Asterina (fungus)

Asterina
Asterina veronicae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Order:
Asterinales
Family:
Asterinaceae
Genus:
Asterina

Lév. (1845)
Type species
Asterina melastomatis
(1845)
Synonyms[1]

Myxasterina F.von Höhnel, 1909
Opeasterina Spegazzini, 1919

Asterina is a large genus of fungi in the Asterinaceae family.[2] It was then placed in Asterinales order later.[3] The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Joseph-Henri Léveillé in 1845.[4]

The genus was originally introduced as a member of the Sphaeriaceae family (a former family with parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia) with four species; Asterina azarae, Asterina compacta, Asterina pulla and the type Asterina melastomatis.[5]

Life cycle of Asterina sp. It is currently the largest genus in Asterinaceae family, but only nine species have DNA sequence data available in GenBank due to its unculturable character. Species in the genus generally have circular thyriothecia (an inverted ascocarp) with stellate dehiscence (division), lateral appressoria (infecting cell), globose asci (sexual spore), and dark brown, 1-septate (wall) ascospores.[5]

The generally have cosmopolitan distribution, worldwide.[1] Including China,[6][7] New Zealand,[8] Kenya,[9] India,[10] and Panama (South America).[11]

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  6. ^ Song, B.; Li, T.H. (2002). "New species of the genus Asterina from China". Mycotaxon. 84: 407–412.
  7. ^ Song, B.; Li, T.H.; Hosagoudar, V.B. (2003). "Four new Asterina species from Yunnan, China". Fung. Div. 14: 157–164.
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  9. ^ Mibey, R.K.; Hawksworth, D.L. (1997). "Meliolaceae and Asterinaceae of the Shimba Hills, Kenya". Mycol. Pap. 174: 1–108.
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