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Conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil. Brachysporiellina fecunda sp. nov. and some new records for Neotropica

April 2008
Mycotaxon 104:309-312

April 2008
104:309-312

Authors:

Alisson Cruz

Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista, Brasil

Rafael. F. Castañeda-Ruiz

Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV)

Luis Fernando Pascholati Gusmao

Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

Brachysporiellina fecunda is described and illustrated based on specimens collected on decaying leaves in the State of Bahia and Pernambuco. It is distinguished by the other species of Brachysporiellina in producing polyblastic conidiogenous cells with 4-15 conspicuous denticles and 4-septate conidia with conico−truncate bases.

Brachysporiellina fecunda, from holotype (HUEFS120866). Fig. 1. Conidiophore. Fig. 2. Conidiogenous cells and denticles. Fig. 3, 4. Conidia attached to conidiogenous cells. Fig. 5. Detail of conidium and conidiogenous cell. Fig. 6. Conidia.

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MYCOTAXON

 

Conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil.

Brachysporiellina fecunda sp. nov.

and some new records for Neotropica

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





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

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

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





Introduction

         

         











            



        

          

        



        









Materials and methods

            





  

   



Taxonomy

Brachysporiellina fecunda





        



      



         





Holotypus:         



           







     

          

  μ        





















New records for Brazil, South America and Neotropica

Endophragmiella rigidiuscula 



 



Dendryphiella vinosa

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Sarcopodium circinatum

         

        

       

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Stachybotrys globosa

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Stachybotrys verrucispora

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Acknowledgements

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           

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         

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        

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FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH TRUNKS OF TREES IN DECOMPOSITION IN THE TAPAJÓS NATIONAL FOREST, PARÁ, BRAZIL

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This work describes a sampling of the morphological variety and fungal richness associated with rotting tree trunks in the Tapajós National Forest, characterized as an important conservation unit of the Brazilian Amazon Forest Biome. Thus, biological material from the surface of 36 decomposing tree trunks, arranged along pre-existing tracks, at a minimum distance of seven meters from one another, was collected with the aid of sterile swabs. The isolation and purification of the fungi were carried out in Potato Dextrose Agar medium plus chloramphenicol (0.1 μg.mL-1). 120 specimens were obtained, with a mean of three (± 2.9) specimens per sampled trunk, ranging from one to seven specimens per trunk. The median was equal to three. After morphological characterization, the specimens were grouped into 57 morphological groups, with an abundance of specimens per group ranging from one to seven. It was concluded that there is a great richness and a high morphological diversity of fungi in association with decomposing tree trunks in the Amazon rainforest of Pará, which can potentially reflect in high species diversity, which can and should be explored from ecological and biotechnological aspects.

Fungos conidiais do bioma Caatinga II. Novos registros para o continente americano, Neotrópico, América do Sul e Brasil

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Durante investigação de fungos conidiais associados a materiais vegetais em decomposição em uma área de extrema relevância biológica no bioma Caatinga, município de Morro do Chapéu, estado da Bahia, novos registros para o continente Americano, América do Sul, Neotrópico e Brasil foram encontrados. Dendryphiopsis biseptata Morgan-Jones, R.C. Sinclair & Eicker e Virgariella atra S. Hughes são novos registros para o continente Americano; Dictyochaeta matsushimae (Hewings & J.L. Crane) Whitton, McKenzie & K.D. Hyde, Endophragmiella boothii (M.B. Ellis) S. Hughes são reportados pela primeira vez para o Neotrópico; Anungitea palustris R.F. Castañeda & W.B. Kendr., Dictyochaeta anamorfo de Chaetosphaeria dingleyae S. Hughes, W.B. Kendr. & Shoemaker, Dictyochaeta anamorfo de Chaetosphaeria pulchriseta S. Hughes, W.B. Kendr. & Shoemaker, Eversia parvula Hol.-Jech., Gyrothrix hughesii Piroz. e Minimelanolocus navicularis (R.F. Castañeda) R.F. Castañeda são novos registros para a América do Sul; Endophragmiella pallescens B. Sutton, Helicoubisia coronata Lunghini & Rambelli e Selenodriella ponmudiensis (Varghese & V.G. Rao) R.F. Castañeda & Saikawa são reportados pela primeira vez para o Brasil. Descrições, comentários, distribuição geográfica e ilustrações são apresentados para estas espécies.

Paleomycology of the Princeton Chert I. Fossil hyphomycetes associated with the early Eocene aquatic angiosperm, Eorhiza arnoldii

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The Eocene (~ 48.7 Ma, Ypresian-Lutetian) Princeton Chert of British Columbia, Canada, has long been recognized as a significant paleobotanical locality, and a diverse assemblage of anatomically preserved fossil plants has been extensively documented. Co-occurring fossil fungi also have been observed, but the full scope of their diversity has yet to be comprehensively assessed. Here, we present the first of a series of investigations of fossilized fungi associated with the silicified plants of the Princeton Chert. This report focuses on saprotrophic, facultative-aquatic hyphomycetes observed in cortical aerenchyma tissue of an enigmatic angiosperm, Eorhiza arnoldii. Our use of paleontological thin sections provides the opportunity to observe and infer developmental features, making it possible to more accurately attribute two hyphomycetes that were observed in previous studies. These comprise multiseptate, holothallic, chlamydospore-like phragmoconidia most similar to extant Xylomyces giganteus and basipetal phragmospore-like chains of amerospores like those of extant Thielaviopsis basicola. We also describe a third hyphomycete that previously has not been recognized from this locality; biseptate, chlamydosporic phragmoconidia are distinguished by darkly melanized, inflated apical cells and are morphologically similar to Brachysporiella rhizoidea or Culcitalna achraspora.

Zelotetraploa aquatica gen. & sp. Nov. and Blastoheterospora catenata gen. & sp. Nov., on submerged wood from Brazil

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Two new genera and species, Zelotetraploa aquatica and Blastoheterospora catenata, are described and illustrated. Zelotetraploa aquatica is distinguished by monoblastic, globose conidiogenous cells and rectangular to oblong, euseptate, dictyoseptate conidia composed of four rows of cells that develop independently. Blastoheterospora catenata, which arises conspicuously from the conidial cell rows of Z. aquatica, is characterized by branched blastocatenate conidia that are polymorphic (unicellular, phragmoseptate, dictyoseptate, or subchiroid) and variegated, with a Conioscyphopsis-like synanamorph arising rarely from dictyoseptate conidia.

Conidial fungi from Caatinga biome I. New records for Americas, Neotropics, South America and Brazil

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During inventory of conidial fungi at Serra da Fumaça, Pindobaçu, Bahia State, and Brazil, 44 species were found. Five species are new records for Americas: Dendryphiosphaera parvula Nawawi & Kuthub., Diplococcium dendrocalami Goh, K.D Hyde & Umali, Sporidesmiella aspera Kuthub. & Nawawi, S fusiformis W.P. Wu, and Triposporium verruculosum RF Castañeda, Gené & Guarro. Stanjehughesia hormiscioides (Corda) Subram. is a new record for Neotropics; Hemibeltrania decorosa RF Castañeda & WB Kendr. is a new record for South America and Spadicoides macroobovata Matsush is a new record for Brazil. Descriptions, illustrations, geographical distribution and comments are presented for new records. A list of species founded is included too.

New records of conidial fungi from South America and Neotropic

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During investigation of conidial fungi associated with dead plant material in Serra da Jibóia, municipality of Santa Terezinha, Bahia, some interesting species were found. Endophragmiella rigidiuscula R. F. Castañeda, Murogenella lampadiformis R. F. Castañeda & W. B. Kendr., Mycoenterolobium platysporum var. platysporum Goos and Spegazzinia deightonii (S. Hughes) Subram. are new records from South America, and Pseudoacrodictys viridescens (B. Sutton & Alcorn) W. A. Baker & Morgan-Jones is a new record from Neotropic. Description, comments, geographical distribution and illustrations are presented for all species.

Corynesporopsis curvularioides sp. nov. and New Records of Microfungi from Southern China

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Corynesporopsis curvularioides sp. nov. is described and illustrated from specimens collected on dead branches in Guangxi Province. The fungus is characterized by its terminal, monotretic conidiogenous cells with catenate, obclavate to ellipsoidal, pale brown to brown, 15-35 x 7-11 mu m, 1-5-euseptate conidia. Brachysporiellina pulneyensis, Catenularia cubensis and Kylindria excentrica are newly recorded from China.

Conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil. .Three new species and new records

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In a survey of saprobic conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome, northeast of Brazil, three new species, Arachnophora polybrachiata, Hermatomyces uniseriatus and Vanakripa inexpectata, are proposed. Dendryphiosphaera taiensis is a new record for the American continent and Luzfridiella insignis, Memnoniella levispora, Periconia jabalpurensis, Pseudopetrakia kambakkamensis, Sadasivania girisa and Vanakripa rhizophorae are new records from South America. Notes, illustrations and descriptions based on natural substrates are presented for all species.

The genus Stachybotrys (anamorphic fungi) in the semi-arid region of Brazil

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Rev Bras Botânica

Stachybotrys is characterized by macronematous, mononematous, unbranched or branched conidiophores, with discrete terminal and phialidic conidiogenous cells, and aseptate, reniform, ellipsoidal to spherical, smooth or verrucose conidia, which are produced in a slimy mass. Eight species have been reported from Brazil, occurring in the soil, air and leaf litter. During investigation of conidial fungi on decaying leaf litter in semi-arid areas of Brazil nine species were found: S. bisbyi (Sriniv.) G.L. Barron, S. chartarum (Ehrenb.) S. Hughes, S. globosa P. C. Misra & S. K. Srivast., S. kampalensis Hansf., S. longispora Matsush., S. nephrospora Hansf., S. nilagirica Subram., Stachybotrys parvispora S. Hughes and S. verrucispora Matsush. Stachybotrys nilagirica is a new record from Brazil. Descriptions, comments, geographic distribution and illustrations are presented for above mentioned species. A key for all species recorded in semi-arid region of Brazil is presented.

Conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil. New species of Endophragmiella and Spegazzinia with new records for Brazil, South America, and Neotropica

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Two new species found on dead bark and fruit in Brazilian semi-arid region are described and illustrated. Endophragmiella tuberculata sp. nov. is characterized by obovoid, 1-septate, verrucose conidia, and can be distinguished from similar Endophragmiella species by the distal cells of its conidia with conspicuous tubercules. Spegazzinia flabellata sp. nov. has two types of conidia: a—globose to subglobose, simple, strong spinulose and b—co-planate, with four quadrangular cells, finely spinulose; it can be separated from earlier described Spegazzinia species by a-type conidia with conspicuous spines. Dictyoarthrinium sacchari is reported for the first time from Brazil. Furthermore, E. collapsa and E. dimorphospora are new records for Neotropica and South America respectively.

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Conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil. Brachysporiellina fecunda sp. nov. and some new records for Neotropica

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