo (1886: 370, as "raphanicolum"), Lindau (1907: 832), Kupka (1918: 156).

Notes: Type is not preserved at PRM. Kupka (1918): "Von dem variablen C. herbarum kaum verschieden ...".

sambuci Brunaud, Champ. Charente-Infer. 1892: 38. 1892. Type: France, Saintes, on leaves of Sambucus nigra (Adoxaceae). Lit.: Saccardo (1895: 620).

Original diagnosis (Saccardo 1895): Maculis brunneis; acervulis sparsis v. confluentibus; hyphis olivaceis, septatis, interdum ramosis; conidiis subfusiformibus, olivaceis, primitus continuis, dein 1-3-septatis, 15-30 x 5-8 [micro]m, septis haud constrictis.

Notes: Zhang et al. (2003) reported a collection on Sambucus williamsii from China determinated as Cladosporium sambuci, but the conidia of the Chinese collection were described to be much narrower, 2.6-5.1 [micro]m.

savastani Carbone, Atti Ist. Bot. Univ. Pavia, Ser. 2, 14: 322. 1914.

Type: Italy, Pavia, isolated from sausage ["in botulis (Salame crudo)"].

Lit.: Saccardo (1931: 799).

Original diagnosis (Carbone 1914): Effusum, atro-olivaceum. Hyphis sterilibus crassis, quasi torulosis, septatis, dilute olivaceis, 7-10 [micro]m diam; fertilibus erectis, simplicibus vel ramosis, brunneis, septatis, 100-350 x 4-6 [micro]m; conidiis in hyphis et in ramis insertis, acropleurogenis, ovalibus vel oblong-ellipticis, vel pyriformibus, uniseptatis vel (saepius) continuis, 8-20 x 4-7 [micro]m.

Notes: Type material unknown, probably not preserved. Status remains unclear.

secedens Fr., Summa veg. Scand. 2: 499. 1849.

Type: Scandinavia, on rotten Sterea (= Stereum).

Lit.: Saccardo (1886: 368).

Original diagnosis (Fries 1849): Caespites formut irregulars, effuses densos, fuscoolivaceos, fibris creclis simplicibus, aequalibus, undique septatis pellucidis, sporidiis 2, 5-septatis, septis dein secedentibus.

Notes: Type material not found. Status remains unclear. simplex Schwein., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., N.S., 4(2): 277. 1832.

Type: USA, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, on fallen leaves of Fraxinus sp. (Oleaceae), No. 2606 (PH 1020415).

Lit.: Saccardo (1886: 360).

Original diagnosis (Schweinitz 1832): C. floccis simplicibus, nigris, fere omnino septatis, ceterum in aversa pagina tam approximates, ut sistent maculam parvam, tenuissimum. Ceterum erectis, minutissimis. Sporidiis adhaerentibus, satis crebris, et ad basin floccorum hinc inde disperses, concoloribus.

Notes: The taxonomic status of this species is quite unclear since the type material is too meagre for a final conclusion. It was not possible to find sufficient fructification for a re-evaluation of this species. The original description (Schweinitz 1832) is too brief and non-informative for...

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