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. 2011;68:79–113. doi: 10.3114/sim.2011.68.04

Table 2.

Anamorphic genera reported as synonyms of Fusarium and interpretation of their type species according to present knowledge.

Generic name Type species Synonymy proposed by Identity of type species Present status
Fusisporium Link 1809 F. aurantiacum Link 1809 : Fr. Wollenweber (1916) F. graminum Corda or F. sporotrichioides Sherb. = Fusarium, Gams & Nirenberg 1989
Atractium Link 1809 A. stilbaster Link 1809 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) A. stilbaster Link Distinct genus in Nectriaceae, this paper
Selenosporium Corda 1837 S. tubercularioides Corda 1837 ≡ Fusarium tubercularioides (Corda) Sacc. 1886 Lindau (1910), Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) F. avenaceum (Corda) Sacc. or F. lateritium Nees = Fusarium, Holubová-Jechová et al. 1994
Microcera Desm. 1848 M. coccophila Desm. 1848 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) M. coccophila Desm. Distinct genus in Nectriaceae, this paper
Pionnotes Fr. 1849 P. capitata (Schw.) Fr. 1849 ≡ Fusarium capitatum Schw. 1832 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) Dacrymyces sp. (PH!) = Dacrymyces, Seifert et al. in prep.
Fusicolla Bonord. 1851 F. betae (Desm. : Fr.) Bonord. 1851 ≡ Fusisporium betae Desm. 1830 : Fr. Wollenweber (1916), Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) Fusicolla betae (Desm.) Bonord. Distinct genus in Nectriaceae, this paper
Sporotrichella P. Karst. 1887 S. rosea P. Karst. 1887 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) F. sporotrichioides Sherb. = Fusarium
Lachnidium Giard 1891 L. acridiorum Giard 1891 Saccardo (1901), Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) F. solani complex = Fusarium
Discocolla Prill. & Delacr. 1894 D. pirina Prill. & Delacr. 1894 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) F. lactis Pirotta & Riboni = Fusarium
Septorella Allesch. 1897 S. salaciae Allesch. 1897 Höhnel (1912) Unknown Status uncertain
Trichofusarium Bubák 1906 T. rusci Bubák 1906 ≡ Fusarium roseum var. rusci Sacc. 1886 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935), Sutton (1986) Pycnofusarium rusci D. Hawksw. & Punith. Considered distinct by Schroers (pers. comm.)
Ustilaginoidella Essed 1911 U. musaeperda Essed 1911 Brandes (1919) F. oxysporum complex = Fusarium
Stagonostroma Died. 1914 S. dulcamarae (Pass.) Died. 1914 ≡ Stagonospora dulcamarae Pass. 1890 Sutton (1977) Unknown Status uncertain
Fusariopsis Horta 1919 F. derrienii Horta 1919 Dodge (1935) Unknown Unknown
DiscofusariumPetch 1921 D. tasmaniense (McAlpine) Petch 1921Microcera tasmanica McAlpine 1904 ≡ Fusarium tasmanicum (McAlpine) Rossman 1983 Rossman (1983) “Fusarium” anamorph of “Nectriacoccidophaga (Petch) Rossman 1983 Unknown
PseudomicroceraPetch 1921 P. henningsii (Koord.) Petch 1921Aschersonia henningsii Koord. 1907 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) Microcera diploa = Microcera, this paper
Fusidomus Grove 1929 Not designated Sutton (1977) Unknown Status uncertain
Infrafungus Cif. 1951 I. micropus (Sacc.) Cif. 1951 ≡ Fusarium micropus Sacc. 1921 Wollenweber & Reinking (1935) Fusarium lateritium complex = Fusarium
Euricoa Bat. & H. Maia 1955 E. dominguesii Bat. & H. Maia 1955 Summerbell & Schroers (2002) F. solani complex
Hyaloflorea Bat. & H. Maia 1955 H. ramosa Bat. & H. Maia 1955 W. Gams (pers. comm.) F. solani complex = Fusarium
Pseudofusarium Matsush. 1971 P. fusarioideum Matsush. 1971 = Pseudofusarium semitectum (Berk. & Rav.) Matsush. 1975 Pascoe (1990) F. semitectum auct. Fusarium, Matsushima 1980
Pycnofusarium Punith. 1973 P. rusci D. Hawksw. & Punith. 1973 Sutton (1986) Pycnofusarium rusci D. Hawksw. & Punith. = Trichofusarium, Schroers (pers. comm.)