Fungalpedia – Note 1151, Bretziella
Bretziella Z.W. de Beer, Marinc., T.A. Duong & M.J. Wingf.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Ceratocystidaceae, Microascales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
de Beer et al. (2017) reclassified the Ceratocystidaceae (Microascales) based on multi-gene phylogenetic inference and found that the oak wilt fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum (current name Bretziella fagacearum) formed a well-supported monophyletic clade distinct from all other genera in Ceratocystidaceae. They also confirmed that Chalara quercina (the first name applied to the fungus) and Endoconidiophora fagacearum (the name applied when the sexual morph was discovered) are conspecific based on their axenic cultures from the same host trees and geographical area. Thus, de Beer et al. (2017) introduced Bretziella to accommodate the oak wilt fungus with the single species B. fagacearum found on Quercus sp.
Type species: Bretziella fagacearum (Bretz) Z.W. de Beer, Marinc., T.A. Duong & M.J. Wingf.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Bretziella.
References
Entry by
Kevin David Hyde, Institute of Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, P.R. China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai 50150, Thailand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China
Published online 28 February 2020