Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2006
Department
Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Abstract
Vittatispora coorgii gen. sp. nov., isolated from soil in India, is described and illustrated. The fungus has morphological characteristics of the genera Melanospora, Sphaerodes and Syspastospora. The most striking feature is the presence of a thick hyaline ridge along the vertical axis of the lemonshaped ascospores wall. Perithecia also have a long neck composed of adhering hyphae, similar to that of Syspatospora. Phylogenetic studies on the 28S rDNA indicate it is closely related to Melanospora and Sphaerodes and belongs in the Ceratostomataceae. The new genus is based on the distinctive morphology and phylogenetic analyses. The fungus grew in culture only conjointly with a sterile fungus which a BLAST analysis suggested was close to Tetracladium marchalianum.
Publication Title
Mycologia
Volume
98
Issue
3
First Page
460
Last Page
467
Recommended Citation
Chaudhary, P.,
Campbell, J.,
Hawksworth, D. L.,
Sastry, K. N.
(2006). Vittatispora, a New Melanosporaceous Genus From Indian Soil. Mycologia, 98(3), 460-467.
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