| Author | Wearn, J. |
| Year | 2009 |
| Title | Pithomyces chartarum - a fungus on the up? |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Field Mycology Vol 10 (1): 36-37. |
| Illustrations | Colour photomicrograph |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | This dematiaceous hyphomycete is becoming more common in Europe and the UK as the climate ameliorates. Pithomyces chartarum seems to thrive as a saprobe, an endophyte, and even on occasions as a mammalian pathogen. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | Pithomyces chartarum | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | Fungi: Pleosporales: Didymosphaeriaceae |
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