A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus (Ancylistaceae, Entomophthorales): Four Clades Including Three New Genera

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Journal MycoKeys

Date 2020 Apr 11

PMID 32273794

Citations 23

Authors

Yong Nie

De-Shui Yu

Cheng-Fang Wang

Xiao-Yong Liu

Bo Huang

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Abstract

The genus is an important group in entomophthoroid fungi and is considered to be polyphyletic in recent molecular phylogenies. To re-evaluate and delimit this genus, multi-locus phylogenetic analyses were performed using the large and small subunits of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nucLSU and nucSSU), the small subunit of the mitochondrial ribosomal DNA (mtSSU) and the translation elongation factor 1-alpha (EF-1α). The results indicated that the is not monophyletic, being grouped into a paraphyletic grade with four clades. Consequently, the well-known is revised and three new genera , and are proposed along with one new record and 22 new combinations. In addition, the genus is found to be basal to the other entomophthoroid taxa and the genus locates in the clade.

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