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Citation for Study 13234

About Citation title: "Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Plainistromellaceae including its coelomycetous anamorphs: contributions towards a monograph of the genus Kellermania".
About Study name: "Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Plainistromellaceae including its coelomycetous anamorphs: contributions towards a monograph of the genus Kellermania".
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Citation

Minnis A.M., Kennedy A.H., Grenier D.B., Palm M., & Rossman A. 2012. Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of the Plainistromellaceae including its coelomycetous anamorphs: contributions towards a monograph of the genus Kellermania. Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 29: 11-28.

Authors

  • Minnis A.M.
  • Kennedy A.H. (submitter) Phone 301-504-6003
  • Grenier D.B.
  • Palm M.
  • Rossman A.

Abstract

The core species of the family Planistromellaceae are included in the teleomorphic genera Planistroma and Planistromella and the connected anamorphic, coelomycetous genera Alpakesa, Kellermania, and Piptarthron. These genera have been defined primarily on the basis of ascospore septation or number of conidial appendages. Due to a lack of DNA sequence data, phylogenetic placement of these genera within the Dothideomycetes, evaluation of monophyly, and questions about generic boundaries could not be adequately addressed in the past. Isolates of nearly all of the known species in these genera were studied genetically and morphologically. DNA sequence data were generated from the nSSU, ITS, nLSU, and RPB1 markers and analyzed phylogenetically. These results placed the Planistromellaceae, herein recognized as a distinct family, in an unresolved position relative to other genera within the order Botryosphaeriales. Species representing the core Planistromellaceae formed a clade and evaluation of its topology revealed that previous morphology-based definitions of genera resulted in an artificial classification system. Alpakesa, Kellermania, Piptarthron, Planistroma, and Planistromella are herein recognized as belonging to the single genus Kellermania. The following new combinations are proposed: Kellermania crassispora, K. dasylirionis, K. macrospora, K. plurilocularis, and K. unilocularis. Five new species are described, namely K. confusa, K. dasylirionicola, K. micranthae, K. ramaleyae, and K. rostratae. Descriptions of species in vitro and a key to the species known from culture are provided.

Keywords

Planistromellaceae, Botryosphaeriaceae, Kellermania, Fungi, taxonomy

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