Spiromyces R. K. Benj.
Authors/Creators
- 1. Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology / Guizhou Key laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
- 2. Key Laboratory of Development and Utilization of Biological Resources in Colleges and Universities of Guizhou Province / Key Laboratory of Ecology and Management on Forest Fire in Higher Education institutions of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, 550018, Guizhou, China
- 3. Center for Mycomedicine Research, Basic Medical School, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
Description
Spiromyces R. K. Benj.
Notes.
Based on morphological characteristics, Spiromyces was proposed by Benjamin (1963) with Spiromyces minutus R. K. Benj. as the type species and was initially accommodated in Kickxellaceae (Kickxellales). Subsequently, O’Donnell et al. (1998) demonstrated that S. aspiralis Benny & R. K. Benj. and S. minutus formed a distinct clade, which was separated from other members of Kickxellales in the phylogenetic tree of the 18 S rDNA sequence analysis. Species of Spiromyces are characterized by erect or ascending sporophores, sessile or stalked sporocladia producing several pedicellate merosporangia by budding, and globose to slightly ovoid merosporangia. Members of Spiromyces were collected multiple times on mouse dung in Japan, Pakistan, and southern California (O’Donnell et al. 1998).
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- R. K. Benj.
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Zygomycota
- Order
- Kickxellales
- Family
- Kickxellaceae
- Genus
- Spiromyces
- Taxon rank
- genus
References
- Benjamin RK (1963) Addenda to " The merosporangiferous Mucorales " II. Aliso 5: 273–288. https://doi.org/10.5642/aliso.19630503.07
- O'Donnell K, Cigelnik E, Benny GL (1998) Phylogenetic relationships among the Harpellales and Kickxellales. Mycologia 90 (4): 624–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/00275514.1998.12026952