Antarctomyces psychrotrophicus gen. et sp nov., a new ascomycete from Antarctica

Authors
Stchigel, AM Cano, J MacCormack, W Guarro, J
Citation
Am. Stchigel et al., Antarctomyces psychrotrophicus gen. et sp nov., a new ascomycete from Antarctica, MYCOL RES, 105, 2001, pp. 377-382
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
09537562 → ACNP
Volume
105
Year of publication
2001
Part
3
Pages
377 - 382
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-7562(200103)105:<377:APGESN>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A new ascomycete, Antarctomyces psychrotrophicus gen. et sp, nov., characte rised by naked asci, hyaline, thick-walled, ellipsoidal to fusiform, echinu late ascospores, and blastoconidia, isolated from Antarctican soil samples, is described and illustrated. Analysis of the nuclear rDNA ITS region sequ ences showed that this taxon is related to Thelebolaceae.