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Curvatispora

Curvatispora is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Curvatispora singaporensis, which was discovered growing on a fallen decaying frond of Livistona spinosa in Singapore.

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Curvatispora
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: incertae sedis
Genus: Curvatispora
V.V.Sarma & K.D.Hyde (2001)
Type species
Curvatispora singaporensis
V.V.Sarma & K.D.Hyde (2001)

Curvatispora is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis).1 The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Curvatispora singaporensis, which was discovered growing on a fallen decaying frond of Livistona spinosa in Singapore.2

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References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Sarma VV, Hyde KD. (2001). "Fungi from palms. XLVIII. Curvatispora singaporensis gen. et sp. nov. on Livistona spinosa from Singapore". Nova Hedwigia. 72 (3–4): 479–485. doi:10.1127/nova.hedwigia/72/2001/479.