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Mycologia, 95(1), 2003, pp. 124-127.
© 2003 by The Mycological Society of America

Reflections on the genus Vanakripa, and a description of V. ellipsoidea sp. nov


Clement K. M. Tsui 1
Teik-Khiang Goh
Kevin D. Hyde

     Centre for Research in Fungal Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

The genus Vanakripa (hyphomycetes) is reviewed based on the examination of type specimens, and V. ellipsoidea sp. nov. is described on submerged wood from Hong Kong. Vanakripa is characterized by punctiform sporodochial colonies, micronematous conidiogenous cells and pigmented conidia with vermiform separating cells. Vanakripa is compared with similar genera, and a synopsis of its morphological characters is provided.

Key words: aquatic fungi, freshwater, lignicolous, mitosporic fungi, systematics






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