Three new genera of fungi from extremely acidic soils

Martina Hujslová; Alena Kubátová; Martin Kostovčík; Robert A. Blanchette; Z. Wilhelm de Beer; Milada Chudíčková; Miroslav Kolařík

doi:10.1007/s11557-014-0965-3

Three new genera of fungi from extremely acidic soils

Martina Hujslová
, Alena Kubátová
, Martin Kostovčík
, Robert A. Blanchette
, Z. Wilhelm de Beer
, Milada Chudíčková
, Miroslav Kolařík

Plant Pathology

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Abstract

Extremely acidic soils (pH < 3) harbour poorly diversified mycobiota that are very different from less acidic habitats. During investigations of the mycobiota from several highly acidic soils in the Czech Republic and a coastal site in the Antarctic Peninsula, a group of hyaline fungal isolates was obtained. Based on phenotype and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences (ITS region, SSU, LSU), the isolates belonged to three phylogenetic lineages within two different classes, Sordariomycetes and Leotiomycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota). The first lineage is described here as a new genus and species Acidothrix acidophila gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Amplistromataceae, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota). The most closely related species to this new clade are wood-inhabiting fungi. The isolates belonging to the second and the third lineages are also described as two new genera and species Acidea extrema gen. nov. et sp. nov. and Soosiella minima gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota). Their position and the relationships within Helotiales are discussed. Soosiella minima was acidotolerant, Acidothrix acidophila and Acidea extrema exhibited both acidotolerant and acidophilic characteristics. All the species were slightly halophilic. The adaptation of hyaline fungi from mesophilic lineages to highly acidic environments has been revealed. The association between highly acidic and Antarctic habitats is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	819-831
Number of pages	13
Journal	Mycological Progress
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-014-0965-3
State	Published - Aug 2014

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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant nos. 61078006 and 61275066, and the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under Grant no. 2012BAF14B11.

Keywords

Acidiella
Acidomyces
Acidophilic
Amplistromataceae
Helotiales
Micromycetes

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