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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyHosagoudar & Rijua8µm7µmdbbacdcFigure 38. Meliola daviesii var. longisetaa - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporesopposite to alternate, 16–20x8–10 µm. Mycelial setaenumerous, mostly grouped around perithecia, simple,straight, acute, up to 315µm long. Perithecia scattered,verrucose, up to 150µm in diam.; ascospores obovoidal,4-septate, constricted, 34–40x14–16 µm.Material examined: 12.xii.2003 on leaves ofNephelium sp. (Sapindaceae), Sairandhri, V.B.Hosagoudar et al. 47717, TBGT2739; Sairandhri,13.xii.2003, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 46276, 46341,TBGT 1922, 1987.Meliola daviesii Hansf. var. longiseta Hosagoudar, J.Mycopathol. Res. 44: 44, 2006 (Fig. 38).Colonies hypophyllous, dense, velvety, up to 5mmin diameter. Hyphae substraight to flexuous, branchingirregular at acute to wide angles, loosely to closelyreticulate, cells 24–28x6–8 µm. Appressoria alternate,antrorse to retrorse, often spreading, straight to variouslycurved, 24–36 µm long; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate,9–16 µm long; head cells ovate, oblong, entire, angular,rarely sublobate to lobate, 14–20x9–13 µm. Phialidesborne on a separate mycelial branch, alternate toopposite, ampulliform, 12–16x6–8 µm. Mycelial setaescattered, simple, straight to curved, acute to obtuse atthe tip, up to 850µm long. Perithecia globose, scattered,up to 130µm in diam.; ascospores oblong, 4-septate,constricted, 38–42x11–16 µm.Material examined: 13.xii.2003 on leaves of Jasminumrottlerianum Wall. ex A. DC. (Oleaceae), Sairandhri, V.B.Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 45775 (holotype), TBGT 1524(isotype).Meliola diospyricola Hansf., Proc. Linn. Soc. NewFigure 39. Meliola diospyricolaa - Appressoriate; b. Phialide; c - Apical portion of the mycelial setae,d - AscosporesSouth Wales 78: 55, 1953; Sydowia Beih. 2: 498, 1961;Hosagoudar, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 29: 442, 2005 (Fig. 39).Colonies hypophyllous, dense, up to 3mm indiameter, confluent. Hyphae straight, substraight tocrooked, branching opposite to irregular at acute to wideangles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 22–35x5–7 μm.Appressoria alternate, about 2–3% opposite, antrorse,subantrorse, closely antrorse to retrorse, straight tocurved, 22–26 μm long; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate,6–8 μm long; head cells ovate, oblong to cylindrical,entire to rarely angular, 16–18x9–11 μm. Phialides mixedwith appressoria, alternate to opposite, ampulliform,24–28x4–7 μm. Mycelial setae closely scattered, simple,straight, acute at the tip, up to 882μm long. Peritheciascattered to loosely grouped, verrucose, up to 250μm indiameter; ascospores oblong to cylindrical, 4-septate,middle cell slightly larger, constricted at the septa, 42–45x15–17 μm.Material examined: 1.vii.2008 on leaves of Diospyrossp. (Ebenaceae), Silent Valley, M.C. Riju et al. HCIO50371, TBGT 4288Meliola dolichi Hosagoudar, J. Mycopathol. Res. 44:44, 2006 (Image 7).Colonies epiphyllous, dense, up to 2mm in diameter,often confluent. Hyphae straight, substraight, flexuousto crooked, branching opposite to irregular at acuteto wide angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 16–24x5–7 µm. Appressoria alternate, unilateral, about3% opposite, straight to curved, antrorse, subantrorseto retrorse, 14–21 µm long; stalk cells cylindrical tocuneate, 4–8 µm long; head cells ovate, globose, straightto curved, often attenuated at the apex, entire, 9–15x11–13 µm. Phialides mixed with appressoria, alternate toopposite, ampulliform, 14–16x8–12 µm. Mycelial setae3728Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–3788