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Four new Penicillium species having Thysanophora-like melanized conidiophores

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2002

Stephen W. PETERSON  and
Lynne SIGLER
Stephen W. PETERSON
Affiliation:
Microbial Genomics and Bioprocessing Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, IL 61604 USA
Lynne SIGLER
Affiliation:
University of Alberta Microfungus Collection and Herbarium (UAMH), Devonian Botanic Garden, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
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Abstract

Five fungal isolates, tentatively identified as belonging to Thysanophora, were re-examined to confirm their generic placement. DNA sequences from multiple loci were determined and compared to homologous sequences from other fungi. The Thysanophora-like isolates belong in the genus Penicillium on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of their gene sequences. Because these isolates have unique phylogenetic positions within Penicillium and have unique phenotypes we describe them as the new species P. boreae, P. subarcticum and P. canariense spp. nov. In addition, P. pullum sp. nov. is described for NRRL 721, which served as the typical isolate of P. fuscum in the monographic studies of Raper & Thom and Ramirez; however, the name P. fuscum has been applied and neotypified using a different specimen and NRRL 721 is markedly different phylogenetically from the neotype of P. fuscum.

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Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 106 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 1109 - 1118
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© The British Mycological Society 2002

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