Abstract
In the course of study of fungi from soil, a new genus and species,Stellatospora terricola, was isolated. The fungus is distinguished from other known genera in having star- or comfit-shaped ascospores with a distinct germ pore. The morphological characters of the genus are considered to resemble those of the Sordariaceae in Ascomycotina.
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Ito, T., Nakagiri, A. Stellatospora, a new genus of the Sordariaceae. Mycoscience 35, 413–415 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02268515
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