''Hypomyces papulasporae'' is a parasitic

ascomycete Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

in the order

Hypocreales The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, in ...

. It was described as new to science in 1985. The

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collection, made in New Zealand, was found growing on the ascomata of '' Trichoglossum hirsutum'' (black earth tongues). ''H. papulasporae'' has '' Sibirina''- and '' Papulaspora''-like

synanamorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an asex ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q10530389 Fungi described in 1985 Fungi of New Zealand Hypocreaceae Inedible fungi Parasitic fungi Fungus species