These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked eye, are found in decaying plant matter and are
parasites of lichens,
other fungi, or
nematode eggs. They belong to the
ascomycetes and in their
teleomorphic (sexual) stage they form distinctive dark brown shiny
fruiting bodies with spines. The fruiting body structures are a flask-shaped type called
perithecia where the spores escape through
ostioles. The asexual
anamorphic stage was given the genus name Monocillium, now considered a
synonym.[2]
^Ramaley, A.W. (2001). "Hyaloseta nolinae, its anamorph Monocillium nolinae, and Niesslia agavacearum, new members of the Niessliaceae, Hypocreales, from leaves of Agavaceae". Mycotaxon. 79: 267–274.
^van den Boom, P.P.G.; Sipman, H.J.M.; Divakar, P.K.; Ertz, D. (2017). "New or interesting records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Panama, with descriptions of ten new species". Sydowia. 69: 47–72.
^Rao, R. (1966). "A new species of Niesslia from India". Current Science. 35 (15): 395.
^Hyde, K.D.; Goh, T.-K.; Taylor, J.E.; Fröhlich, J. (1999). "Byssosphaeria, Chaetosphaeria, Niesslia and Ornatispora gen. nov., from palms". Mycological Research. 103 (11): 1423–1439.
doi:
10.1017/S0953756299008679.
These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked eye, are found in decaying plant matter and are
parasites of lichens,
other fungi, or
nematode eggs. They belong to the
ascomycetes and in their
teleomorphic (sexual) stage they form distinctive dark brown shiny
fruiting bodies with spines. The fruiting body structures are a flask-shaped type called
perithecia where the spores escape through
ostioles. The asexual
anamorphic stage was given the genus name Monocillium, now considered a
synonym.[2]
^Ramaley, A.W. (2001). "Hyaloseta nolinae, its anamorph Monocillium nolinae, and Niesslia agavacearum, new members of the Niessliaceae, Hypocreales, from leaves of Agavaceae". Mycotaxon. 79: 267–274.
^van den Boom, P.P.G.; Sipman, H.J.M.; Divakar, P.K.; Ertz, D. (2017). "New or interesting records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Panama, with descriptions of ten new species". Sydowia. 69: 47–72.
^Rao, R. (1966). "A new species of Niesslia from India". Current Science. 35 (15): 395.
^Hyde, K.D.; Goh, T.-K.; Taylor, J.E.; Fröhlich, J. (1999). "Byssosphaeria, Chaetosphaeria, Niesslia and Ornatispora gen. nov., from palms". Mycological Research. 103 (11): 1423–1439.
doi:
10.1017/S0953756299008679.