Caretta, Giuseppe , Solveig Tosi, Eduardo Piontelli & G.S. de Hoog. Phialophora sessilis, a lithobiont fungus. Mycotaxon 95: 281 - 284. 2006.

ABSTRACT: Phialophora sessilis was repeatedly isolated from marble powder in a cemetery site in Pavia (Italy). Morphological characteristics of this strain are reported. Its probable role as a lithobiont with a high adaptability to different organic sources is discussed.

KEYWORDS: rock-inhabiting fungi, adelophialide