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Citation for Study 17085

About Citation title: "Harorepupu aotearoa (Onygenales) gen. et sp. nov.; a threatened fungus from shells of Powelliphanta and Paryphanta snails (Rhytididae)".
About Study name: "Harorepupu aotearoa (Onygenales) gen. et sp. nov.; a threatened fungus from shells of Powelliphanta and Paryphanta snails (Rhytididae)".
About This study is part of submission 17085 (Status: Published).

Citation

Johnston P., Nguyen H., Park D., & Hirooka Y. 2015. Harorepupu aotearoa (Onygenales) gen. et sp. nov.; a threatened fungus from shells of Powelliphanta and Paryphanta snails (Rhytididae). IMA Fungus, .

Authors

  • Johnston P. Phone +64 9 574 4714
  • Nguyen H.
  • Park D.
  • Hirooka Y.

Abstract

A cleistothecial fungus known only from the shells of giant land snails of the family Rhytidae, is described as a new genus and species within the Onygenales, Harorepupu aotearoa. Known only from the teleomorph, this fungus is characterised morphologically by a membranous fruiting body with no appendages and ascospores with a sparse network of ridges. Ribosomal DNA sequences place the new species within the Onygenales, but comparison with the known genetic diversity within the order linked it to no existing genus or family. It is the first species of Onygenales reported from the shells of terrestrial snails. This fungus has been listed as Critically Endangered in New Zealand and has been previously referred to as ?Trichocomaceae gen. nov.? in those threat lists.

Keywords

Gastropoda, snail shell, phylogeny, Trichocomaceae, Gondwana

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