Cladosporiaceae Chalm. & R.G.Archibald
Cladosporium aciculare Bensch, Crous & U.Braun , legitimate, scientific
Bensch, K., Groenewald, J.Z., Braun, U. et al. (18 November 2015), Common but different: The expanding realm of Cladosporium. Studies in Mycology 82: 37, fig. 3 AFL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Australia, New South Wales, North Washpool State Forest, isol. from Syzygium corynanthum (Myrtaceae), 1 Mar. 2009, P.W. Crous (CBS H-22359, holotype; ex-type culture CBS 140488 = CPC 16547)."
  • Text: identifier: MB 814621
  • Text: DNA sequences: from culture ex-holotype: GenBank KT600411 (ITS), KT600509 (tef1), KT600607 (act).
  • Etymology: "Named after the typical form of the conidiophores being acicular, needle-shaped, with a broader base and pointed towards the apex."