Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi
Fungal strains isolated from rocks and lichens collected in the Antarctic ice-free area of the Victoria Land, one of the coldest and driest habitats on earth, were found in two phylogenetically isolated positions within the subclass Dothideomycetidae. They are here reported as new genera and species...
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ftunivamstpubl:oai:uvapub:308519 2023-05-15T13:57:17+02:00 Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi L. Selbmann G.S. de Hoog L. Zucconi D. Isola S. Ruisi A.H.G. Gerrits van den Ende C. Ruibal F. De Leo C. Urzi S. Onofri 2008 http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.308519 unknown It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content licence (like Creative Commons). Studies in Mycology (01660616) vol.61 (2008) nr.1 p.1-20 article 2008 ftunivamstpubl 2015-11-19T11:15:30Z Fungal strains isolated from rocks and lichens collected in the Antarctic ice-free area of the Victoria Land, one of the coldest and driest habitats on earth, were found in two phylogenetically isolated positions within the subclass Dothideomycetidae. They are here reported as new genera and species, Recurvomyces mirabilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Elasticomyces elasticus gen. nov., sp. nov. The nearest neighbours within the clades were other rock-inhabiting fungi from dry environments, either cold or hot. Plant-associated Mycosphaerella-like species, known as invaders of leathery leaves in semi-arid climates, are also phylogenetically related with the new taxa. The clusters are also related to the halophilic species Hortaea werneckii, as well as to acidophilic fungi. One of the latter, able to grow at pH 0, is Scytalidium acidophilum, which is ascribed here to the newly validated genus Acidomyces. The ecological implications of this finding are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Victoria Land Universiteit van Amsterdam: Digital Academic Repository (UvA DARE) Antarctic The Antarctic Victoria Land |
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Fungal strains isolated from rocks and lichens collected in the Antarctic ice-free area of the Victoria Land, one of the coldest and driest habitats on earth, were found in two phylogenetically isolated positions within the subclass Dothideomycetidae. They are here reported as new genera and species, Recurvomyces mirabilis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Elasticomyces elasticus gen. nov., sp. nov. The nearest neighbours within the clades were other rock-inhabiting fungi from dry environments, either cold or hot. Plant-associated Mycosphaerella-like species, known as invaders of leathery leaves in semi-arid climates, are also phylogenetically related with the new taxa. The clusters are also related to the halophilic species Hortaea werneckii, as well as to acidophilic fungi. One of the latter, able to grow at pH 0, is Scytalidium acidophilum, which is ascribed here to the newly validated genus Acidomyces. The ecological implications of this finding are discussed. |
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L. Selbmann G.S. de Hoog L. Zucconi D. Isola S. Ruisi A.H.G. Gerrits van den Ende C. Ruibal F. De Leo C. Urzi S. Onofri |
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L. Selbmann G.S. de Hoog L. Zucconi D. Isola S. Ruisi A.H.G. Gerrits van den Ende C. Ruibal F. De Leo C. Urzi S. Onofri Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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L. Selbmann G.S. de Hoog L. Zucconi D. Isola S. Ruisi A.H.G. Gerrits van den Ende C. Ruibal F. De Leo C. Urzi S. Onofri |
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Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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Drought meets acid: Three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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drought meets acid: three new genera in a dothidealean clade of extremotolerant fungi |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Victoria Land |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Victoria Land |
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Antarc* Antarctic Victoria Land |
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Antarc* Antarctic Victoria Land |
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Studies in Mycology (01660616) vol.61 (2008) nr.1 p.1-20 |
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