Pilaira australis sp. nov. (Mucorales, Mucoromycota) isolated from emu faeces in Australia

Andrew S. Urquhart; Pauline M. L. Coulon; Alexander Idnurm

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.329.3.9

Pilaira australis sp. nov. (Mucorales, Mucoromycota) isolated from emu faeces in Australia

Andrew S. Urquhart^*, Pauline M. L. Coulon, Alexander Idnurm

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Abstract

Pilaira australis, a new species of fungus in the coprophilous genus Pilaira, was isolated from emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) faeces and is described. Morphologically, the species resembles other species in the genus, particularly P. moreaui, except differs in its unique combination of sporangiophore height and sporangiospore length. Molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that P. australis is distinct from other species in the genus with two regions, the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and a fragment of the pyrG gene, showing 91% and 90% identity to the nearest species, respectively. Ultrastructure features and carbon utilisation were determined for P. australis, and may provide characteristics for species identification in this genus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-283
Number of pages	7
Journal	Phytotaxa
Volume	329
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.329.3.9
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbohydrate assimilation
Molecular phylogeny
Morphology
Mucoromycotina

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