Novel black yeast-like species in chaetothyriales with ant-associated life styles
- Author(s)
- Yu Quan, Sarah A. Ahmed, Nickolas Menezes da Silva, Abdullah M.S. Al-Hatmi, Veronika Mayer, Shuwen Deng, Yingqian Kang, G. Sybren de Hoog, Dongmei Shi
- Abstract
Among ancestral fungi in Chaetothyriales, several groups have a life style in association with tropical ants, either in domatia or in carton-nests. In the present study, two strains collected from ant carton in Thailand and Malaysia were found to represent hitherto undescribed species. Morphological, physiological, phylogenetic data and basic genome information are provided for their classification. Because of the relatively large phylogenetic distances with known species confirmed by overall genome data, large subunit (LSU) and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) ribosomal DNA sequences were sufficient for taxonomic circumscription of the species. The analyzed strains clustered with high statistical support as a clade in the family Trichomeriaceae. Morphologically they were rather similar, lacking sporulation in vitro. In conclusion, Incumbomyces delicatus and Incumbomyces lentus were described as new species based on morphological, physiological and phylogenetic analysis.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
- External organisation(s)
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Federal University of Parana, Hengtang People's Hospital, Guizhou Medical University, Jining No. 1 People’s Hospital
- Journal
- Fungal Biology
- Volume
- 125
- Pages
- 276-284
- No. of pages
- 9
- ISSN
- 1878-6146
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2020.11.006
- Publication date
- 2020
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 106008 Botany, 106029 Plant morphology, 106042 Systematic botany
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/novel-black-yeastlike-species-in-chaetothyriales-with-antassociated-life-styles(fa9d4015-d0aa-4243-8ab5-a1eb88a14fd3).html