Hobsonia (fungus)
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| Hobsonia | |
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| Hobsonia mirabilis, drawing of conidiophore and coiled conidium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Atractiellomycetes |
| Order: | Atractiellales |
| Family: | Phleogenaceae |
| Genus: | Hobsonia Berk. ex Massee (1891) |
| Type species | |
| Hobsonia gigaspora Berk. ex Massee (1891) | |
Hobsonia is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae.[1] The genus is currently monotypic, with a single recognized species, Hobsonia mirabilis. The type species, H. gigaspora, and H. ackermannii are considered to be synonyms[2] and additional lichenicolous species have now been transferred to the ascomycete genera Hobsoniopsis and Illosporiopsis.[3] Hobsonia mirabilis is only known in its anamorph form, which is whitish, gelatinous, pustular, and occurs on dead woody plant remains. Microscopically, it produces coiled or spiralled conidia.[2] The species was formerly of uncertain disposition, but molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has shown that it belongs within the Atractiellales.[1][4] Though originally described from New York, the species is more commonly found in the tropics and subtropics.[2]