Capellomyces 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 830739; Facesoffungi number: FoF
Typification: Capellomyces foraminis. Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff, Elshahed, and N.H. Youssef.
Etymology: Capella= derived from the Latin word for Goat; myces = the Greek name for fungus.
Obligate anaerobic fungus that produces monoflagellate (1–3 flagella) zoospores. Zoospores germinate into monocentric thalli with filamentous anucleate rhizoidal systems. Both
endogenous and exogenous sporangia are observed, with varying shapes and sizes. The clade is defined by the sequences MK882007-MK882009 (ITS-1), and MK881975 (D1-D2 28S rDNA).
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