Creosphaeria sassafras
| Authors |
(Schwein.) Y.M. Ju, F. San Martín & J.D. Rogers 1993 |
| Strain |
14173 |
| Classification |
Xylariales, Lopadostomataceae, Creosphaeria |
| Culture collection |
BCRC FU31416 |
| Detection frequency |
Low |
| Figure |
 Fig. 1 5-day-old colony on PDA  Fig. 2 Creosphaeria sassafras. a–c, e. Conidiophores and conidia. d. Vegetative hyphae with brown exudates. f. Conidia (Bars= 5 μm, unless otherwise specified) |
| Colonies |
Colonies on PDA attaining 26-mm at 25 °C after 5 days, margins entire, cottony, white, reverse white, turning black with age. |
| Conidiophores |
Conidiophores macronematous, or micronematous, erect or prostrate, simple or with a few branches, with 1–3 terminal conidiogenous cells, hyaline, turning brown with age. |
| Conidiogenous cells |
Conidiogenous cells sympodial, polyblastic, hyaline or pale brown, cylindrical, tapering toward the apex, 15–22 × 2–3 μm, shorter when arising directly from hyphae (or reduced conidiophores). Reduced conidiogenous cells occasionally present, arising from intercalary cells without a basal septum. |
| Conidia |
Conidia wet, hyaline, falcate, curved near the apex, 15–22 × 1.5–2 μm. |
| Note |
This species is widespread, and is recognized in nature by its sexual morph, erumpent stromata, on wood. This is an interesting discovery for it being occurring on rice seeds. |
| Pathogenicity |
Unknown. Commonly found as endophyte or saprophyte. |
| Specimens examined |
Taiwan, Miaoli County, rice grains (cultivar Miaoli 2), Dec 2014, Jie-Hao Ou, 14173 |
| ITS |
CCAAACCCAATGTGAACCTACCTATGTTGCCTCGGCGGGAGAAGCCTACCCGGTACCTACCCTGTAGCTACCCGGGAACTACCCTGTAGTTGATGGCGGACCCGCCGGTGGACATTTTAAAAACTCTTGTTTTACTGTGACACTCTGAGTAACAAACTAAATAAGTTAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTGGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCATTAGTATTCTAGTGGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATTTCAACCCTTAAGCCTTAGTTGCTTAGCGTTGGGAGGTTGCCTCTCGCAACTCCCTAAAATCAGTGGCAAGGACCACGACACCTTGAAGTGTAGTAGTTTAATTCTCACTTTGGAGGACCGTAGCCCAGCCATAAACCAACTATTTTTAATTATTGGTTGACCTCGGATCAGGTAGGAATACCCGCTGAACTTAA |
| LSU |
AAAGAAACCAACAGGGATTGCCCTAGTAACGGCGAGTGAAGCGGCAACAGCTCAAATTTGAAATCTGGCCTTAGGGTCCGAGTTGTAATTTGTAGAGGATGCTTTTGGTGCGGTACCTTCCGAGTTCCCTGGAACGGGACGCCATAGAGGGTGAGAGCCCCGTACGGTTGGATACCTAGCCTCTGTAAAGCTCCTTCGACGAGTCGAGTAGTTTGGGAATGCTGCTCTAAATGGGAGGTAAATTTCTTCTAAAGCTAAATACCGGCCAGAGACCGATAGCGCACAAGTAGAGTGATCGAAAGATGAAAAGCACTTTGAAAAGAGGGTTAAATAGCACGTGAAATTGTTGAAAGGGAAGCGCTTATGACCAGACTTTTGTCCGGCGGATCATCCGGTGTTCTCACCGGTGCACTTCGCCGGGCTGAGGCCAGCATCGATTTCTGTAGGGGGATAAAGACTTCAGGAAAGTAGCTCCCTTCGGGGAGTGTTATAGCCCGTTGTGTAATACCCCTATAGG |