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Astrocystis

Notes

Solitary globose perithecia, erumpent from host tissue and remaining immersed at the base, dark wall covered with outer layer of white, soft tissue which is lost as the fruting body ages.
Two species have been reported from New Zealand, A. cyatheae is common on tree fern fronds, and there may be a palm-inhabiting species on nikau.

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 Astrocystis cyatheae