Acrostalagmus is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Plectosphaerellaceae.[1]

Acrostalagmus
Acrostalagmus annulatus found on decaying palm frond in a greenhouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
Genus: Acrostalagmus
Corda, 1838
Extant species
  • Acrostalagmus albus
  • Acrostalagmus luteoalbus

The genus was described in 1838 by August Carl Joseph Corda.[1] The commonest species is a hyphomycete, Acrostalagmus luteoalbus, which makes verticillate conidiophores with orange balls of slimy 1-celled conidia. It grows on dung and other kinds of debris. The species was often classified in Verticillium until DNA phylogenies suggested that the root-pathogenic species of that genus are distinct.[2] The synnematous species Acrostalagmus annulatus is also relatively common.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Acrostalagmus". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gams, Walter; Zare, Rasoul (2001). "A revision of Verticillium sect. Prostrata. III. Generic classification" (PDF). Nova Hedwigia. 72 (3–4): 329–337. doi:10.1127/nova.hedwigia/72/2001/329. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Seifert, Keith A. (1985). "A Monograph of Stilbella and Some Allied Hyphomycetes". Studies in Mycology. 27. Baarn, Netherlands: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures. doi:10.2307/3807446. JSTOR 3807446.