Falciphoriella

Falciphoriella solaniterrestris Hern.-Restr. & Crous, Stud. Mycol. 83: 9. 2016. (Type species).
MycoBank: MB 816903.

Asexual state phialophora-like. On MEA, hyphae branched, septate, hyaline to subhyaline, smooth, 1,5–4.5 μm diam. Conidiophores branched, hyaline to light brown. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, solitary or grouped, terminal or intercalary, cylindrical, lageniform to conical, straight or curved, hyaline to light brown, 5–29 × 1.5–3.5 μm, with cylindrical to funnel-shaped collarette, up to 2.5 μm long, 1–2 μm diam. Conidia fusiform to obovoid, slightly curved at ends, usually pointed base, hyaline, 5–13 × 1–2 μm. Sexual state unknown.

Colonies on PDA 3.5 cm diam after 7 days at 25 °C; aerial mycelium cottony, vinaceous buff; submerged mycelium dark; margin diffuse, uneven; reverse no change. Colonies on CMA 5 cm diam after 7 days at 25 °C; aerial mycelium abundant, dense in center, cottony; submerged mycelium dark; margin diffuse; reverse sepia in center, colorless to periphery. Colonies on OA 5 cm diam after 7 days at 25 °C; surface flat; aerial mycelium cottony, white; submerged mycelium pale luteous in center, colorless to periphery; margin diffuse; reverse colorless to yellow (Description from Hernández-Restrepo et al., 2016).

Typification: Holotype CBSH-22572. Ex-holotype culture CBS117.83.

Gene sequences: KM484842 (ITS), KM484959 (28S), KM485058 (RPB1).

Hosts/substrates: From soil in a potato field.

Distribution: The Netherlands (Groningen).