Aklioshbomyces Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff, Elshahed, and N.H. Youssef, gen. nov.
Index Fungorum number: MB 830735; Facesoffungi number: FoF
Typification: Aklioshbomyces papillarum Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff, Elshahed, and N.H. Youssef.
Etymology: Aklioshb= derived from the Arabic word for grass-eaters (herbivores); myces = the Greek name for fungus.
Obligate anaerobic fungus that produces globose monoflagellate zoospores. Zoospores germinate into monocentric thalli with filamentous anucleate rhizoids. Exhibits both endogenous and exogenous monocentric thallus development. Exogenous sporangia develop at the end of unbranched sporangiophores of varying length. No morphological differences are observed between endogenous and exogenous sporangia, with ovoid, globose, and obpyriform sporangial shapes noted. The clade is defined by the sequences MK882038-MK882042 (ITS-1) and MK882001 (D1-D2 28S rDNA).
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