Ghazallomyces Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff, Elshahed, and N.H. Youssef, gen. nov.
Index Fungorum number: MB830733; Facesoffungi number: FoF
Typification: Ghazallomyces constrictus Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff, Elshahed, and N.H. Youssef.
Etymology: Ghazallo = derived from the Arabic word for Deer (Ghazalla); myces = the Greek name for fungus.
Obligate anaerobic fungus that produces polyflagellate zoospores. Zoospores germinate into monocentric thalli with highly branched anucleate rhizoidal systems. Exhibits both endogenous and exogenous monocentric thallus development. Sporangia produced from endogenous and exogenous thalli development are pleomorphic, exhibiting a wide range of sporangial shapes.
During exogenous thallus development, zoospore cysts germinate from both ends, with rhizoids developing from one side and sporangiophore developing from the opposite side. The empty zoospore cyst remains as a persistent swollen structure at the base of unbranched sporangiophore that exhibit wide variations in lengths. Zoospores are released through an apical pore followed by collapse of the sporangial wall. The clade is defined by the sequences MK882043 (ITS-1) and MK881971 (D1-D2 28S rDNA).
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