Coniella Höhn., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges.

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Coniella Höhn., Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 36: 316 (1918)

Index Fungorum number: IF7753

Type species: Coniella pulchella Höhn., Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 36: 316 (1918).

Notes: Monotypic genus Coniella was originally established and typified by Co. pulchella , and later it was accommodated in Schizoparmaceae (Diaporthales) based on multi-gene phylogenetic analyses and morphology ( Von Höhnel 1918, Rossman et al. 2007). Currently, 58 accepted species are listed in Species Fungorum (2023). The sexual morph of Coniella was described by having solitary, globose ascomata, coriaceous, papillate with periphysate ostiole in the middle, unitunicate, clavate to subcylindrical asci, with “J-” apical ring, hyaline to pale brown and ellipsoidal ascospores ( Hyde et al. 2020, Tennakoon et al. 2021). The asexual morph of Coniella is described as producing hyaline, olivaceous brown to brown, unicellular, thin- to thick-walled, ellipsoid, globose, smooth, napiform, fusiform or naviculate conidia ( Tennakoon et al. 2021). Species of Coniella are often reported as pathogens, endophytes, and saprobes on fruits, leaves, roots, and stems of a wide variety of woody and herbaceous plants, or in soil ( Tennakoon et al. 2021).