Hypocreales » Cordycipitaceae

Lecanicillium

Lecanicillium W. Gams & Zare, Nova Hedwigia 72(3-4): 332 (2001)

 

Notes:

The asexual genus Lecanicillium is typifed by L. lecanii with the sexual morph T. confragosa and previously contained 32 species (Zare and Gams 2001, 2008; Crous et al. 2018; Huang et al. 2018; Su et al. 2019; Zhou et al. 2018). However, the recent taxonomic revision rejected L. lecanii, the type species of Lecanicillium, and considered that it was a synonym of Akanthomyces (Kepler et al. 2017). This treatment seeks to harmonize competing names by principles of priority, recognition of monophyletic groups, and the practical usage of the affected taxa. Based on this, Akanthomyces was proposed to be maintained and Lecanicillium was rejected, although the generic name Lecanicillium was still being used thereafter (Crous et al. 2018; Huang et al. 2018; Su et al. 2019; Zhou et al. 2018). Species of diferent lineages may have similar micromorphological characteristics like those of Lecanicillium in the family Cordycipitaceae. Unfortunately, many species in the Lecanicillium lineage are published with singular gene data, such as ITS sequences. Few multigene sequences are available in online databases. Reconstructing the credible phylogenetic framework of Lecanicillium clades in the family Cordycipitaceae is difcult due to a lack of large-scale multigene sequence sampling. groups, and the practical usage of the afected taxa. Based on this, Akanthomyces was proposed to be maintained and Lecanicillium was rejected, although the generic name Lecanicillium was still being used thereafter (Crous et al. 2018; Huang et al. 2018; Su et al. 2019; Zhou et al. 2018). Species of diferent lineages may have similar micro morphological characteristics like those of Lecanicillium in the family Cordycipitaceae. Unfortunately, many species in the Lecanicillium lineage are published with singular gene data, such as ITS sequences. Few multigene sequences are available in online databases. Reconstructing the credible phylogenetic framework of Lecanicillium clades in the family Cordycipitaceae is difcult due to a lack of large-scale multigene sequence sampling.

 

Retrieved from:

Wang, YB., Wang, Y., Fan, Q. et al. Multigene phylogeny of the family Cordycipitaceae (Hypocreales): new taxa and the new systematic position of the Chinese cordycipitoid fungus Paecilomyces hepiali. Fungal Diversity 103, 1–46 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-020-00457-3

 

References

 

Crous PW, Wingfeld MJ, Burgess TI, Hardy GEStJ et al. 2018 – Fungal Planet description sheets: 716–784. Persoonia 40, 240–393

Huang SK, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Jeewon R, Bhat DJ et al. 2018 – Lecanicillium subprimulinum (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), a novel species from Baoshan, Yunnan. Phytotaxa 348(2):099–108

Kepler RM, Luangsa-ard JJ, Hywel-Jones NL, Quandt CA et al. 2017 – A phylogenetically-based nomenclature for Cordycipitaceae (Hypocreales). IMA Fungus 8,335–353

Su L, Zhu H, Guo YX, Du XP et al.  2019 – Lecanicillium coprophilum (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), a new species of fungus from the feces of Marmota monax in China. Phytotaxa 387, 55–62

Zare R, Gams W 2001 – A revision of Verticillium section Prostrata. IV. The genera Lecanicillium and Simplicillium gen. nov. Nova Hedwigia 73, 1–50

Zare R, Gams W 2008 – A revision of the Verticillium fungicola species complex and its affinity with the genus Lecanicillium. Mycol Res 112(7):811–824

Zhou YM, Zhi JR, Ye M, Zhang ZY et al. 2018 – Lecanicillium cauligalbarum sp. nov. (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), a novel fungus isolated from a stemborer in the Yao Ren National Forest Mountain Park. MycoKeys 43, 59–74

 

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