TY - JOUR
T1 - An overlooked source of fungal diversity
T2 - novel hyphomycete genera on trichomes of cerrado plants
AU - Pereira-Carvalho, Rita C.
AU - Sepúlveda-Chavera, German
AU - Armando, Eliane A.S.
AU - Inácio, Carlos A.
AU - Dianese, José C.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - Eight monotypic hyphomycete genera new to science are described from the trichomes of native plants growing in the cerrado of Brazil: Trichomatoclava cerradensis, Echinoconidiophorum cerradense, Globoconidiopsis cerradensis, Globoconidium cerradense, Helminthosporiomyces cerradensis, Microtrichosphaera cerradensis, Phragmoconidium cerradense, and Vesiculohyphomyces cerradensis gens. spp. nov. Two of the new genera were found on hosts belonging in Myrtaceae, and one of each of the following families: Icacinaceae, Malphigiaceae, Fabaceae, Dilleniaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, and Caryocaraceae. These discoveries suggest that the trichomes of neotropical plants are an unexplored source of novel fungal diversity, and merit more attention in biodiversity surveys.
AB - Eight monotypic hyphomycete genera new to science are described from the trichomes of native plants growing in the cerrado of Brazil: Trichomatoclava cerradensis, Echinoconidiophorum cerradense, Globoconidiopsis cerradensis, Globoconidium cerradense, Helminthosporiomyces cerradensis, Microtrichosphaera cerradensis, Phragmoconidium cerradense, and Vesiculohyphomyces cerradensis gens. spp. nov. Two of the new genera were found on hosts belonging in Myrtaceae, and one of each of the following families: Icacinaceae, Malphigiaceae, Fabaceae, Dilleniaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, and Caryocaraceae. These discoveries suggest that the trichomes of neotropical plants are an unexplored source of novel fungal diversity, and merit more attention in biodiversity surveys.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Brazil
KW - Conidial fungi
KW - Neotropical microfungi
KW - Species richness
KW - Tropical mycodiversity
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/59649124422
U2 - 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.11.005
DO - 10.1016/j.mycres.2008.11.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 19059339
AN - SCOPUS:59649124422
SN - 0953-7562
VL - 113
SP - 261
EP - 274
JO - Mycological Research
JF - Mycological Research
IS - 2
ER -