''Stenella iteae'' is a
species
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of
anamorphic fungi
The fungi imperfecti or imperfect fungi, are fungi which do not fit into the commonly established taxonomic classifications of fungi that are based on biological species concepts or morphological characteristics of sexual structures because the ...
.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a
Cercospora
''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...
-like fungus with a superficial secondary
mycelium
Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates. A typical single spore germinates in ...
, solitary
conidiophores
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 the ...
, conidiogenous cells with thickened and darkened conidiogenous loci and catenate or single
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 ...
with dark, slightly thickened
hila Hila may refer to:
*plural form of Hilum
*Village in Israel: Mitzpe Hila
*Hila (given name), in Hebrew
* For the Islamic concept of "stratagem", see Ḥiyal
*Hila, Ambon, the town on the Indonesian island of Ambon where Fort Amsterdam was sited. ...
. This species is characterised by the absence of stromata, its long conidiophores developing from the external
mycelium
Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrates. A typical single spore germinates in ...
and
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 ...
mostly with 1 to 2 septa.
References
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Fungi described in 2004
Fungus species
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