@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref30475,
author = {Joyce E Longcore and D Rabern Simmons and Timothy Y. James},
title = {Quaeritorhiza haematococci is a new species of parasitic chytrid of the commercially grown alga, Haematococcus pluvialis.},
year = {2020},
keywords = {Chytridiomycota, commercial algae production, Quaeritorhizaceae, TEM, 3 new taxa},
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url = {http://},
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journal = {Mycologia},
volume = {},
number = {},
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abstract = {Aquaculture companies grow the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) to extract the carotenoid astaxanthin to sell for human and animal dietary supplements. We were requested to identify an unknown pathogen of H. pluvialis from an algal growing facility in the southwestern United States. To identify this zoosporic fungus and determine its phylogenetic placement among other chytrids, we isolated it into pure culture, photographed its morphology and zoospore ultrastructure, and sequenced and analyzed portions of nuc rDNA 18S and 28S genes. The organism belongs in the Chytridiomycota but a comparison of rDNA with available representatives of the phylum did not convincingly place it in any described order. The unique zoospore ultrastructure supports its indeterminate ordinal position, and the morphology, as determined by light microscopy, did not match any described species. Consequently, we have named this chytrid as the new genus and species Quaeritorhiza haematococci in the family Quaeritorhizaceae but otherwise incertae sedis in the Chytridiomycetes. This new taxon is important because it increases the known diversity of Chytridiomycota, and the organism has the ability to disrupt agricultural production of an algal monoculture.}
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Citation for Study 25803
Citation title:
"Quaeritorhiza haematococci is a new species of parasitic chytrid of the commercially grown alga, Haematococcus pluvialis.".
Study name:
"Quaeritorhiza haematococci is a new species of parasitic chytrid of the commercially grown alga, Haematococcus pluvialis.".
This study is part of submission 25803
(Status: Published).
Citation
Longcore J.E., Simmons D.R., & James T.Y. 2020. Quaeritorhiza haematococci is a new species of parasitic chytrid of the commercially grown alga, Haematococcus pluvialis. Mycologia, .
Authors
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Longcore J.E.
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Simmons D.R.
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2073568106
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James T.Y.
Abstract
Aquaculture companies grow the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) to extract the carotenoid astaxanthin to sell for human and animal dietary supplements. We were requested to identify an unknown pathogen of H. pluvialis from an algal growing facility in the southwestern United States. To identify this zoosporic fungus and determine its phylogenetic placement among other chytrids, we isolated it into pure culture, photographed its morphology and zoospore ultrastructure, and sequenced and analyzed portions of nuc rDNA 18S and 28S genes. The organism belongs in the Chytridiomycota but a comparison of rDNA with available representatives of the phylum did not convincingly place it in any described order. The unique zoospore ultrastructure supports its indeterminate ordinal position, and the morphology, as determined by light microscopy, did not match any described species. Consequently, we have named this chytrid as the new genus and species Quaeritorhiza haematococci in the family Quaeritorhizaceae but otherwise incertae sedis in the Chytridiomycetes. This new taxon is important because it increases the known diversity of Chytridiomycota, and the organism has the ability to disrupt agricultural production of an algal monoculture.
Keywords
Chytridiomycota, commercial algae production, Quaeritorhizaceae, TEM, 3 new taxa
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref30475,
author = {Joyce E Longcore and D Rabern Simmons and Timothy Y. James},
title = {Quaeritorhiza haematococci is a new species of parasitic chytrid of the commercially grown alga, Haematococcus pluvialis.},
year = {2020},
keywords = {Chytridiomycota, commercial algae production, Quaeritorhizaceae, TEM, 3 new taxa},
doi = {},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Mycologia},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Aquaculture companies grow the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) to extract the carotenoid astaxanthin to sell for human and animal dietary supplements. We were requested to identify an unknown pathogen of H. pluvialis from an algal growing facility in the southwestern United States. To identify this zoosporic fungus and determine its phylogenetic placement among other chytrids, we isolated it into pure culture, photographed its morphology and zoospore ultrastructure, and sequenced and analyzed portions of nuc rDNA 18S and 28S genes. The organism belongs in the Chytridiomycota but a comparison of rDNA with available representatives of the phylum did not convincingly place it in any described order. The unique zoospore ultrastructure supports its indeterminate ordinal position, and the morphology, as determined by light microscopy, did not match any described species. Consequently, we have named this chytrid as the new genus and species Quaeritorhiza haematococci in the family Quaeritorhizaceae but otherwise incertae sedis in the Chytridiomycetes. This new taxon is important because it increases the known diversity of Chytridiomycota, and the organism has the ability to disrupt agricultural production of an algal monoculture.}
}
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TY - JOUR
ID - 30475
AU - Longcore,Joyce E
AU - Simmons,D Rabern
AU - James,Timothy Y.
T1 - Quaeritorhiza haematococci is a new species of parasitic chytrid of the commercially grown alga, Haematococcus pluvialis.
PY - 2020
KW - Chytridiomycota
KW - commercial algae production
KW - Quaeritorhizaceae
KW - TEM
KW - 3 new taxa
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
N2 - Aquaculture companies grow the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) to extract the carotenoid astaxanthin to sell for human and animal dietary supplements. We were requested to identify an unknown pathogen of H. pluvialis from an algal growing facility in the southwestern United States. To identify this zoosporic fungus and determine its phylogenetic placement among other chytrids, we isolated it into pure culture, photographed its morphology and zoospore ultrastructure, and sequenced and analyzed portions of nuc rDNA 18S and 28S genes. The organism belongs in the Chytridiomycota but a comparison of rDNA with available representatives of the phylum did not convincingly place it in any described order. The unique zoospore ultrastructure supports its indeterminate ordinal position, and the morphology, as determined by light microscopy, did not match any described species. Consequently, we have named this chytrid as the new genus and species Quaeritorhiza haematococci in the family Quaeritorhizaceae but otherwise incertae sedis in the Chytridiomycetes. This new taxon is important because it increases the known diversity of Chytridiomycota, and the organism has the ability to disrupt agricultural production of an algal monoculture.
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