''Stenella africana'' is a
species
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of
anamorphic
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fungi
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.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a
Cercospora
''Cercospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Most species have no known sexual stage, and when the sexual stage is identified, it is in the genus ''Mycosphaerella''. Most species of this genus cause plant diseases, and form leaf spots. It is a ...
-like fungus with a superficial secondary
mycelium
Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrate (biology), substrates. A typical single ...
, solitary
conidiophores
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an Asexual reproduction, asexual, non-motility, motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are al ...
, conidiogenous cells with thickened and darkened conidiogenous loci and catenate or single
conidia
A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to the ...
with dark, slightly thickened
hila.
See also
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Stenella iteae
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Stenella constricta
''Stenella constricta'', formerly ''Cercospora capparidicola'' is a species of anamorphic fungi.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a Cercospora-like fungus with a superficial secondary mycelium, solitary conidiophores, ...
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Stenella uniformis
''Stenella uniformis'', formerly ''Cercospora capparidicola'' is a species of anamorphic fungi.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a Cercospora-like fungus with a superficial secondary mycelium, solitary conidiophores, ...
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Stenella vermiculata
''Stenella vermiculata'', formerly ''Cercospora capparidicola'' is a species of anamorphic fungi.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a Cercospora-like fungus with a superficial secondary mycelium, solitary conidiophores ...
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Stenella capparidicola
''Stenella capparidicola'' (also ''Stenella capparicola''), formerly ''Cercospora capparidicola'' is a species of anamorphic fungi.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a Cercospora-like fungus with a superficial secondar ...
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Stenella gynoxidicola
''Stenella gynoxidicola'', formerly ''Cladosporium gynoxidicola'' is a species of anamorphic fungi.
Description
Belonging to the Stenella genus, this species is a Cercospora-like fungus with a superficial secondary mycelium, solitary conidiophor ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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africana
Fungi described in 1982
Fungus species
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