Biology:Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum

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Short description: Common fungus

Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales
Family: Xylariaceae
Genus: Annulohypoxylon
Species:
A. thouarsianum
Binomial name
Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
(Lév.) Y.M. Ju, J.D. Rogers & H.M. Hsieh
Synonyms
  • Hypoxylon africanum Van der Byl
  • (Sacc.) J.H. Mill. (Lév.) Lloyd
  • (Lév.) Kuntze Hypoxylon gilletianum
  • Hypoxylon thouarsianum var. macrosporum Sacc.
  • Daldinia thouarsiana F. San Martín, Y.M. Ju & J.D. Rogers
  • (Berk. & Ravenel) Kauffman Hypoxylon malleolus
  • Sphaeria thouarsiana Berk. & Ravenel
  • Hypoxylon thouarsianum var. gilletianum (Lév.) Sacc.
  • Lév. (F. San Martín, Y.M. Ju & J.D. Rogers) Y.M. Ju, J.D. Rogers & H.M. Hsieh
  • Hypoxylon occidentale Hypoxylon amaniense
  • Ellis & Everh. Hypoxylon thouarsianum
  • Henn. Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum var. macrosporum
  • Daldinia malleola Hemisphaeria thouarsiana

Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum is a species of ascomycete fungus.[1]

Description

The species grows on the bark of hardwood trees. Its fruiting body is sessile, and ranges from 1 to 3 centimeters wide. The surface of the fruiting body is dark brown or black and has a rough texture due to the high number of perithecia.[2]

Range

Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum is most commonly found in the Eastern United States, along the United States' West Coast, and in Mexico.[3]

Taxonomy

The species was moved from the genus Hypoxylon to Annulohypoxylon in 2005.[4] The following varieties are recognized:[3]

  • A. t. macrosporum
  • A. t. thouarsianum

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10412540 entry