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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978

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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes, New Zealand J. Bot. 16 315 (1978)
Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978

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S. Hughes
S. Hughes
1978
315
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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978
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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae
Podocarpus sp., [New Zealand] Canterbury Prov., Peel Forest, 16.X.1963, PDD 21595 (type) (DAOM 109597);

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novae-zelandiae

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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978

On dead wood and bark, (1, 2) Podocarpus spicatus, (1) Wellington Prov., Tongariro National Park, Erua, 6.111.1963, DAOM 109585; (2) Canterbu y Prov., Kaituna Valley. Banks Peninsula, 1 5.X. 1963, DAOM 1093 8 1; (3) Podocarpus sp., Canterbury Prov- Peel Forest, 16.X.1963, PDD 21595 (type) (DAOM 109597); (4) Weimannia racemosa, Westland, Lake Ianthe, Pukekura, 8.1V.1963, DAOM 93565.

Hyphae mostly immersed, branched. septate. pale brown to brown, 3.5-7.2um wide. Conidiophores erect. straight or flexuous. black and opaque for much of their length and pale brown to brown above: only the upper transverse septa can be seen. They are tip to 720um long. 10-16um widebelow, tapering to 5.5-6.5um wide at the apex which can bear up to 9 percurrent proliferations.

Conidia subspherical at first but soon becoming broadly ellipsoidal to broadly obovoid and at maturity they are frequently more-or-less oblong. Conidia are translucent when young and also at maturity when they are brown to dark brown thus permitting the thick, hyaline inner wall to be seen. Conidia measure 26-54 X 21.5-30.5um, mostly 36-48 X 24-27um

Coloniae sparsae effusae.Mycelium plerumque immersum, ex hyphis ramosis, septatis, pallide brunneis vel brunneis, 3.5-7.2um crassis compositum. Conidiophora singulariter nata vel 2-4 aggregata. sparsa, erecta, simplicia, plerumque recta, attenuata, septata, ad 720um longa, basim versus 10-16um crassa. atra. apicem versus 5.5-6.5um crassa et atrobrunnea sel pallide brunnea. Conidiophora per 1-9 proliferationes conidiogenas percurrentes elongescentia. Conidia singula primo in apice conidiophori et dein proliferationis cujusque successivae oriunda, primo late obovoidea dein late ellipsoidea vel obloriga utrinque rotundata. basi cicatrice plana sublimbriata 5.5-6.5um lat. praedita, continua, laevia; tunica externa brunnea vel atrobrunnea, tenuis (c. 0.7um) fragilis, tunica interna hyalina, crassa (ad 7um) Conidia 26-54 X 21.5-30.5um plerumque 36-48 X 24-27um
Holotyptus in ligno emortuo Podocarpi sp., Nova Zelindia,---CanterburyProv., Peel Forest---. 16.X.1963. S.J.H.. PDD 21595 (DAO.M,1 109597),

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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978
Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes (1978)
Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978
Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes (1978)
Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978
Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes (1978)

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Acrogenospora novae-zelandiae S. Hughes 1978
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Podocarpus sp., [New Zealand] Canterbury Prov., Peel Forest, 16.X.1963, PDD 21595 (type) (DAOM 109597);

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1cb17c52-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c
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10 December 1992
17 November 2006
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