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Preliminary Classification of Leotiomycetes
Mycosphere 10(1): 310–489 (2019) www.mycosphere.org ISSN 2077 7019 Article Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/10/1/7 Preliminary classification of Leotiomycetes Ekanayaka AH1,2, Hyde KD1,2, Gentekaki E2,3, McKenzie EHC4, Zhao Q1,*, Bulgakov TS5, Camporesi E6,7 1Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China 2Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand 3School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand 4Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand 5Russian Research Institute of Floriculture and Subtropical Crops, 2/28 Yana Fabritsiusa Street, Sochi 354002, Krasnodar region, Russia 6A.M.B. Gruppo Micologico Forlivese “Antonio Cicognani”, Via Roma 18, Forlì, Italy. 7A.M.B. Circolo Micologico “Giovanni Carini”, C.P. 314 Brescia, Italy. Ekanayaka AH, Hyde KD, Gentekaki E, McKenzie EHC, Zhao Q, Bulgakov TS, Camporesi E 2019 – Preliminary classification of Leotiomycetes. Mycosphere 10(1), 310–489, Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/10/1/7 Abstract Leotiomycetes is regarded as the inoperculate class of discomycetes within the phylum Ascomycota. Taxa are mainly characterized by asci with a simple pore blueing in Melzer’s reagent, although some taxa have lost this character. The monophyly of this class has been verified in several recent molecular studies. However, circumscription of the orders, families and generic level delimitation are still unsettled. This paper provides a modified backbone tree for the class Leotiomycetes based on phylogenetic analysis of combined ITS, LSU, SSU, TEF, and RPB2 loci. In the phylogenetic analysis, Leotiomycetes separates into 19 clades, which can be recognized as orders and order-level clades. -
Ascomicetos Asociados a Angiospermas En El Bosque Mesófilo De Montaña Del Centro De Veracruz, México
Artículo de investigación Ascomicetos asociados a angiospermas en el bosque mesófilo de montaña del centro de Veracruz, México Ascomycetes associated to angiosperms in the cloud forest of central Veracruz, Mexico Rosario Medel-Ortiz1,4 , Francisco G. Lorea-Hernández2 , Yajaira Baeza Guzmán3 , Elvia N. Palestina-Villa1 , M. Emilia Belingheri Lagunes1 Resumen: Antecedentes y Objetivos: Aún se conoce poco de los hongos ascomicetos asociados a angiospermas que habitan en el bosque mesófilo de montaña en México, por lo que el objetivo del presente trabajo es incrementar el conocimiento de estos hongos que habitan en ese tipo de vegetación en el estado de Veracruz, México. Métodos: Se realizaron muestreos oportunistas en cinco localidades con fragmentos de bosque mesófilo de montaña en los municipios Coatepec, San Andrés Tlalnelhuayocan y Xalapa. Los especímenes se estudiaron macro y microscópicamente siguiendo las técnicas rutinarias para ascomicetos, utilizando literatura especializada para su identificación. Siempre que fue posible se identificó el hospedero sobre el cual estaban creciendo. Resultados clave: Se encontraron 13 especies de ascomicetos pertenecientes a los órdenes Diaporthales (familia Gnomoniaceae), Helotiales (Der- mateaceae, Helotiaceae), Hypocreales (Bionectriaceae, Niessliaceae), Orbiliales (Orbiliaceae) y Pleosporales (Massarinaceae, Montagnulaceae). De las especies estudiadas siete son nuevos registros para México, dos para Veracruz, una pertenece a una especie no descrita y tres son especies pre- viamente citadas para el país, pero se añaden nuevos datos descriptivos. Hydropisphaera suffulta se encontró creciendo de manera natural con su anamorfo Acremonium sp. Además, se cita un caso de micoparasitismo entre Letendraea helminthicola y Helminthosporium velutinum. Los hongos se encontraron creciendo en individuos de las familias Altingiaceae (Liquidambar styraciflua), Boraginaceae (Varronia sp.), Fabaceae (Inga inicuil), Fagaceae (Quercus sp.), Piperaceae (Piper spp.) y cuatro sobre madera de origen desconocido. -
A Revision of Trichopeziza Lizonii, T. Sulphurea and T
sbornik_b_1_2_2013_tisk.qxp 18.11.2013 9:08 Stránka 93 SBORNÍK NÁRODNÍHO MUZEA V PRAZE ACTA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE Řada B – Přírodní vědy • sv. 69 • 2013 • čís. 1–2 • s. 93–100 Series B – Historia Naturalis • vol. 69 • 2013 • no. 1–2 • pp. 93–100 A REVISION OF TRICHOPEZIZA LIZONII, T. SULPHUREA AND T. VIOLASCENS (ASCOMYCOTA, HELOTIALES) FROM THE HERBARIUM PRM WITH NOTES ON TYPE MATERIAL OF PEZIZA SULPHUREA MARKÉTA CHLEBICKÁ Mycological Department, National Museum,Václavské náměstí 68, 115 79, Praha 1, the Czech Republic; e-mail: [email protected] Chlebická, M. (2013): A revision of Trichopeziza lizonii, T. sulphurea and T. violascens (Ascomycota, Helotiales) from the herbarium PRM with notes on type material of Peziza sulphurea. – Acta Mus. Nat. Pragae, Ser. B, Hist. Nat., 69 (1–2): 93–100. Praha. ISSN 0036-5343 DOI 10.14446/AMNP.2013.093 Abstract. Material deposited mostly under Dasyscyphus sulphureus in the herbarium PRM is revised. The species with a reaction to KOH are briefly described. Generic delimitation of the genus Trichopeziza is discussed. The Peziza sulphurea type material is revised. The species is lectotypified and epitypified. n Trichopeziza, Europe, the Czech Republic, taxonomy, typification. Received May 31, 2013 Issued September, 2013 Introduction discoloured in KOH due to a pigment which originates from a purpureous brown exudate on the hairs. The genus Trichopeziza Fuckel (Ascomycota, Helotiales) There was a lot of confusion connected with the name is a Lachnaceae genus characterised by sessile apothecia Trichopeziza sulphurea (PERS.) FUCKEL (Peziza sulphurea with a pale disc and white, yellow or brown, non-bristle- PERS., Lachnum sulphureum (PERS.) P. -
A Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Investigation of Conifer Endophytes
A Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Investigation of Conifer Endophytes of Eastern Canada by Joey B. Tanney A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario © 2016 Abstract Research interest in endophytic fungi has increased substantially, yet is the current research paradigm capable of addressing fundamental taxonomic questions? More than half of the ca. 30,000 endophyte sequences accessioned into GenBank are unidentified to the family rank and this disparity grows every year. The problems with identifying endophytes are a lack of taxonomically informative morphological characters in vitro and a paucity of relevant DNA reference sequences. A study involving ca. 2,600 Picea endophyte cultures from the Acadian Forest Region in Eastern Canada sought to address these taxonomic issues with a combined approach involving molecular methods, classical taxonomy, and field work. It was hypothesized that foliar endophytes have complex life histories involving saprotrophic reproductive stages associated with the host foliage, alternative host substrates, or alternate hosts. Based on inferences from phylogenetic data, new field collections or herbarium specimens were sought to connect unidentifiable endophytes with identifiable material. Approximately 40 endophytes were connected with identifiable material, which resulted in the description of four novel genera and 21 novel species and substantial progress in endophyte taxonomy. Endophytes were connected with saprotrophs and exhibited reproductive stages on non-foliar tissues or different hosts. These results provide support for the foraging ascomycete hypothesis, postulating that for some fungi endophytism is a secondary life history strategy that facilitates persistence and dispersal in the absence of a primary host. -
Myconet Volume 14 Part One. Outine of Ascomycota – 2009 Part Two
(topsheet) Myconet Volume 14 Part One. Outine of Ascomycota – 2009 Part Two. Notes on ascomycete systematics. Nos. 4751 – 5113. Fieldiana, Botany H. Thorsten Lumbsch Dept. of Botany Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 665-7881 fax: 312-665-7158 e-mail: [email protected] Sabine M. Huhndorf Dept. of Botany Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605 (312) 665-7855 fax: 312-665-7158 e-mail: [email protected] 1 (cover page) FIELDIANA Botany NEW SERIES NO 00 Myconet Volume 14 Part One. Outine of Ascomycota – 2009 Part Two. Notes on ascomycete systematics. Nos. 4751 – 5113 H. Thorsten Lumbsch Sabine M. Huhndorf [Date] Publication 0000 PUBLISHED BY THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 2 Table of Contents Abstract Part One. Outline of Ascomycota - 2009 Introduction Literature Cited Index to Ascomycota Subphylum Taphrinomycotina Class Neolectomycetes Class Pneumocystidomycetes Class Schizosaccharomycetes Class Taphrinomycetes Subphylum Saccharomycotina Class Saccharomycetes Subphylum Pezizomycotina Class Arthoniomycetes Class Dothideomycetes Subclass Dothideomycetidae Subclass Pleosporomycetidae Dothideomycetes incertae sedis: orders, families, genera Class Eurotiomycetes Subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae Subclass Eurotiomycetidae Subclass Mycocaliciomycetidae Class Geoglossomycetes Class Laboulbeniomycetes Class Lecanoromycetes Subclass Acarosporomycetidae Subclass Lecanoromycetidae Subclass Ostropomycetidae 3 Lecanoromycetes incertae sedis: orders, genera Class Leotiomycetes Leotiomycetes incertae sedis: families, genera Class Lichinomycetes Class Orbiliomycetes Class Pezizomycetes Class Sordariomycetes Subclass Hypocreomycetidae Subclass Sordariomycetidae Subclass Xylariomycetidae Sordariomycetes incertae sedis: orders, families, genera Pezizomycotina incertae sedis: orders, families Part Two. Notes on ascomycete systematics. Nos. 4751 – 5113 Introduction Literature Cited 4 Abstract Part One presents the current classification that includes all accepted genera and higher taxa above the generic level in the phylum Ascomycota. -
Studies in the Genus Mollisia Sl II
CZECH MYCOL. 58(1–2): 125–148, 2006 Studies in the genus Mollisia s. l. II: Revision of some species of Mollisia and Tapesia described by J. Velenovský (part 1) ANDREAS GMINDER Maurerstr. 22, 07749 Jena, Germany [email protected] Gminder A. (2006): Studies in the genus Mollisia s. l. II: Revision of some species of Mollisia and Tapesia described by J. Velenovský (part 1). – Czech Mycol. 58(1–2): 125–148. The author presents the results of his revision of several mollisiaceous species described by J. Velenovský. Some of these are seen as good species and are combined into Mollisia: M. ladae comb. nov., M. peruni comb. nov., M. phragmitis comb. nov., M. velenovskyi nom. nov. Tapesia sesleriae is seen as a nomen dubium and Mollisia sesleriae ss. Krieglsteiner (1999) is therefore described as M. lothariana spec. nov. Key words: Ascomycota, Helotiales, Dermateaceae, Mollisioideae, type studies. Gminder A. (2006): Studie rodu Mollisia s. l. II: Revize některých druhů rodů Mollisia a Tapesia popsaných Josefem Velenovským (část 1). – Czech Mycol. 58(1–2): 125–148. Autor předkládá výsledky své revize některých druhů mollisioidních hub popsaných J. Velenovským. Některé z nich jsou dobrými druhy a jsou přeřazeny do rodu Mollisia: M. ladae comb. nov., M. peruni comb. nov., M. phragmitis comb. nov., M. velenovskyi nom. nov. Tapesia sesleriae se jeví jako pochybný druh a Mollisia sesleriae ss. Krieglsteiner (1999) je proto popsána jako M. lothariana spec. nov. INTRODUCTION Velenovský (1934) in his circumscription of the family Mollisiaceae Rehm in- cludes the genera Belonidium, Belonopsis, Cejpia gen. nov., Coronellaria, Crustula gen. nov., Mollisia, Niptera, Tapesia and Trichobelonium. -
Note 8 March 2021
Outlineoffungi.org – Note 8 March 2021 Outlineoffungi.org is a website dedicated to the taxonomy and classification of the Fungi. Outlineoffungi.org – Note 8 (cut-off date 31.12.2020) Makbule Erdoğdu, Department of Landscape Architects, Faculty of Agriculture, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Kırşehir, Turkey. Shiva Prakash Nedle ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CPCRI), Regional Station, Vittal - 574243, Karnataka, India. Josiane S. Monteiro Coordenação de Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Avenida Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, 66077-530, Belém, Pará, Brazil. Andrei Tsurykau F. Skorina Gomel State University, Department of Biology, Sovetskaja Str. 104, Gomel 246019, Belarus. Samara National Research University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Ecology, Botany and Nature Protection, Moskovskoye shosse 34, Samara 443086, Russia. Edited by Ramesh K. Saxena, Kevin D. Hyde, Andre Aptroot, and Irina S. Druzhinina Abbreviations: benA – nuclear gene encoding β-tubulin protein cal – nuclear gene encoding calmodulin protein cytB – mitochondrial gene encoding cytochrome B IGR – nuclear intergenic region of the rRNA gene cluster ITS – nuclear internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 of the rRNA gene cluster, includes 5.8S rRNA gene LSU – nuclear large subunit, a gene encoding 28S rRNA mtSSU – mitochondrial small subunit of the rRNA gene cluster rpb1 – nuclear gene encoding RNA polymerase subunit B I of RPB1 protein rpb2 – nuclear gene encoding RNA polymerase subunit B II of RPB2 protein rRNA – ribosomal RNA SSU – nuclear small subunit, a gene encoding 18S rRNA tub – nuclear gene encoding β-tubulin protein Statistics Orders 11 Families 13 Genera 91 Page 1 of 28 Outlineoffungi.org – Note 8 March 2021 Table of Contents Orders..........................................................................................................................4 Aulographales Crous, Spatafora, Haridas & I.V. -
Provisional Checklist of Manx Fungi Updated August 2014 Family Species Year 10Km Grid Squares Common Name
Provisional Checklist of Manx Fungi Updated August 2014 Family Species Year 10km Grid Squares Common Name Phylum: Acrosporium Incertae sedis Acrosporium 1970 SC48 Phylum: Amoebozoa Tubifereae Enteridium lycoperdon 2014 SC38 Phylum: Ascomycota Amphisphaeriaceae Discostroma corticola 1970 SC39 Discostroma tostum 1970 SC48 Paradidymella clarkii 1994 SC38 Arthoniaceae Arthonia punctella 2001 SC28 Arthonia punctiformis 2001 SC39, NX40 Arthopyreniaceae Arthopyrenia analepta 1973 SC38 Arthopyrenia fraxini 2001 SC47, SC48 Arthopyrenia punctiformis 2010 SC26, SC27, SC28, SC38,SC49 Arthrodermataceae Nannizzia ossicola 1966 SC16 Ascobolaceae Ascobolus immersus 1976 SC16 Ascobolus stercorarius 1994 SC16 Saccobolus versicolor 1976 NX40 Ascocorticiaceae Ascocorticium anomalum 1994 SC38 Ascodichaenaceae Ascodichaena rugosa 1994 SC28, SC38, SC48 Ascomycota Actinonema aquilegiae 1973 SC48 Botrytis cinerea 1976 SC16, SC17, SC48, SC49 Coleophoma cylindrospora 1994 SC38, SC48 Mollisia cinerea 1994 SC16, SC26, SC28, SC37, Common Grey Disco SC38, SC49, SC47, SC48, SC49 Mollisia cinerella 1970 SC48 Mollisia hydrophila 1976 SC49 Mollisia melaleuca 1994 SC38, SC39, Mollisia ramealis 1976 SC38 Pyrenopeziza arenivaga 1976 NX30, NX40 Pyrenopeziza chamaenerii 1975 SC48 Pyrenopeziza digitalina 1976 SC38 Pyrenopeziza lychnidis 1976 SC Pyrenopeziza petiolaris 1994 SC39 Septocyta ruborum 1970 SC48 Torula herbarum 1994 SC16 Wojnowicia hirta 1970 SC28 Bertiaceae Bertia moriformis var. 1994 SC28, SC39 Wood Mulberry moriformis Bionectriaceae Nectriopsis sporangiicola 1994 -
Bioprospecting of Marine Fungi from the High Arctic
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics The Norwegian College of Fishery Science Bioprospecting of marine fungi from the High Arctic A study of high latitude marine fungi from understudied taxa; bioactivity potential, taxonomy and genomics Ole Christian Hagestad A dissertation for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor April 2021 Cover page “A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.” ― Christopher Pike, Sati Bioprospecting of marine fungi from the High Arctic A study of high latitude marine fungi from understudied taxa; bioactivity potential, taxonomy and genomics A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor. Ole Christian Hagestad Tromsø April 2021 The work presented in this thesis was carried out at the Norwegian College of Fishery Sciences (NFH), UiT – The Arctic University of Norway from January 2017 to April 2021. The work was funded by UiT - The Arctic University of Norway as an independent PhD position. i Summary Marine fungi comprise a group of organisms that have been overlooked for a long time. Research interest has increased with the realization of the important ecological role and rich chemistry of marine fungi. Marine fungi have yielded thousands of new natural products the last decade, but many taxa remain unstudied. Marine fungi from the Arctic have not been reported in literature in regard to bioprospecting campaigns and represent a novel source of natural products. The aim of this thesis is to assess the potential of Arctic marine fungi to produce bioactive secondary metabolites by fermentation and genome analysis. -
Lasiobelonium Nidulum Lasiobelonium
© Demetrio Merino Alcántara [email protected] Condiciones de uso Lasiobelonium nidulum (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Spooner, Biblthca Mycol. 116: 576 (1987) Foto Dianora Estrada Lachnaceae, Helotiales, Leotiomycetidae, Leotiomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi ≡ Dasyscyphus nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Massee, Brit. Fung.-Fl. (London) 4: 350 (1895) ≡ Lachnea nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) P. Karst., Not. Sällsk. Fauna et Fl. Fenn. Förh. 11: 251 (1870) [1871] ≡ Lachnella nidula (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Quél., Enchir. fung. (Paris): 313 (1886) ≡ Lachnella nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Quél., Enchir. fung. (Paris): 313 (1886) ≡ Lachnum nidulum (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) P. Karst. [as 'nidulus'], Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 19: 181 (1871) ≡ Lachnum nidulum var. eupatorii Bres., in Strasser, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 55(9-10): 612 (1905) ≡ Lachnum nidulum (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) P. Karst., Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 19: 181 (1871) var. nidulum ≡ Lachnum nidulum var. ulmariae Jaap, Verh. bot. Ver. Prov. Brandenb. 52: 116 (1910) ≡ Peziza nidulus J.C. Schmidt & Kunze, Pl. crypt. exsicc.: no. 72 (1817) ≡ Trichopeziza nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Fuckel, Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 23-24: 297 (1870) [1869-70] ≡ Trichopezizella nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Raitv., Akad. Nauk Estonskoi S.S.R., Inst. Zool. Bot., Tartu: 59 (1970) ≡ Trichopezizella nidulus (J.C. Schmidt & Kunze) Raitv., Akad. Nauk Estonskoi S.S.R., Inst. Zool. Bot., Tartu: 59 (1970) var. nidulus ≡ Trichopezizella nidulus var. onocleae J.H. Haines, Mycologia 66(2): 226 (1974) Material estudiado: Noruega, Oppland, Vestre Sildre, Sundheimsani, 32VNN0062, 752 m, sobre tallos secos de Aconitum sp. en cuneta con arroyo entre musgo con bosque de Picea abies, 28-VII-2017, leg. -
An Inventory of Fungal Diversity in Ohio Research Thesis Presented In
An Inventory of Fungal Diversity in Ohio Research Thesis Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation with research distinction in the undergraduate colleges of The Ohio State University by Django Grootmyers The Ohio State University April 2021 1 ABSTRACT Fungi are a large and diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that play important roles in nutrient cycling in ecosystems worldwide. Fungi are poorly documented compared to plants in Ohio despite 197 years of collecting activity, and an attempt to compile all the species of fungi known from Ohio has not been completed since 1894. This paper compiles the species of fungi currently known from Ohio based on vouchered fungal collections available in digitized form at the Mycology Collections Portal (MyCoPortal) and other online collections databases and new collections by the author. All groups of fungi are treated, including lichens and microfungi. 69,795 total records of Ohio fungi were processed, resulting in a list of 4,865 total species-level taxa. 250 of these taxa are newly reported from Ohio in this work. 229 of the taxa known from Ohio are species that were originally described from Ohio. A number of potentially novel fungal species were discovered over the course of this study and will be described in future publications. The insights gained from this work will be useful in facilitating future research on Ohio fungi, developing more comprehensive and modern guides to Ohio fungi, and beginning to investigate the possibility of fungal conservation in Ohio. INTRODUCTION Fungi are a large and very diverse group of organisms that play a variety of vital roles in natural and agricultural ecosystems: as decomposers (Lindahl, Taylor and Finlay 2002), mycorrhizal partners of plant species (Van Der Heijden et al. -
Biological Diversity and Conservation
ISSN 1308-5301 Print ISSN 1308-8084 Online Biological Diversity and Conservation CİLT / VOLUME 8 SAYI / NUMBER 1 NİSAN / APRIL 2015 Biyolojik Çeşitlilik ve Koruma Üzerine Yayın Yapan Hakemli Uluslararası Bir Dergidir An International Journal is About Biological Diversity and Conservation With Refree BioDiCon Biyolojik Çeşitlilik ve Koruma Biological Diversity and Conservation Biyolojik Çeşitlilik ve Koruma Üzerine Yayın Yapan Hakemli Uluslararası Bir Dergidir An International Journal is About Biological Diversity and Conservation With Refree Cilt / Volume 8, Sayı / Number 1, Nisan / April 2015 Editör / Editor-in-Chief: Ersin YÜCEL ISSN 1308-5301 Print ISSN 1308-8084 Online Açıklama “Biological Diversity and Conservation”, biyolojik çeşitlilik, koruma, biyoteknoloji, çevre düzenleme, tehlike altındaki türler, tehlike altındaki habitatlar, sistematik, vejetasyon, ekoloji, biyocoğrafya, genetik, bitkiler, hayvanlar ve mikroorganizmalar arasındaki ilişkileri konu alan orijinal makaleleri yayınlar. Tanımlayıcı yada deneysel ve sonuçları net olarak belirlenmiş deneysel çalışmalar kabul edilir. Makale yazım dili Türkçe veya İngilizce’dir. Yayınlanmak üzere gönderilen yazı orijinal, daha önce hiçbir yerde yayınlanmamış olmalı veya işlem görüyor olmamalıdır. Yayınlanma yeri Türkiye’dir. Bu dergi yılda üç sayı yayınlanır. Description “Biological Diversity and Conservation” publishes original articles on biological diversity, conservation, biotechnology, environmental management, threatened of species, threatened of habitats, systematics, vegetation