Conidiobolus polyspermus Drechsler, Mycologia

Nie, Yong, Yin, Ying, Zhao, Heng, Liu, XiaoYong & Huang, Bo, 2024, Unveiling species diversity within the family Conidiobolaceae (Entomophthorales) in China: Descriptions of two new species and reassessment of the taxonomic position of Conidiobolus polyspermus, MycoKeys 105, pp. 203-216 : 203-216

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/mycokeys.105.117871

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11243312

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scientific name

Conidiobolus polyspermus Drechsler, Mycologia
status

 

Conidiobolus polyspermus Drechsler, Mycologia View in CoL , 53: 279. 1961.

Specimens examined.

United States, Maryland, 26 July 1955, Drechsler, ATCC 14444.

Description.

Refer to Drechsler (1961).

Notes.

In accordance with King’s numerical taxonomy of Conidiobolus ( King 1976 b) , C. polyspermus was initially identified as a synonym of C. megalotocus . However, upon a thorough comparison of morphological traits based on the original descriptions, it became evident that C. polyspermus (15–55 × 12–48 μm) produces larger conidia than those of C. megalotocus (12–44 × 10–42 μm). Notably, C. polyspermus is not reported to form microconidia, distinguishing it from C. megalotocus ( Drechsler 1956; 1961). Furthermore, the phylogenetic tree (Fig. 1 View Figure 1 ) revealed a distinct relationship between C. polyspermus and C. megalotocus . In light of these findings, we propose the separation of C. polyspermus from C. megalotocus , affirming its taxonomic status at the species level.

ATCC

American Type Culture Collection

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Entomophthoromycota

Class

Entomophthoromycetes

Order

Entomophthorales

Family

Ancylistaceae

Genus

Conidiobolus

Loc

Conidiobolus polyspermus Drechsler, Mycologia

Nie, Yong, Yin, Ying, Zhao, Heng, Liu, XiaoYong & Huang, Bo 2024
2024
Loc

Conidiobolus polyspermus

Drechsler 1961: 279
1961