Lectera P.F. Cannon

Cannon, Paul F., Buddie, Alan G., Bridge, Paul D., Neergaard, Eigil de, Luebeck, Mette & Askar, Mohamed M., 2012, Lectera, a new genus of the Plectosphaerellaceae for the legume pathogen Volutella colletotrichoides, MycoKeys 3, pp. 23-36 : 26

Lectera P.F. Cannon gen. nov.

Etymology.

Named after Dr Hannibal Lecter ( Harris 1988), another aggressive organism with a liking for fava beans ( Vicia faba ).

Conidiomata intermediate between sporodochia and acervuli, erumpent through host tissuesand without a clear upper wall, hemispherical to ± globose, pink or flesh-coloured, accompanied by dark brown septate tapering, primarily marginal, setae. Conidia formed from hardly modified conidiogenous cells, hyaline, aseptate, slightly curved, smooth, fusiform with pointed ends. Appressoria formed after conidial germination, dark brown, round to ovate with smooth margins.

Type species.

Lectera colletotrichoides (Chilton) P.F. Cannon