Hobsonia

Hobsonia
	Hobsonia mirabilis, drawing of conidiophore and coiled conidium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Atractiellomycetes
Order:	Atractiellales
Family:	Phleogenaceae
Genus:	Hobsonia; Berk. ex Massee (1891)
Type species
	Hobsonia gigaspora; Berk. ex Massee (1891)

Hobsonia is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae.[1] The genus is currently monotypic, with a single recognized species, Hobsonia mirabilis. The type species, H. gigaspora, and H. ackermannii are considered to be synonyms[2] and additional lichenicolous species have now been transferred to the ascomycete genera Hobsoniopsis and Illosporiopsis.[3] Hobsonia mirabilis is only known in its anamorph form, which is whitish, gelatinous, pustular, and occurs on dead woody plant remains. Microscopically, it produces coiled or spiralled conidia.[2] The species was formerly of uncertain disposition, but molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has shown that it belongs within the Atractiellales.[1][4] Though originally described from New York, the species is more commonly found in the tropics and subtropics.[2]

References

Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
Martin GW (1959). "On the genus Hobsonia". Brittonia. 11: 98–101.
Sikaroodi M, Lawrey JD, Hawksworth DL, DePriest PT (2001). "The phylogenetic position of selected lichenicolous fungi: Hobsonia, Illosporium and Marchandiomyces". Mycological Research. 105: 453–460.
Aime MC, Urbina H, Liber JA (2018). "Two new endophytic Atractiellomycetes, Atractidochium hillariae and Proceropycnis hameedii". Mycologia. 110: 136–146.

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[Wijayawardene_et_al._2020-1] Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.

[Martin1959-2] Martin GW (1959). "On the genus Hobsonia". Brittonia. 11: 98–101.

[Sikaroodi2001-3] Sikaroodi M, Lawrey JD, Hawksworth DL, DePriest PT (2001). "The phylogenetic position of selected lichenicolous fungi: Hobsonia, Illosporium and Marchandiomyces". Mycological Research. 105: 453–460.

[Aime2018-4] Aime MC, Urbina H, Liber JA (2018). "Two new endophytic Atractiellomycetes, Atractidochium hillariae and Proceropycnis hameedii". Mycologia. 110: 136–146.