A. Bell et Dp. Mahoney, COPROPHILOUS FUNGI IN NEW-ZEALAND .1. PODOSPORA SPECIES WITH SWOLLEN AGGLUTINATED PERITHECIAL HAIRS, Mycologia, 87(3), 1995, pp. 375-396
New Zealand coprophilous Podospora species with swollen agglutinated p
erithecial hairs include P. aloides, P. conica, P. caruvloides, P. dak
otensis, P. glutinans, P. miniglutinans, P. tetraspora and P. vesticol
a. Reasons are given for retaining these species in the genus Podospor
a rather than in the genus Schizothecium. Species are distinguished by
the size and morphology of their ascospores and the number of ascospo
res per ascus, the agglutinated perithecial hair differences and their
Phialophora anamorphs, or absence of anamorphs, in agar culture. Desc
riptions and a key are provided and dung preferences and distributions
discussed. Podospora conica is proposed as a new combination and P. c
urvuloides is illustrated with transverse striations on its ascospore
wall.