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Key to the genera of Magnaporthaceae

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1. Asexual state absent or unknown ……………………………………………………………….……. 2
1’. Asexual state present ………………………………………………………….………………..…….. 6

2. In aquatic habits; ascospores aseptate; on wood ……………….….………..…… Aquafiliformis
2. In terrestrial habits; ascospore septate …………………………………………………….………… 3

3. Ascomata superficial, collapsing when dry; ascomatal wall with a vacuolated middle layer; on
bark or wood …………………………………………………………………….………..……. Muraeriata
3. Not as above………………………………………………………………………….………..…..……. 4

4. Ascomata immersed without a protruding neck; ascospores clavate with basal septa and an
apical mucilaginous pad-like appendage; on leaves of Musa sp. ………………….. Clavatisporella
4’. Ascomata immersed, with a long cylindrical neck ……………………………………….…………. 5

5. Ascomata solitary; ascospores 5-septate, yellowish brown with paler end cells; on Carex firma
and Sesleria varia……………………………………………………………….………….. Herbampulla
5’. Ascomata gregarious on a mycelial subiculum; ascospores filiform, 2-3-septate; on culms of
Bambusa sp. ………………………………………………………………..…. Neogaeumannomyces

6. Asexual state with pycnothyrial conidiomata …………………………………….… Pseudotracylla
6’. Not as above ……………………………………………………………………………..……………… 7

7. Ascomata developing amongst a setose mycelium; asexual state Clasterosporium, conidia
elongated and strongly pigmented ……………………………………………….…… Clasterosporium
7’. Not as above ………………..……………………………………………………………………………. 8

8. Ascomata with a long cylindrical neck; ascospore indistinctly septate; asexual state
trichocladium-like; on Juncus sp. …………………………………………………….. Kohlmeyeriopsis
8’. Not as above ………………………………………………………………………………….…………. 9

9. Ascomata with a long cylindrical neck; ascospore funsiform; asexual state mycoleptodicsus-like
……………………………………………………………………………..…………………. Omnidemptus
9’. Not as above …………………………………………………………………..………………………. 10

10. Ascomata with a long neck; ascospore 3-septate; asexual state Nakataea, conidia falcate,
3-septate with darker median cells; a sclerotium state present …………. Nakataea (Type genus)
10’. Not as above …………..…………………………………………………………………….………. 11

11. Asexual state pyricularia-like ……………………………….……………………..……………….. 12
11’. Asexual state phialophora-like ……………………………………………..……………………… 14

12. Ascomata papillate; ascopsore clavate ………………………………….………… Buergenerula
12’. Not as above ……………………….……………………………………………………………….. 13

13. Conidiophores unbranched; conidia pale brown and 4(-5)-septate ………. Bussabanomyces
13’. Conidia 3-septate with darker median cells ………………………..………….. Pyriculariopsis

14. Conidiophores simple or slightly branched; conidia ellipsoidal …………………………….….. 15
14’. Not as above …………………………………………….………………………………………….. 18

15. Ascospores ellipsoidal, 3-septate, with dark brown and striate central cells, and pale brown
and smooth apical cells ……………………………………………………….…. Budhanggurabania
15’. Not as above …………………………………………….………………….…………….………… 16

16. Colonies slow-growing on PDA (diameter < 30 mm after 7 days at 25 C), conidiophores
curved ………………………………………………………………………..……….. Pseudophialophora
16’. Colonies fast-growing on PDA (diameter ≥ 30 mm after 7 days at 25 C), conidiophores
straight ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17

17. Conidiogenous cells with a conspicuous collarette; conidia fusiform; from soil…………………
……………………….……………………………………………………………….…………… Faciphoriella
17’. Conidiogenous cells without conspicuous collarette; conidia obovoid; on roots of Poaceae…
………………………………………………………………..……………….………… Magnaporthiopsis

18. Conidiophores complex, branched; Conidia strongly curved and sickle-shaped …………… 19
18’. Conidiophores and conidia dimorphological; conidiophores simple to complex ……….….. 20

19. Conidiogenous cells with a conspicuous collarette; on roots of Oryza sp. ……….. Falciphora
19’. Conidiogenous cells without a conspicuous collarette; on Carex rostrata ………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….……..…Gaeumannomycella

20. Conidia falcate, straight to slightly curved ……………………………….………. Bifusisporella
20’. Conidia ellipsoidal to sickle-shaped …………………………………………..………………… 21

21. Ascomata immersed; Ascospores hyaline, filiform; pathogenic to cereals and grasses ……
……………………………………………………………………………..………… Gaeumannomyces
21’. Ascomata superficial and hairy; ascospores fusoid; non-pathogenic to cereals and grasses
……………………………………………………………………………….………….… Slopeiomyces

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Key to the families of Magnaporthales

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1. Saprotrophic on plant debris, barks, or wood generally …………………………… Ophioceraceae
1’. Pathogenic or endophytic in monocotyledonous plants generally ………………………………….. 2

2. Infecting host above-ground tissues using appressoria typically; asexual state pyricularia-like
typically ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Pyriculariaceae
2’. Infecting host root tissues using hyphopodia typically; asexual state phialophora-like typically
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Magnaporthaceae

Copyright 2022 by The American Phytopathological Society. Reproduced, by permission, from Luo, J., and Zhang, N. 2022.The Rice Blast Fungus and Allied Species: A Monograph of the Fungal Order Magnaporthales (https://my.apsnet.org/APSStore/Product-Detail.aspx?WebsiteKey=2661527A-8D44-496C-A730-8CFEB6239BE7&iProductCode=46826).American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, MN.

A key to the species of Pseudophialophora

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1. Colony diameter ≥ 2.5 cm on PDA in the dark after 7 days at 25 C …………………………………………………………………………………… 2
1′. Colony diameter < 2.5 cm on PDA in the dark after 7 days at 25 C ………………………………………………………………………………….. 6

2. Conidia averaging ≥ 7.5 µm long …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
2′. Conidia averaging < 7.5 µm long …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

3. Colony dark green on PDA, associated with Eragrostis sp. …………………………… Pseudophialophora eragrostis (Type species)
3′. Colony greenish on PDA, associated with other hosts …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

4. Conidia 7.5–10.5 x 2.5–3.5 µm, associated with Panicum sp. …………………………………………………. Pseudophialophora panicorum
4′. Conidia 8–12 x 3–5 µm, associated with Dichanthelium acuminatum ………………………………………. Pseudophialophora magnispora

5. Colony dark green on PDA ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Pseudophialophora whartonensis
5′. Colony greenish on PDA ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Pseudophialophora dichanthii

6. Conidia averaging < 2.5 µm wide …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 
6′. Conidia averaging ≥ 2.5 µm wide ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

7. Colony sulphur yellow on PDA ……………………………………………………………………………………. Pseudophialophora angusta
7′. Colony dark grey on PDA …………………………………………………………………………………………………… Pseudophialophora  sorghi

8. Colony sulphur yellow on PDA, conidia 5.5–8 x 2.5–3.5 µm …………………………………………………. Pseudophialophora schizachyrii
8′. Colony yellowish on PDA, conidia 7.5–9.5 x 2.5–3.5 µm ……………………………………………………………….. Pseudophialophora tarda

 

Key to the species of Magnaporthiopsis

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1. Conidiophores complex, mostly branched ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
1′. Conidiophores simple, unbranched …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

2. Conidia ellipsoidal, 3–5 × 1–2.5 µm ………………………………………………………………………… Magnaporthiopsis meyeri-festucae
2′. Conidia curved to lunate, 4–6 × 1 µm …………………………………………………………………………….. Magnaporthiopsis agrostidis

3. Conidia averaging ≥ 3 µm wide ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
3′. Conidia averaging < 3 µm wide ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7

4. Colony grey on PDA …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Magnaporthiopsis maydis
4′. Colony dark-green on PDA ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

5. Associated with Triticum aestivum ………………………………………………………………………………….. Magnaporthiopsis rhizophila
5′. Associated with other hosts …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6

6. Conidia 7–13 × 2–6.5 µm, associated with Agrostis, Cynodon, Festuca, and Poa sp. ………………… Magnaporthiopsis cynodontis
6′. Conidia 7.5–11.5 × 3.5–5 µm, associated with Panicum sp. …………………………………………………… Magnaporthiopsis panicorum

7. Crust-like proliferations of mycelium absent ………………………………………………………. Magnaporthiopsis poae (Type species)
7′. Crust-like proliferations of mycelium present …………………………………………………………………….. Magnaporthiopsis incrustans