Hobsonia | |
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Hobsonia mirabilis, drawing of conidiophore and coiled conidium | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Atractiellomycetes |
Order: | Atractiellales |
Family: | Phleogenaceae |
Genus: | Hobsonia Berk. ex Massee (1891) |
Type species | |
Hobsonia gigaspora Berk. ex Massee (1891) |
Hobsonia is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae. [1] The genus is currently monotypic, with a single recognized species, Hobsonia mirabilis. The type species, H. gigaspora, and H. ackermannii are considered to be synonyms [2] and additional lichenicolous species have now been transferred to the ascomycete genera Hobsoniopsis and Illosporiopsis . [3] Hobsonia mirabilis is only known in its anamorph form, which is whitish, gelatinous, pustular, and occurs on dead woody plant remains. Microscopically, it produces coiled or spiralled conidia. [2] The species was formerly of uncertain disposition, but molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has shown that it belongs within the Atractiellales. [1] [4] Though originally described from New York, the species is more commonly found in the tropics and subtropics. [2]
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