Neptunomyces M. Goncalves , T. Vicente & A. Alves. Portugal

Goncalves, Micael F. M., Vicente, Tania F. L., Esteves, Ana C. & Alves, Artur, 2019, Neptunomyces aureus gen. et sp. nov. (Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales) isolated from algae in Ria de Aveiro, Portugal, MycoKeys 60, pp. 31-44 : 31

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.60.37931

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/90966B60-2CC7-53F6-AA0B-D9C495E39648

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MycoKeys by Pensoft

scientific name

Neptunomyces M. Goncalves , T. Vicente & A. Alves. Portugal
status

gen. nov.

Neptunomyces M. Goncalves, T. Vicente & A. Alves. Portugal gen. nov.

Description.

Asexual morph: mycelium consisting of septate, smooth hyphae, thick-walled, hyaline and rarely with nucleus. Conidia aseptate, golden yellow, smooth, subcylindrical with rounded apices. Chlamydospores not observed. Sexual morph unknown.

Etymology.

Referring to Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus) the god of the seas in Roman mythology.

Type species.

Neptunomyces aureus M. Gonçalves, T. Vicente & A. Alves. Portugal