Joblinomyces Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff., Elshahed & N.H. Youssef, gen. nov.
Index Fungorum number: MB830867; Facesoffungi number: FoF
Typification: Joblinomyces apicalis Hanafy, Vikram B. Lanjekar, Prashant K. Dhakephalkar, T.M. Callaghan, Dagar, G.W. Griff., Elshahed & N.H. Youssef.
Etymology: Joblino = honoring Keith N. Joblin for his contributions to the field of anaerobic fungi; myces = the Greek name for fungus.
Obligate anaerobic fungus that produces globose mono- flagellate zoospores. Biflagellate zoospores were occasion- ally observed. Both endogenous and exogenous sporangia are observed, with varying shapes and sizes. Sporangiophores of exogenous sporangia vary in length. Exogenous sporangia have short and frequently swollen sporangiophores. Zoospores discharge occurs through gra- dual dissolution of a wide apical portion of sporangial wall, resulting in formation of an empty cup-shaped sporan- gium. The clade is defined by the sequences MK910278 (ITS1) and MK910268 (D1–D2 28S rDNA).
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