Curvatispora

Curvatispora is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis).[1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Curvatispora singaporensis, which was discovered growing on a fallen decaying frond of Livistona spinosa in Singapore.[2]

Curvatispora
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Curvatispora

V.V.Sarma & K.D.Hyde (2001)
Type species
Curvatispora singaporensis
V.V.Sarma & K.D.Hyde (2001)

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Sarma VV, Hyde KD. (2001). "Fungi from palms. XLVIII. Curvatispora singaporensis gen. et sp. nov. on Livistona spinosa from Singapore". Nova Hedwigia. 72: 479–485. doi:10.1127/nova.hedwigia/72/2001/479.


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