THE GENUS DALDINIA

• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Key to Daldinia taxa
• Reconsideration of Daldinia concentrica based upon a recently discovered specimen
• Taxonomy
• Biology
• Morphology

The pages on Daldinia are based on the following publication to which the user is also referred: Ju, Y.-M., J. D. Rogers, and F. San Martín. 1997. A revision of the genus Daldinia. Mycotaxon 61: 243-294. We are grateful to Mycotaxon, Ltd. for allowing us to reproduce parts of this article.

TAXONOMY

• Synonyms of Daldinia
• Generic description
• Accepted taxa

BIOLOGY

• Host and host-fungus relationships
• Ecology
• Developmental aspects of Daldinia
• Secondary metabolites and stromatal pigments
• Genetic affinities and evolution

MORPHOLOGY

• Stromata
• Perithecia
• Asci
• Ascospores
• Anamorphs