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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyTelia hypophyllous, deep yellow to brownish black,teliospores golden brown, oblong, uniseptate, 34–55x14–22 µm, rounded at the apex, uniformly thick, 2–3µm thick, pedicels hyaline, up to 144µm long.Materials examined: 12.xii.2003 on leaves ofPolygonum chinense (Polygonaceae), Sairandhri, V.B.Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 47352 TBGT 2390; Silent valley,12.xii.2003, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 47485 TBGT2523.The genus DidymopsorellaDidymopsorella toddaliae (Petch.) Thirum., Sci. &Cult. 16: 210, 1950; Hosagoudar, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.12: 266, 1988. Gymnopuccinia pulneyensis Ramkr. T.S.,Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 34:141, 1951; Hosagoudar, IndianPhytopath. 38: 278, 1985.Spermogonia amphigenous, yellow, lenticular,intraepidermal. Aecia uredinoid, aceiospores likeurediniospores. Uredinia hypophyllous, urediniosporesobovoid, 29–64x29–35 µm, wall yellow, echinulate,pores 4–5, scattered. Telia hypophyllous, caulicolous,teliospores extruded in short columns, brown, two celled,48–74x22–35 µm, apex rounded to conical, wall yellow,1–2 µm thick, pedicels short, gelatinising; paraphyses orsterile cells prosent.Materials examined: 12.xii.2003 on leaves of Toddaliasp.(Rutaceae), Sairandhri, Silent Valley, V.B. Hosagoudaret al. HCIO 47353, TBGT 2391Fungi ImperfectiHyphomycetesThe Genus SpiropesThe Genus Acremoniula8µmHosagoudar & RijuAcremoniula sarcinellae (Pat. & Har.) Arn. ex Deight.,Mycol. Pap. 118: 3, 1969; Hosagoudar, Biju, C.K. andAbraham, J. Econ.Taxon. Bot. 25: 283, 2001; Hosagoudar,Zoos´ Print J. 21: 2322, 2006.Acremoniela sarcinellae Pat. & Har., J. Bot. Paris 14:245. 1900.Acremoniula sarcinellae (Pat. & Har.). Arnaud, Bull.Trimest. Soc. Mycol. France 69: 268. 1954.Dicoccum pulchrum Thumen, Revu Mycol. 1: 11.1879.Domingoella pycnopeltarum Batista, Anais IV congr.Bot. Brasil: 77. 1953 (Fig. 116).Hyphae hyaline, branched, septate, up to 3μmwide. Conidiophores arise one to many from the singlehyphal cells, micronematous, mononematous, mostlystraight, hyaline, aseptate, 3–9x3v5 μm; Conidiogenouscells monoblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate,cylindrical; conidia solitary, dry, unicellular, brown todeep black, globose, oval to pyriform, 10–14 μm indiameter, wall smooth, a portion of hyaline conidiophoreoften attached with the base.Materials examined: 13.xii.2003, on colonies ofSarcinella vernoniae (Dearn. & Barth.) Hughes, Vernoniasp. (Asteraceae), Sairandhri, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO45766, TBGT 1515.The genus AcrodictysAcrodictys balladynae (Hansf.) M.B. Ellis,Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes, p. 129, 1971; Hosagoudar,Zoos´ Print J. 18: 1039, 2003.Acrospeira balladynae Hansf., Proc. Linn. Soc. London157: 40, 1945 (Fig. 117).Colonies amphigenous, mostly hypophyllous, dense,crustose to velvety, up to 5mm in diameter. Hyphaesuperficial, pale, branched, septate, 1–3μm broad.Conidiophores macronematous, mononematous,simple, cinnamon brown, erect, straight, smooth, rarelyseptate, slightly tapering towards apex, 28–38μm long;3–5μm broad at the base; 1–3 μm broad at the tip.Conidia solitary, dry, terminal, obpyriform, clavate,broadly triangular, brown to black, upper stratum with2–3 cells, second stratum with two cells and the lowestbasal cell pale, 16–20μm long; 13–16μm broad at theupper portion, 8–12μm broad at the second cell layerand up to 3μm broad at the basal cell.aFigure 116. Acremoniula sarcinellaea - Conidia on conidiophores and apiculate conidia3772Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–3788