Revue de Mycologie 33:369-378. 1968.
Typus: M. hemipsila (Berk. & Br.) E. Müll., Harr & Sulm.
Location of type: IMI (?)
Type studies: Müller, Harr and Sulmont (1968)
Anamorph: Sporoschisma, Chalara
Status: included in revision of Chaetosphaeria (Fernandez & Huhndorf, in prep)
Number of epithets: 2+
Monograph:
Additional literature: Müller & Samuels (Sydowia 35:155-161. 1982, culture studies)
ascomata solitary, scattered, superficial, obpyriform, papillate,
sparsely setose, setae with bulbous, swollen apex
ascospores fusiform, central cells brown, end cells paler, 3 or more
septate, 20-30+ x 7-10 µm
Terrestrial habitat, found on wood in tropical and some temperate locations.
Distribution to date: Ceylon, New Zealand [Venezuela, French Guiana, Puerto
Rico, Costa Rica, United States (Fernandez & Huhndorf, unpubl.)]
Illustrated species is a Puerto Rican collection of M. hemipsila.