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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyHosagoudar & RijuaFigure 58. Meliola palakkadensisa - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporesabcb8µm8µmFigure 59. Meliola paramignyaea - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - AscosporescddSeminar on Rec. Adv. Bot. Satara, P.15, 1996 (Fig. 60).Colonies epiphyllous, rarely amphigenous, dense,up to 2mm in diameter, confluent. Hyphae substraightto slightly crooked, branching alternate, opposite toirregular at acute angles, loosely to closely reticulate,cells 28–32x4–6 μm. Appressoria alternate, antrorseto retrorse, spreading, straight to curved, 21–32 μmlong; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate, 5–12 μm long;head cells ovate to cylindrical, entire, 14-20 x 9-12μm. Phialides borne on a separate mycelial branch,alternate to opposite, ampulliform, 16–27x9–12 μm.Mycelial setae mostly in the centre of the colony, simple,straight, obtuse, mostly bifid or 2–4-fid at the tip, up to300μm long. Perithecia loosely grouped, up to 120μmin diameter; ascospores cylindrical, 4-septate, slightlyconstricted at the septa, 50–53x14–20 μm.Materials examined: 2.vii.2008 on leaves of Loranthussp. (Loranthaceae), Onnampuzha, Walakkad, JacobThomas et al. HCIO 49041, TBGT 3296.Meliola pycnosporae Hosagoudar & Archana, J.Threatened Taxa 1: 348, 2009 (Fig. 61).Colonies amphigenous, caulicolous, dense, up to2mm in diam. Hyphae substraight, flexuous to crooked,branching alternate, opposite to irregular at acute towide angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 19–28x6–8µm. Appressoria alternate, about 2% opposite, antrorseto subantrorse, 11–16µm long; stalk cells cylindrical tocuneate, 3–5µm long; head cells ovate, globose, straightto curved, entire, 8–11x7–10µm. Phialides mixed withappressoria, alternate to opposite, ampulliform, 19–24x8–10 µm. Mycelial setae few, scattered, simple,cells 18.5–23x6–8 µm. Appressoria alternate and about10% opposite, antrorse to spreading, straight to curved,18.5–22 µm long; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate, 4–6µm long; head cells ovate, clavate, cylindrical, entireto angulose, 12–15.5x9–12.5 µm. Phialides mixedwith appressoria, alternate to opposite, ampulliform,18.5–22x9–12.5 µm. Mycelial setae scattered, straight,simple, acute, obtuse, cristate to dentate, up to 575µmlong. Perithecia scattered, verrucose, up to 171µmdiam.; ascospores obovoidal to cylindrical, 4-septate,constricted, 31–45x12–15.5 µm.Material examined: 14.xii.2003 on leaves ofParamignya sp. (Rutaceae), Champatty, V.B. Hosagoudaret al. HCIO 45777, TBGT 1526.Meliola prataprajii Hosagoudar & T.K. Abraham,c6µmbFigure 60. Meliola prataprajiia - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporesad3738Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–3788