Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Gliocephalotrichum

L. Lombard, L.M. Serrato-Diaz, R. Cheewangkoon, R.D. French-Monar, C. Decock, P.W. Crous

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Abstract

Species in the genus Gliocephalotrichum (= Leuconectria) (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) are soilborne fungi, associated with post-harvest fruit spoilage of several important tropical fruit crops. Contemporary taxonomic studies of these fungi have relied on morphology and DNA sequence comparisons of the internal transcribed spacer region of the nuclear rDNA (ITS) and the ß-tubulin gene regions. Employing DNA sequence data from four loci (ß-tubulin, histone H3, ITS, and translation elongation factor 1-alpha) and morphological comparisons, the taxonomic status of the genus Gliocephalotrichum was re-evaluated. As a result five species are newly described, namely G. humicola (Taiwan, soil), G. mexicanum (rambutan fruit from Mexico), G. nephelii (rambutan fruit from Guatemala), G. queenslandicum (Australia, endophytic isolations) and G. simmonsii (rambutan fruit from Guatemala). Although species of Gliocephalotrichum are generally not regarded as important plant pathogens, their ability to cause post-harvest fruit rot could have an impact on fruit export and storage.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-140
JournalPersoonia
Volume32
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • nectriaceae hypocreales
  • 1st report
  • fruit rot
  • bionectriaceae
  • bulbilium
  • anamorph
  • rambutan
  • fungi

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