Fungalpedia – Note 486, Neopyricularia
Neopyricularia Klaubauf, M.-H. Lebrun & Crous
Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Fungal pathogens.
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Classification: Pyriculariaceae, Magnaporthales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
The genus Neopyricularia, which belongs to the family Pyriculariaceae, exhibits morphological similarities to the type genus Pyricularia. However, it is important to note that Neopyricularia comprises a separate lineage from the phylogenetic perspective, as demonstrated by Klaubauf et al. (2014). This plant pathogenic genus is typified by Neopyricularia commelinicola, and until now, only one species has been reported. The important characteristic features of Neopyricularia are sub-cylindrical, olivaceous, erect, smooth, sometimes branched, septate conidiophores with terminal to intercalary olivaceous conidiogenous cells and denticulate, slightly darkened conidiogenous loci, and pyriform to obclavate, 2-septate, subhyaline to pale brown conidia with a distinctly protruding basal hilum and a minute marginal frill (Klaubauf et al. 2014). Based on the findings of Klaubauf et al. (2014), it can be observed that Neopyricularia is positioned phylogenetically apart from the Pyricularia clade. Instead, it was grouped with the sister clade Proxipyricularia.
Type species: Neopyricularia commelinicola (M.J. Park & H.D. Shin) Klaubauf, Lebrun & Crous
Other accepted species: This genus is monotypic.
Figure 1 – Neopyricularia commelinicola (CBS 128308). a Conidiophore. b Conidia. Scale bars: a, b = 10 μm. Redraw from Klaubauf et al. (2014).
Reference
Entry by
Dutta AK and Saha R, Molecular & Applied Mycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bordoloi Nagar, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam 781014, India; Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal 700019, India.
(Edited by Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samaneh Chaharmiri-Dokhaharani, & Achala R. Rathnayaka)
Published online 3 December 2024