Nova Hedwigia 19:779-788. 1970.
Typus: P. lignicola Eaton & E.B.G. Jones
Location of type: IMI
Type studies:
Anamorph:
Status:
Number of epithets: 1+
Monograph:
Additional literature: Shearer (Web site: Freshwater Ascomycete Database www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/fungi/)
ascomata solitary, immersed, globose with long beaks erumpent
paraphyses lacking
ascospores ellipsoid, hyaline becoming grey to brown, 1-septate,
26-30 x 9-11 µm
Freshwater habitat, found on wood in temperate and tropical locations.
Distribution to date: England, [Venezuela (Shearer & Crane unpubl.)]