Systematics, taxonomy, and distribution of species of Myriogenospora G.F. Atk. (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota)

Check List 15(5): 735-746, doi: 10.15560/15.5.735

Systematics, taxonomy, and distribution of species of Myriogenospora G.F. Atk. (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota)

Armando J. Cruz-Laufer^‡, Melissa Mardones^§, Meike Piepenbring^|

‡ UHasselt – Hasselt University, Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Research Group Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium§ Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, 11501 San José, Costa Rica| Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Corresponding author: Meike Piepenbring ( piepenbring@bio.uni-frankfurt.de )

Academic editor: Panu Kunttu

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Citation: Cruz-Laufer AJ, Mardones M, Piepenbring M (2019) Systematics, taxonomy, and distribution of species of Myriogenospora G.F. Atk. (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales, Ascomycota). Check List 15(5): 735-746. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.5.735

Abstract

Based on new specimens of Myriogenospora spp. from Costa Rica and Panama, we present morphological analyses, systematic conclusions, additions to host ranges, and geographical distribution data for the two species currently classified in this genus. Myriogenospora atramentosa (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Diehl differs from Myriogenospora linearis (Rehm) J.F. White & Glenn in the ascus and part-spore morphology, a different position in the molecular phylogeny, and the host range. We conclude that the two species are not congeneric and propose that M. linearis should be called Balansia linearis (Rehm) Diehl.

Keywords

Balansia; Clavicipitaceae; Costa Rica; grass epibionts; Panama; phylogeny; Poaceae.