- 著者
- Yusuke Takashima Takeshi Nakayama Yousuke Degawa
- 出版者
- The Mycological Society of Japan
- 雑誌
- Mycoscience (ISSN:13403540)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.MYC540, (Released:2021-04-15)
Fungi-algae interactions, such as lichen-forming fungi and parasitic chytrids on phytoplankton, are common in ecosystems. In contrast, interactions between filamentous fungi and soil algae that can be observed with the naked eye have been given little attention and remain unexplored. Here, we report a fungus that was associated with a visible symptom of dead algae on a soil surface in Sugadaira-kogen, Nagano, central Japan. Acremonium-like conidiophores were growing on vesicles and dead bodies of a yellow-green alga, Botrydium granulatum. The fungus was identified as Emericellopsis mirabilis based on its morphology by microscopic observation, phylogenetic analysis, and the similarity of the isolation substrate with the first description of the species. Co-culture experiments showed a filamentous cell differentiation of the alga by the fungus, but no harmful or beneficial effects on algal growth. Therefore, we speculate that E. mirabilis is a facultative parasite of B. granulatum under natural conditions.
- 著者
- Yoshiaki Iwamoto Yousuke Degawa Takeshi Nakayama
- 出版者
- The Mycological Society of Japan
- 雑誌
- Mycoscience (ISSN:13403540)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.64, no.2, pp.63-68, 2023-03-20 (Released:2023-03-20)
- 参考文献数
- 31
The genus Schizoplasmodiopsis is one of the most morphologically diverse groups among the class Variosea. Recent phylogenetic studies suggest that Schizoplasmodiopsis is polyphyletic, but there are few taxonomic studies of this genus. We established S. micropunctata strain YIP-40, observed in detail its of morphology and lifecycle, and conducted a phylogenetic analysis. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that S. micropunctata was sister to Tychosporium acutostipes. Scanning electron microscopy showed S. micropunctata had a non-deciduous hilum structure that is unique to Tychosporium. The morphology of amoebae, mitotic behavior, and prespore cells of S. micropunctata also supported the close relationship to Tychosporium. We propose to transfer S. micropunctata to Tychosporium and emend the generic concept of Tychosporium to include this species.