Biology:Myrmecridium

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Myrmecridium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Division:
Subdivision:
Class:
Order:
Myrmecridiales
Family:
Myrmecridiaceae
Genus:
Myrmecridium

Arzanlou, W.Gams & Crous (2007)
Type species
Myrmecridium schulzeri
(Sacc.) Arzanlou, W.Gams & Crous (2007)

Myrmecridium is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. It was circumscribed in 2007 and is distinguished from similar fungi by having entirely hyaline (translucent) vegetative hyphae and widely scattered, pimple-shaped denticles (toothlike projections) on the long hyaline rachis. The generic name derives from a combination of the Ancient Greek word "myrmekia", meaning "wart", and the suffix "-ridium" from "Chloridium" (a genus of Fungi in the family Chaetosphaeriaceae).[1]

Order Myrmecridiales and family Myrmecridiaceae was established to accommodate genus Myrmecridium which was previously placed in subclass Hypocreomycetidae, genera incertae sedis (Crous et al. 2015,[2] Maharachchikumbura et al. 2016).[3]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]

  • Myrmecridium banksiae Crous (2012)
  • Myrmecridium dactylidis Crous & Osieck (2021)
  • Myrmecridium flexuosum (de Hoog) Arzanlou, W. Gams & Crous (2007)
  • Myrmecridium fluviae Hyang B. Lee & T.T.T. Nguyen (2017)
  • Myrmecridium iridis Crous (2015)
  • Myrmecridium junci Crous & Osieck (2021)
  • Myrmecridium juncicola Crous & Osieck (2021)
  • Myrmecridium juncigenum Crous & Osieck (2021)
  • Myrmecridium montsegurinum Réblová & J. Fourn. (2016)
  • Myrmecridium obovoideum Jie, Y.L. Jiang, McKenzie & Yong Wang bis (2013)[5]
  • Myrmecridium phragmiticola Crous & Akulov (2020)
  • Myrmecridium phragmitis Crous (2011)
  • Myrmecridium pulvericola Koppel, Visagie, Hirooka & Seifert (2016)[6]
  • Myrmecridium sambuci Crous (2021)
  • Myrmecridium schulzeri (Sacc.) Arzanlou, W. Gams & Crous (2007)
  • Myrmecridium spartii Crous & R.K. Schumach. (2015)
  • Myrmecridium splendidum L.L. Liu, J. Yang, K.D. Hyde & Z.Y. Liu (2023)
  • Myrmecridium thailandicum Crous & Cheew. (2013)


Former species;[4]

  • M. aquaticum Z.L. Luo, K.D. Hyde & H.Y. Su (2019) = Neomyrmecridium aquaticum, Myrmecridiaceae
  • M. schulzeri var. tritici (M.B. Ellis) Arzanlou, W. Gams & Crous (2007) = Myrmecridium schulzeri
  • M. sorbicola Crous & R.K. Schumach. (2018) = Neomyrmecridium sorbicola, Myrmecridiaceae

References

  1. "Phylogenetic and morphotaxonomic revision of Ramichloridium and allied genera". Studies in Mycology 58: 57–93. 2007. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.58.03. PMID 18490996. 
  2. Crous, P.W.; Wingfield, M.J.; Guarro, J.; Hernández-Restrepo, M.; Sutton, D.A.; Acharya, K. et al. (2015). "Fungal Planet description sheets: 320–370". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 34 (1): 167–266. doi:10.3767/003158515X688433. 
  3. Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Jones, E. B. Gareth; McKenzie, E. H. C.; Bhat, Jayarama D.; Dayarathne, Monika C.; Huang, Shi-Ke; Norphanphoun, Chada et al. (2016-06-03). "Families of Sordariomycetes" (in en). Fungal Diversity 79 (1): 1–317. doi:10.1007/s13225-016-0369-6. ISSN 1560-2745. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Myrmecridium". https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp. 
  5. "A new Myrmecridium species from Guizhou, China". Mycotaxon 124: 1–8. 2013. doi:10.5248/124.1. 
  6. "Myrmecridium pulvericola". Fungal Planet 37: 218–403. 2016. doi:10.3767/003158516X694499. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10592376 entry