The first smut fungus, Thecaphora anthemidis sp nov (Glomosporiaceae), described from Anthemis (Asteraceae)
- There are 63 known species of Thecaphora (Glomosporiaceae, Ustilaginomycotina), a third of which occur on Asteraceae. These smut fungi produce yellowish-brown to reddish-brown masses of spore balls in specific, mostly regenerative, plant organs. A species of Thecaphora was collected in the flower heads of Anthemis chia (Anthemideae, Asteraceae) on Rhodes Island, Greece, in 2015 and 2017, which represents the first smut record of a smut fungus on a host plant species in this tribe. Based on its distinctive morphology, host species and genetic divergence, this species is described as Thecaphora anthemidis sp. nov. Molecular barcodes of the ITS region are provided for this and several other species of Thecaphora. A phylogenetic and morphological comparison to closely related species showed that Th. anthemidis differed from other species of Thecaphora. Thecaphora anthemidis produced loose spore balls in the flower heads and peduncles of Anthemis chia unlike other flower-infecting species.
Author details: | Julia KruseORCiD, Volker Kummer, Roger G. Shivas, Marco ThinesORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.41.28454 |
ISSN: | 1314-4057 |
ISSN: | 1314-4049 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30344443 |
Title of parent work (English): | MycoKeys |
Publisher: | Pensoft Publ. |
Place of publishing: | Sofia |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2018 |
Publication year: | 2018 |
Release date: | 2021/09/13 |
Tag: | Glomosporiaceae; host specificity; internal transcribed spacer; molecular phylogenetics; smut fungi |
Issue: | 41 |
Number of pages: | 12 |
First page: | 39 |
Last Page: | 50 |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
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External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 995 |