Aciculosporium

Aciculosporium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	; I.Miyake (1908)
Type species
	Aciculosporium take; I.Miyake (1908)
Synonyms
	Albomyces I. Miyake ex I. Hino (1962); Cepsiclava J. Walker (2004); Mitosporium Clem. & Shear (1931); Neoclaviceps J.F. White, Bills, S.C. Alderman & Spatafora (2001);

Aciculosporium is a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.^[1] Species of this genus cause witches' broom of bamboo in East Asia. Aciculosporium take grows intercellularly in witches' broom shoots, including shoot apical meristems.^[2] The stroma are produced around the apex of the host shoots.

Species

The index fungorum currently (2021) lists:^[3]

Aciculosporium monostipum (J.F. White, Bills, S.C. Alderman & Spatafora) M. Kolařík & Píchová (2018)
Aciculosporium oplismeni E. Tanaka (2021)
Aciculosporium phalaridis (J. Walker) M. Kolařík & Píchová (2018)
Aciculosporium sasicola Oguchi (2001)
Aciculosporium take I. Miyake (1908)

References

^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
^ Eiji Tanaka. Specific in situ visualization of the pathogenic endophytic fungus Aciculosporium take, the cause of witches’ broom in bamboo Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 July; 75(14): 4829–4834
^ Species fungorum search Aciculosporium (retrieved 10 June 2021)

[Lumbsch2007-1] Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.

[2] Eiji Tanaka. Specific in situ visualization of the pathogenic endophytic fungus Aciculosporium take, the cause of witches’ broom in bamboo Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 July; 75(14): 4829–4834

[3] Species fungorum search Aciculosporium (retrieved 10 June 2021)

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