Periconia sp. |
Mitosporic fungus. Hyphomycetes. | |
| Distribution | Where Found | Mode of Dissemination |
| Ubiquitous; cosmopolitan. Approx. 20 species. |
Soil, blackened and dead herbaceous stems and leaf spots, grasses, rushes and sedges. Almost always associated with other fungi./span> | Dry spore. Wind. |
| Allergen | Potential Opportunist or Pathogen | Potential Toxin Production |
| Not studied. | Rare case of mycotic keratitis reported. | Not known. |
| Growth Indoors | Industrial Uses | Other Comments |
| Rarely found growing indoors. | Not known. | None. |
| Characteristics: Growth/Culture | Notes on Spore Trap Recognition | Notes on Tape Lift Recognition |
| Colonial morphology is similar to Cladosporium. Periconia is infrequently isolated in culture. | Some species have distinguishing spore characteristics and are recognizable. Generally it is difficult to distinguish Periconia spores from the smuts, myxomycetes and other round, brown spore types. | Spores with underlying sporulating structures are distinctive, although we very rarely see them on tape lifts. |
