''Anthopsis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the family
Dermateaceae
The Dermateaceae is a family of cup fungi in the order Helotiales. Most species in this family are plant pathogens but some are saprobes.
Genera
This is a list of genera in the family, based on the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota.
''Aivenia'' &mdas ...
containing 3 species.
Colonies (PDA) grow slowly, are velvety to
lanose, coloured
olivaceous
Olive is a dark yellowish-green color, like that of unripe or green olives.
As a color word in the English language, it appears in late Middle English. Shaded toward gray, it becomes olive drab.
Variations
Olivine
Olivine is the typical ...
-grey to mouse grey with the reverse black.
Microscopy
Phialide
The phialide ( ; el, phialis, diminutive of phiale, a broad, flat vessel) is a flask-shaped projection from the vesicle (dilated part of the top of conidiophore) of certain fungi. It projects from the mycelium without increasing in length unless ...
s ovoidal, ellipsoidal, subspherical, or
ampulliform, 5-8 x 2-3 µm, forming compact lateral clusters on undifferentiated
hypha
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
Structure
A hypha consists of one o ...
e; generally the distinctive collarette is located at the base of the phialide.
Conidia
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to th ...
triangular, smooth-walled, 2.0-3.5 µm long, usually adhering in dense masses.
See also
*
List of Dermateaceae genera
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List
The SC Germania ...
References
Helotiales genera
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