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A description is provided for Stachybotrys parvispora . Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Agave, Ananas, Cajanus, Coffea, Ficus, Hevea (roots), Scaphocalyx, Setaria . Also from soil. DISEASE: None as a primary pathogen of plants; frequently encountered as a secondary invader or as a saprobe. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone. Asia: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia). North America: USA. TRANSMISSION: Presumably via conidia dispersed by air or water, or movement of infected soil or plant debris.

Incubation of conessine with Stachybotrys parvispora Hughes yielded Δ4-conenin-3-one and 11α-hydroxy-Δ4-conenin-3-one. Fermentation with Gloeosporium fructigenum f. americana Kr u ger yielded a mixture of 7α-hydroxy-conessine, 7-β-hydroxyconessine and 11α-hydroxyconessine.