Comm. Soc. Critt. Ital. 1:229. 1863.
Typus: L. ovina (Pers.:Fr.) Ces. & de Not.
Location of type: L, lectotype (see Lundquist 1972, p. 74)
Type studies:
Anamorph: Phialophora
Status: widely circumscribed, currently under revision (Huhndorf & Fernandez, in prep)
Number of epithets: 175 (fewer presently accepted, 40 according to Dictionary of the Fungi, 1995)
Monograph:
Additional literature: Hilber & Hilber (Sydowia 36:105-117. 1983.)
ascomata scattered or clustered, superficial or erumpent, obpyriform,
with vestiture, roughened or glabrous
ascospores cylindrical, basal end geniculate, pointed or not, hyaline or pale colored, septate, various sizes, with or without appendages
Terrestrial habitat, occasionally from freshwater, found on decaying herbaceous and woody debris.
Distribution to date: worldwide, temperate and tropical
Illustrated species is a Wisconsin collection of L. ovina.
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