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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyHosagoudar & Rijustraight, obtuse at the tip, up to 300µm long. Peritheciascattered, up to 120µm in diam.; ascospores oblong,cylindrical, 4-septate, very slightly constricted at thesepta, 30–32x9–11 µm.Material examined: 14.xii.2003 on leaves ofPycnospora lutescens (Poir.) Schindl. (Fabaceae), on theway to Champatty, 14.xii.2003, V.B. Hosagoudar et al.HCIO 46244 (holotype), TBGT 1656 (isotype).a6µmMeliola rachammae Hosagoudar, Riju & D.K. Agarwal,Indian Phytopath. 63: 77, 2010 (Fig. 62).Colonies epiphyllous, dense, crustose, upto 5mmin diameter, confluent. Hyphae straight, branchingopposite at wide angles, loosely to closely reticulate,cells 8–15x6–8 µm. Appressoria opposite, antrorse,16–21 µm long; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate, 3–7 µmlong; head cells globose, ovate, entire, 11–15x8–11 µm.Phialides mixed with appressoria, opposite to unilateral,ampulliform, 16–27x7–10 µm. Mycelial setae simple,straight to slightly curved, acute to obtuse at the tip,up to 690µm long. Perithecia scattered, globose, up to185µm in diameter; ascospores cylindrical, 4-septate,constricted at the septa, 50–53x20–23 µm.Material examined: 30.vii.2008 on leaves ofSymplocos macrocarpa s.sp. kanarana (Talbot) Nooteb.(Symplocaceae), Cheriya Walakkad, M.C. Riju et al. HCIO49199 (holotype), TBGT 3438 (isotype); HCIO 50573,TBGT 4490; HCIO 50575, TBGT 4492; HCIO 50577, TBGT4494.Meliola sairandhriana Hosag. & Archana, J.Threatened Taxa 1: 348, 2009 (Fig. 63).Colonies amphigenous, mostly hypophyllous,dense, velvety, up to 5mm in diam. Hyphae straight tocd7.5µmbFigure 61. Meliola pycnosporaea - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporesacbd8µmFigure 62. Meliola rachammaea - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporessubstraight, branching alternate to unilateral at acute towide angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 19–32x6–8µm. Appressoria opposite, rarely solitary, straight tocurved, antrorse, subantrorse to retrorse, 14–18 µmlong; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate, 3–5µm long; headcells ovate, oblong, cylindrical, entire, angular, sublobateto often bilobed, 11–13x8–12 µm. Phialides mixedwith appressoria, alternate to opposite, ampulliform,19–23x8–10 µm. Mycelial setae many, grouped aroundperithecia, simple, sigmoid, curved to uncinate at theapical portion, acute, obtuse to bifid at the tip, up to345µm long. Perithecia loosely grouped, up to 196µmin diam.; ascospores oval, 4-septate, constricted at thesepta, 36–40x20–23 µm.Material examined: 13.xii.2003 on leaves ofAglaia minutiflora Bedd. (Meliaceae), Sairandhri, V.B.Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 46139 (holotype), TBGT 1902(isotype).Meliola salaciicola Hosag., D.K. Agarwal, H. Biju &Archana, Indian Phytopath. 60: 85, 2007 (Fig. 64).Colonies amphigenous, subdense, up to 2mm indiameter. Hyphae straight to sub straight, branchingmostly opposite to irregular at acute to wide angles,loosely to closely reticulate, cells 14–29x6–8 µm.Appressoria mostly alternate, up to 1% opposite,unilateral, antrorse to sub-antrorse, straight to slightlycurved, 12–19 µm long; stalk cells cylindrical to cuneate,3–6 µm long; head cells globose, ovate, oblong, entire toslightly angular, straight, 8–16x6–10 µm. Phialides mixedwith appressoria, ampulliform, opposite, alternate tounilateral, 12–24x6–11 µm. Mycelial setae numerous,simple, straight, curved to arcuate, acute to obtuse at thetip, up to 510µm long. Perithecia globose, grouped, upto 245µm in diameter; ascospores obovoidal, 4-septate,slightly constricted at the septa, 40–48x16–18 µm.Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–37883739