Genus Kainomyces Thaxt.

MB#2542

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 37: 44 (Thaxter 1901b). –

Type species: K. isomali Thaxt.

Brief description

Monoecious. Receptacle multiseriate, cells II and III broadening and ± divided. Perithecia borne on uniseriate multicellular stalks; with an apical rostrum (Fig. 6A–B, ro) and a subterminal outgrowth (Fig. 6C, arrow). Perithecial outer wall cells numerous (Fig. 6C), more than five in each vertical row.

Remarks

The genus consists of three species, of which two in Europe, one in Denmark. The most recently described species is K. rehmanii (Majewski 1990c) .