Peridium thin, comprising one cell type of pigmented pseudoparenchymatous cells. Hamathecium of dense, long pseudoparaphyses, septate, embedded in mucilage. Asci 8-spored, bitunicate, fissitunicate, cylindrical, with furcate pedicel. Ascospores ellipsoid to filliform, multi-septate, find more deeply constricted at the primary septum (usually near apex), breaking into partspores. Anamorphs reported for genus: none. Literature: von Arx and Müller 1975; Barr 1992b; Eriksson 1967a; b; Holm 1957; Liew et al.

2000; Shoemaker 1984a, b. Type species Entodesmium rude Reiss, Hedwigia 1: 28 (1854). (Fig. 30) Fig. 30 Entodesmium rude (from H, Krieger 1070). a Ascomata in groups on the host surface. Note the erumpent papilla which is cylindrical and has an inconspicuous ostiole. b Section of part of an ascoma. Note the arrangement of asci and pseudoparaphyses. c Section of the peridium comprising cells of textura angularis. d Part-spores inside the ascus. e Relatively immature ascus with BIBF1120 filliform ascospores and low ocular chamber. f–h Mature and immature asci with pedicels. Scale bars: a = 0.5 mm, b, c = 50 μm, d–h = 10 μm Ascomata 160–250 μm Selleck VX-680 high × 150–300 μm diam., in groups, immersed with long and protruding

cylindrical papilla, globose to subglobose, black, coriaceous (Fig. 30a). Papilla 100–220 μm long, 70–120 μm broad, cylindrical, with periphysate ostiole. Peridium 25–33 μm wide, comprising pseudoparenchymatous cells, cells up to 10 × 7.5 μm diam., cell wall up to 2 μm thick, beak cells smaller and wall thicker (Fig. 30b and c). Hamathecium of dense, long pseudoparaphyses, septate, 2–3 μm wide, embedded in mucilage. Asci 100–175 × 8–13 μm (\( \barx = 147.5 \times 11.3\mu m \), n = 10), 8-spored, bitunicate, fissitunicate, cylindrical, with a furcate pedicel which is 18–50 μm long, and with a low ocular chamber (ca. 1 μm wide × 1 μm high) (Fig. 30e,f, g and h). Ascospores 108–138 × 3–3.5 μm (\( \barx = 123 \times 3.2\mu m \), n = 10), filliform,

brown, multi-septate, breaking into 22–28 partspores, 5–7 × 3–3.5 μm diam. (Fig. 30d). Anamorph: none reported. Material examined: GERMANY, Königstein, on stems of Coronilla varia L., 20 May 1895, W. Krieger (H, Krieger 1070). Notes Morphology Entodesmium is characterized by having immersed triclocarban ascomata dark cylindrical, periphysate papillae, numerous clavate to cylindrical asci surrounded by narrowly cellular pseudoparaphyses, and ellipsoidal to filliform multi-septate ascospores (Barr 1992b; Shoemaker 1984b). Currently, five species, viz. Entodesmium eliassonii L. Holm, E. lapponicum (L. Holm) L. Holm, E. mayorii (E. Müll.) L. Holm, E. niessleanum (Rabenh. ex Niessl) L. Holm and E. rude are accepted in this genus (Holm 1957; Shoemaker 1984b). Von Arx and Müller (1975) assigned Entodesmium to the Pleosporaceae sensu lato, and Shoemaker (1976) assigned E. rude (as Ophiobolus rudis) to Ophiobolus sensu lato based on the fragmenting filliform ascospores.