Asterina species

Sabeena, Aliyarukunju, Biju, Haridas & Dhanusha, Sudhakaran Sujatha, 2021, A new species of asterinaceous fungi, Asterina imbertiae sp. nov. from Kerala, India, Phytotaxa 505 (1), pp. 114-119 : 118

Key to Asterina species on Cluciaceae

1. Appressoria unicellular.......................................................................................................................................................................2

1. Appressoria 2-celled...........................................................................................................................................................................3

2. Appressoria oblong, alternate and opposite.................................................................................................................. A. garciniicola

2. Appressoria not so ............................................................................................................................................................. A. morellae

3. Appressoria entire............................................................................................................................................................. A. garciniae

3. Appressoria not so ..............................................................................................................................................................................4

4. Appressoria 20% opposite, ascospores smooth-walled............................................................................................. A. cluciacearum

4. Appressoria alternate, to unilateral, ascospores echinulate.............................................................................................. A. imbertiae