Ascotaiwania

Ascotaiwania is a genus of fungi in the Sordariomycetes class (subclass Sordariomycetidae) of the Ascomycota.^[1] In 2020, it was placed in the order Savoryellales and family of Savoryellaceae.^[2]

Ascotaiwania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Savoryellales
Family:	Savoryellaceae
Genus:	Ascotaiwania Sivan. & H.S.Chang (1992)
Type species
Ascotaiwania lignicola Sivan. & H.S.Chang (1992)

A. persoonii and A. hughesii have been found in North America found on decorticated wood in lotic and lentic habitats.^[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[4]

• Ascotaiwania hsilio H.S. Chang & S.Y. Hsieh (1998)
• Ascotaiwania latericolla Réblová, Hern.-Restr. & J. Fourn. (2020)
• Ascotaiwania licualae J. Fröhl. & K.D. Hyde (2000)
• Ascotaiwania lignicola Sivan. & H.S. Chang (1992)
• Ascotaiwania mauritiana Dulym., P.F. Cannon, K.D. Hyde & Peerally (2001)
• Ascotaiwania mitriformis Ranghoo & K.D. Hyde (1998)
• Ascotaiwania pallida K.D. Hyde & Goh (1999)
• Ascotaiwania palmicola K.D. Hyde (1995)
• Ascotaiwania pennisetorum M.K.M. Wong & K.D. Hyde (2001)
• Ascotaiwania sawadae H.S. Chang & S.Y. Hsieh (1998)
• Ascotaiwania wulai H.S. Chang & S.Y. Hsieh (1998)

Former species;^[4]

• A. fusiformis Jing Yang, Bhat & K.D. Hyde (2016) = Neoascotaiwania fusiformis, Sordariomycetidae
• A. hughesii Fallah, J.L. Crane & Shearer (1999) = Helicoascotaiwania hughesii, Pleurotheciaceae
• A. limnetica (H.S. Chang & S.Y. Hsieh) Réblová & J. Fourn. (2015) = Neoascotaiwania limnetica, Sordariomycetidae
• A. persoonii Fallah, J.L. Crane & Shearer (1999) = Pseudoascotaiwania persoonii, Fuscosporellales
• A. terrestris (Hern.-Restr., R.F. Castañeda & Guarro) Dayar. & K.D. Hyde (2019) = Neoascotaiwania terrestris, Sordariomycetidae

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. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
3. Fallah, P.M.; Crane, J.L.; Shearer, C.A (1999). "Freshwater ascomycetes: Two new species of Ascotaiwania from North America". Can. J. Bot. 77: 87–92.
4. "Ascotaiwania - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 9 February 2023.