Biology:Clavariopsis
Clavariopsis is a genus of fungi that is known for living in aquatic environments. It is form-classified as an aquatic hyphomycete, and is connected to freshwater streams. It is not known to live anywhere outside aquatic systems.[1] Clavariopsis lives off decomposing leaves in streams,[2] and Lignocellulose-Decomposing Enzymes are identified in the genus.[1] These enzymes break down plant molecules, and Clavariopsis thus plays an important role in nutrient cycling in rivers.[2]
Clavariopsis is a near-cosmopolitan genus of fungi belonging to the order Pleosporales, but the family is unknown.[3] Clavariopsis aquatica was the first species described of the genus, and was one of the first aquatic hyphomycetes ever described.[3]
Species:[3]
- Clavariopsis aquatica DeWild.
- Clavariopsis azlanii Nawawi
- Clavariopsis brachycladia Tubaki
- Clavariopsis bulbosa Anastasiou
- Clavariopsis tenuis Anon.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heeger, Felix; Bourne, Elizabeth C.; Wurzbacher, Christian; Funke, Elisabeth; Lipzen, Anna; He, Guifen; Ng, Vivian; Grigoriev, Igor V. et al. (2021-10-12). "Evidence for Lignocellulose-Decomposing Enzymes in the Genome and Transcriptome of the Aquatic Hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica" (in en). Journal of Fungi 7 (10): 854. doi:10.3390/jof7100854. ISSN 2309-608X. PMID 34682274.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bärlocher, Felix, ed (1992) (in en). The Ecology of Aquatic Hyphomycetes. Ecological Studies. 94. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-76855-2. ISBN 978-3-642-76857-6. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-642-76855-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Clavariopsis De Wild., 1895" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2614823.
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