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9626BE4DFFEFFF855101FDADF749F9EB.text	9626BE4DFFEFFF855101FDADF749F9EB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asterina myristicae Hosagoudar & Sabeena 2011	<div><p>Asterina myristicae sp. nov.</p> <p>(Fig. 2)</p> <p>Material examined: 07.i.2008, on leaves of Myristica sp. (Myristicaceae), Arboretum, TBGRI Campus, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, K. Anilkumar TBGT (holotype) (MycoBank 563496). Part of the collection has been deposited in HCIO, New Delhi.</p> <p>Coloniae hypophyllae, tenues, crustosae, ad 3mm diam., confluentes. Hyphae subrectae, flexuosae vel</p> <p>a - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Thyriothecium; c - Ascus;</p> <p>d - Ascospores; e - Pycnothyriospores</p> <p>leniter anfractuae, opposite, alternate vel irregulariter acuteque vel laxe ramosae, laxe vel arte reticulatae, cellulae 12–29 x 3–5 µm. Appressoria alternata, opposita, unilateralis,antrorsa, subantrorsa vel retrorsa, 1–3 cellula, recta, curvula, flexuosa vel anfractua, 9–35 µm longa; cellulae basilares unicellularis vel 1–2 septatis, rectae, flexuosae vel anfractuae, 3–27 µm longae; cellulae apicales ovatae, oblongae, rectae vel curvulae, integrae vel sublobatae, 4–11 x 3–8 µm. Thyriothecia dispersa vel aggregata, orbicularis vel leniter ovata, ad 160µm diam., margine crenatae, stellatim dehiscentes ad centre; asci numerosi, globosi vel ovati, octospori, 19–40 x 16–25 µm; ascosporae brunneae, oblongae, conglobatae, uniseptatae, 16– 21 x 8–10 µm, parietus glabrus. Pycnothyriosporae brunneae, pyriformes, unicellularis, 12–15 x 6–10µm.</p> <p>Colonies hypophyllous, thin, crustose, up to 3mm in diameter, confluent. Hyphae substraight, flexuous to slightly crooked, branching opposite, alternate to irregular at acute to wide angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells12–29 x 3–5 µm. Appressoria alternate, opposite, unilateral, antrorse, subantrorse to retrorse, 1–3 celled, straight, curved, flexuous to crooked, 9–35 µm long; stalk cells unicellular to 1–2 septate, straight, flexuous to crooked, 3–27 µm long; head cells ovate, oblong, straight to curved, entire to sublobate, 4–11 x 3–8 µm. Thyriothecia scattered to grouped, orbicular to slightly ovate, up to 160µm in diameter, margin crenate, stellately dehisced at the centre; asci many, globose to ovate, octosporous, 19–40 x 16–25 µm; ascospores brown, oblong, conglobate, uniseptate, 16–21 x 8–10 µm, wall smooth. Pycnothyriospores brown, pyriform, unicellular, 12–15 x 6–10µm.</p> <p>Note: This species stands distinct from all other Asterina species known on the members of Myristicaceae in having 1-3-celled appressoria.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9626BE4DFFEFFF855101FDADF749F9EB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Hosagoudar, V. B.;Sabeena, A.	Hosagoudar, V. B., Sabeena, A. (2011): The genus Asterina (Asterinaceae) on the members of Myristicaceae in Kerala State, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (10): 2143-2146, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2642.2143-6, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/643
9626BE4DFFEFFF8653AEF9E0F735F814.text	9626BE4DFFEFFF8653AEF9E0F735F814.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asterina myristicacearum Hosagoudar & Sabeena 2011	<div><p>Asterina myristicacearum sp. nov.</p> <p>(Fig. 3)</p> <p>Material examined: 30.iv.2008, on leaves of Myristica malabarica Lam. (Myristicaceae), TBGRI Campus, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, A. Sabeena &amp; M.C. Riju TBGT 4979 (holotype) (MycoBank 563497). Part of the collection has been deposited in HCIO, New Delhi.</p> <p>Coloniae epiphyllae, subdensae, ad 3mm diam.</p> <p>a - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Thyriothecium; c - Ascus;</p> <p>d - Germinating ascospores</p> <p>Hyphae rectae vel subrectae, opposite vel unilateralis acuteque vel laxe ramosae, laxe reticulatae, cellulae 17–47 x 2–5 µm. Appressoria saepe dense posita, alternata, opposita vel subopposita, unicellularis, saepe crassa posita, ovata, globosa, integra, angularis vel sublobata, 7–15 x 7–10 µm. Thyriothecia dispersa vel connata, ovata, ad 170µm diam., margine crenatae, stellatim dehiscentes ad centre et portionio ad centralis dissolutus; asci globosi, octospori, 37–50 µm diam.; ascosporae conglobatae, brunneae, uniseptatae, constrictus ad septatae, 25–32 x 12–17 µm, parietus echinulatus.</p> <p>Colonies epiphyllous, subdense, up to 3mm in diameter. Hyphae straight to substraight, branching opposite to unilateral at acute to wide angles, loosely reticulate, cells 17–47 x 2–5 µm. Appressoria often crowded,alternate,opposite to subopposite,unicellular, often broad based, ovate, globose, entire, angular to sublobate, 7–15 x 7–10 µm. Thyriothecia scattered to connate, ovate, up to 170µm in diam., margin crenate, stellately dehisced at the centre or the central portion dissolved by exposing asci; asci globose, octosporous, 37–50 µm in diam.; ascospores conglobate, brown, uniseptate, constricted at the septum, 25–32 x 12–17 µm, wall echinulate.</p> <p>Note: Crowded appressoria on this host distinguishes from Asterina knemae-attenuatae Hosag. et al. (Hosagoudar &amp; Abraham 2000). By adding these three taxa, the number of Asterina species known on Myristicaceae in the world is raised to eight and the key is provided here to facilitate their rapid identification.</p> <p>Key to the Asterina species from Kerala</p> <p>1. Appressoria two celled ………………… …………………………………….….… Asterina myristicae sp. nov.</p> <p>1. Appressoria unicellular …………………...........… ……………… ………………………………………………… 2</p> <p>2. On Knema ……………………………………… ……………… ……............……… Asterina knemae attenuatae</p> <p>2. On Myristica ……………………………… …………….…………………… Asterina myristicacearum sp. nov. Key to the Asterina species known on Myristicaceae members</p> <p>1. On Coelocarya ….………………………… ……………… ……………………………………………… coelocaryi</p> <p>1. On other genera ……………………… ……………… ……………… ……..……………………………………… 2</p> <p>2. Appressoria bicellular ………………… ……………… ……….…………………..…………. myristicae sp. nov.</p> <p>2. Appressoria unicellular …………………… ……………… ……..................……………………………………… 3</p> <p>3. Appressoria opposite …………………………………………………………….…………………………………… 5</p> <p>3. Appressoria not so ………………………………………………………..............................……………………… 4</p> <p>4. Appressoria ampulliform ………………………………………...…………………………………… compsoneurae</p> <p>4. Appressoria not so …………………………………………………..............................…………………………… 6</p> <p>5. Ascospores more than 35µm long ……………………………………………………………………… horsfieldiae</p> <p>5. Ascospores less than 35µm long …………………………………..………………………………… horsfieldiicola</p> <p>6. Appressoria opposite, subopposite to alternate ………………………………......… myristicacearum sp. nov.</p> <p>6. Appressoria not so ………………………………………………………….………………………………………… 7</p> <p>7. Ascospores more than 30µm long …………………………………...…………………………………… pycnanthi</p> <p>7. Ascospores less than 30µm long …………………………………...………………….……… knemae attenuatae</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9626BE4DFFEFFF8653AEF9E0F735F814	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Hosagoudar, V. B.;Sabeena, A.	Hosagoudar, V. B., Sabeena, A. (2011): The genus Asterina (Asterinaceae) on the members of Myristicaceae in Kerala State, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (10): 2143-2146, DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o2642.2143-6, URL: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/643
