title: Moelleriella zhongdongii: stroma development and identification of hirsutella-like and Aschersonia synanamorphs.
abstract: Collections of Moelleriella zhongdongii were made at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. Fresh collections were examined to evaluate developmental stages. Isolations were made from single part-ascospores and Aschersonia conidia. Moelleriella zhongdongii produces perithecia with evanescent asci and part-ascospores, and both hirsutella-like and Aschersonia synanamorphs. Both anamorphs were produced in pure cultures under cultural conditions optimal to induce the respective anamorphs. Low-nutrient conditions favoured production of the hirsutella-like anamorph while high-nutrient conditions favoured development of the Aschersonia anamorph. The teleomorph developed on leaves of host plants but were not produced in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. tadych@aesop.rutgers.edu <tadych@aesop.rutgers.edu>
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tadych
authors.forename: Priscila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaverri
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergen
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D006999:Hypocreales / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development*; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development