The Coniochaeta are a genus of pleomorphic yeasts of the order Coniochaetales and are pathogens of trees.[1] Some species have also been found to form endophytic associations within plants in which they live inside plant tissues but do not actually harm the organism.[2] They can take the form of pink to brown colonies, hyphae, conidiophores or sclerotia. In 2013, the Lecythophora were merged with the Coniochaeta, following suggestions by Ziauddin Khan et al.[3]
Ecology
The Coniochaeta have been described as typically associated with wood, water, and soil.[4][5] However, there is also growing evidence of specialised associations between each species and specific environments, and a suggestion that 4-spored and 8-spored species interact differently with their environments, some species surviving forest fires, which activate their sexual cycle.[6]
Medical Issues
Other members of the Coniochaeta, most commonly Coniochaeta polymorpha, can cause clinical infections in immunocompromised individuals,[3] which has increased recent interest in the genus.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[7]
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Coniochaeta acaciae Samarak., Gafforov & K.D. Hyde (2018)
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Coniochaeta africana Damm & Crous (2010)
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Coniochaeta albidomucosa Petr. (1952)
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Coniochaeta alkalivirens Checa & G. Moreno (1988)
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Coniochaeta angustispora D. Hawksw. & H.Y. Yip (1981)
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Coniochaeta arctispora (Cooke & Ellis) M.E. Barr (1993)
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Coniochaeta arenariae Dayar. & E.B.G. Jones (2020)
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Coniochaeta areolatirubra Checa, Barrasa & G. Moreno (1988)
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Coniochaeta arxii Udagawa & Takada (1989)
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Coniochaeta baysunika Wanas., Gafforov, E.B.G. Jones & K.D. Hyde (2018)
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Coniochaeta boothii (Manohar. & P.Rama Rao) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta burtii M.J. Richardson (2006)
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Coniochaeta caffra Matsush. (1996)
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Coniochaeta calligoni (Kravtzev) Vasyag. (1981)
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Coniochaeta caryotae R. Rao (1971)
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Coniochaeta cateniformis (Perdomo, Dania García, Gené, Cano & Guarro) Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta cephalothecoides Kamiya, Uchiy. & Udagawa (1995)
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Coniochaeta cipronana Coronado-Ruiz, Avendaño, Escudero-Leyva, Conejo-Barboza, P. Chaverri & Chavarría (2018)
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Coniochaeta coluteae Samarak., Gafforov & K.D. Hyde (2018)
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Coniochaeta cruciata Fort & Guarro (1988)
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Coniochaeta cymbiformispora T. Yokoy. & Tad. Ito (1989)
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Coniochaeta cypraeispora Van der Linde (1991)
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Coniochaeta dakotensis Forin, Fainelli & Vizzini (2021)
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Coniochaeta deborreae Hern.-Restr. (2021)
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Coniochaeta decumbens (J.F.H. Beyma) Z.U. Khan, Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta dendrobiicola Sujit Shah (2019)
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Coniochaeta detonsa Cooke (1887)
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Coniochaeta discoidea (Udagawa & Furuya) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta discospora (Auersw.) Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta dumosa Kamiya, Uchiy. & Udagawa (1995)
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Coniochaeta elegans A.E. Arnold, A.H. Harr., Y.K. Huang, J.M. U'Ren, Massimo, Knight-Connoni & Inderb. (2021)
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Coniochaeta ellipsoidea Udagawa (1967)
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Coniochaeta emodensis Udagawa & Y. Horie (1982)
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Coniochaeta endophytica A.H. Harrington & A.E. Arnold (2019)
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Coniochaeta euphorbiae S. Nasr, S. Bien & Damm (2018)
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Coniochaeta extramundana Mahoney & La Favre (1981)
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Coniochaeta fasciculata (J.F.H. Beyma) Z.U. Khan, Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta fibrosae H.L. Si & Y.M. Su (2021)
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Coniochaeta fodinicola Vázq.-Camp. (2014)
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Coniochaeta geophila (E. Bommer, M. Rousseau & Sacc.) Forin, Fainelli & Vizzini (2021)
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Coniochaeta gigantospora J. Fourn., Raja & A.N. Mill. (2012)
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Coniochaeta gymnosporiae S.B. Kale & S.V.S. Kale (1973)
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Coniochaeta haloxyli (Kravtzev) Z.Q. Yuan & Z.Y. Zhao (1993)
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Coniochaeta hansenii (Oudem.) Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta hericium Schwein. ex Cooke (1887)
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Coniochaeta hoffmannii (J.F.H. Beyma) Z.U. Khan, Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta iranica S. Nasr, S. Bien & Damm (2018)
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Coniochaeta krabiensis Dayar. & E.B.G. Jones (2020)
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Coniochaeta leucoplaca (Sacc.) Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta ligniaria (Grev.) Cooke (1887)
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Coniochaeta lignicola (Nannf.) Z.U. Khan, Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta lutea A.E. Arnold & A.H. Harr. (2021)
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Coniochaeta luteorubra (Perdomo, Dania García, Gené, Cano & Guarro) Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta luteoviridis (J.F.H. Beyma) Z.U. Khan, Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta magniquadrispora Matsush. (1996)
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Coniochaeta malacotricha (Auersw. ex Niessl) Traverso (1907)
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Coniochaeta marina Dayar., S. Tibell, Tibell & K.D. Hyde (2019)
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Coniochaeta microspora S.M. Reddy & Bilgrami (1969)
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Coniochaeta mirabilis (Udagawa & Tsub.) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta mongoliae H.L. Si & Y.M. Su (2021)
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Coniochaeta montana A.E. Arnold, A.H. Harr., Y.K. Huang, J.M. U'Ren, Massimo, Knight-Connoni & Inderb. (2021)
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Coniochaeta multispora Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta mutabilis (J.F.H. Beyma) Z.U. Khan, Gené & Guarro (2013)
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Coniochaeta myricariae (Fuckel) Arx & E. Müll. (1954)
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Coniochaeta navarrae Friebes, Jaklitsch, S. García & Voglmayr (2016)
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Coniochaeta nepalica Minoura, Morinaga & T. Muroi (1977)
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Coniochaeta niesslii (Auersw.) Cooke (1887)
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Coniochaeta nigerrima Peyronel (1918)
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Coniochaeta nivea A.E. Arnold, A.H. Harr., Y.K. Huang, J.M. U'Ren, Massimo, Knight-Connoni & Inderb. (2021)
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Coniochaeta nuciformis (Guarro, Gené, Al-Bader & Abdullah) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta ornata Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta ostrea (Malloch & Cain) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta ovata Matsush. (1971)
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Coniochaeta palaoa A.E. Arnold, A.H. Harr., Inderb. & Knight-Connoni (2021)
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Coniochaeta parasitica G.C. Zhao & R.L. Zhao (2012)
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Coniochaeta perangusta Udagawa & Y. Sugiy. (1982)
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Coniochaeta phalacrocarpa G.C. Carroll & Munk (1964)
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Coniochaeta philocoproides (Griffiths) Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta pilifera (A. Bayer) N. Lundq. (1992)
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Coniochaeta polymegasperma M.J. Richardson (1998)
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Coniochaeta polymorpha Z.U. Khan, Guarro & Suh. Ahmad (2013)
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Coniochaeta polysperma Furuya & Udagawa (1976)
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Coniochaeta proteae Marinc., M.J. Wingf. & Crous (2008)
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Coniochaeta prunicola Damm & Crous (2010)
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Coniochaeta pulveracea (Ehrh. ex Pers.) Munk (1948)
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Coniochaeta punctulata (Udagawa & Furuya) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta renispora J.L. Crane & Shearer (1995)
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Coniochaeta rhopalochaeta A.I. Romero & Carmarán (1999)
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Coniochaeta rosae Wanas., Gafforov, E.B.G. Jones & K.D. Hyde (2018)
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Coniochaeta saccardoi (Marchal) Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta salicifolia A.B. Sharma & Dearnaley (2021)
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Coniochaeta sarothamni (J. Schröt.) Arx & E. Müll. (1954)
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Coniochaeta savoryi (C. Booth) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta scatigena (Berk. & Broome) Cain (1934)
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Coniochaeta simbalensis S. Rana & S.K. Singh (2019)
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Coniochaeta sinensis H.L. Si & Y.M. Su (2021)
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Coniochaeta sordaria (Fr.) Petr. (1953)
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Coniochaeta sphaeroidea Lar.N. Vassiljeva (1998)
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Coniochaeta subcorticalis (Fuckel) Cooke (1887)
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Coniochaeta taeniospora (Sacc.) Friebes, Jaklitsch & Voglmayr (2016)
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Coniochaeta tetraspora Cain (1961)
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Coniochaeta tilakii S.B. Kale (1968)
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Coniochaeta trivialis N. Lundq. (1981)
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Coniochaeta vagans (De Not.) N. Lundq. (1981)
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Coniochaeta velutina (Fuckel) Cooke (1887)
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Coniochaeta velutinosa Asgari & Zare (2006)
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Coniochaeta verticillata (Emden) Dania García, Stchigel & Guarro (2006)
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Coniochaeta vineae S.K. Huang, T.C. Wen & K.D. Hyde (2020)
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Coniochaeta williamsii Hansf. (1954)
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Coniochaeta xinjiangensis J.H. Kong & T.Y. Zhang (2017)
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Coniochaeta xylariispora (Cooke & Ellis) Cooke (1887)
Former species;[7]
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C. brassicae (P. Crouan & H. Crouan) Cooke (1887) = Cladorrhinum olerum, Podosporaceae family
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C. calva (Tode) Popuschoj (1971) = Lasiosphaeria calva, Lasiosphaeriaceae
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C. canina (Deanna A. Sutton, Gené & Cano) Deanna A. Sutton, Gené & Cano (2013) = Lecythophora canina, Coniochaetaceae
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C. capillifera (Curr.) Cooke (1888) = Hypocopra capillifera, Xylariaceae
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C. elaeidicola (Henn.) C. Moreau & M. Moreau (1949) = Stilbohypoxylon elaeidicola, Xylariaceae
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C. ershadii Zare, Asgari & W. Gams (2007) = Coniolariella ershadii, Xylariaceae
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C. hypoxylina (Ces.) Lar.N. Vassiljeva (1998) = Stilbohypoxylon hypoxylinum, Xylariaceae
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C. gamsii Asgari & Zare (2006) = Coniolariella limonispora, Xylariaceae
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C. nodulisporioides D. Hawksw. (1978) = Coniocessia nodulisporioides, Coniocessiaceae
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C. obliquata (Sommerf.) Minter (2007) = Rosellinia obliquata, Xylariaceae
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C. pilosella (P. Karst.) Cooke (1887) = Capronia pilosella, Herpotrichiellaceae
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C. polyspora (W. Phillips & Plowr.) N. Lundq. (1992) = Sordaria polyspora, Sordariaceae
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C. queenslandiae Henn. (1903) = Rosellinia queenslandiae, Xylariaceae
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C. sanguinolenta (Wallr.) Checa, Barrasa & G. Moreno (1988) = Helminthosphaeria sanguinolenta, Helminthosphaeriaceae
References
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^ Damm, U; Fourie, PH; Crous, PW (June 2010). "Coniochaeta (Lecythophora), Collophora gen. nov. and Phaeomoniella species associated with wood necroses of Prunus trees". Persoonia. 24: 60–80. doi:10.3767/003158510x500705. PMC 2890157. PMID 20664761.
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^ Harrington, A; Olmo-Ruiz, M; U'Ren, J; Garcia, K; Pignatta, D; Wespe, N; Sandberg, D; Huang, Y; Hoffman, M; Arnold, A (July 2019). "Coniochaeta endophytica sp. nov., a foliar endophyte associated with healthy photosynthetic tissue of Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae)". Plant and Fungal Systematics. 64 (1): 65–79. doi:10.2478/pfs-2019-0008.
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^ a b Khan, Ziauddin; Gené, J; Ahmad, S; Cano, J; Al-Sweih, N; Joseph, L; Chandy, R; Guarro, J (Aug 2013). "Coniochaeta polymorpha, a new species from endotracheal aspirate of a preterm neonate, and transfer of Lecythophora species to Coniochaeta". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 104 (2): 243–52. doi:10.1007/s10482-013-9943-z. PMID 23748934.
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^ Weber, E (2002). "The Lecythophora-Coniochaeta complex I. Morphological studies on Lecythophora species isolated from Picea abies". Nova Hedwigia. 74: 159–185. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2002/0074-0159.
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^ Weber E, Go¨rke C, Begerow D (2002) The Lecythophora/Coniochaeta complex II. Molecular studies based on sequences of the large subunit of ribosomal DNA. Nova Hedwigia 74:187–200
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^ Coniochaeta extramundana, with a Synopsis of Other Coniochaeta Species. D. P. Mahoney and J. S. LaFavre Mycologia Vol. 73, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 1981), pp. 931-952
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^ a b "Coniochaeta - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 21 January 2023.