Hypoxylon fragiforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales
Family: Hypoxylaceae
Genus: Hypoxylon
Species:
H. fragiforme
Binomial name
Hypoxylon fragiforme
(Pers.) J.Kickx f. (1835)
Synonyms
  • Sphaeria fragiformis Pers. (1794)

Hypoxylon fragiforme is a multiperitheciate carbonaceous pyrenomycete known from Europe and North America. It is saprobic on mostly beech wood. It is spherical and reddish when young and produces orange pigments when mixed with KOH. Similar species include Hypoxylon howeianum, which can be differentiated microscopically by smaller ascospores. The anamorph of H. fragiforme sits on a fuzzy green subiculum while the anamorph of H. howeianum sits on radiating hyphal cords, reminiscent of a white spiderweb-like structure.[1][2]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Hypoxylon fragiforme". pyrenomycetes.free.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. โ†‘ Stadler, Marc; Quang, Dang Ngoc; Tomita, Ayumi; Hashimoto, Toshihiro; Asakawa, Yoshinori (2006). "Changes in secondary metabolism during stromatal ontogeny of Hypoxylon fragiforme". Mycological Research. 110 (7): 811โ€“820. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2006.03.013. PMID 16876700.


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