Fungalpedia – Note 1148, Phialemonium

 

Phialemonium W. Gams & McGinnis

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Cephalothecaceae, Cephalothecales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Phialemonium was introduced by Gams & McGinnis (1983) to accommodate three species. The genus is characterized by phialides that are often inflated at the base, with conspicuous collarettes and conidia arranged in slimy heads or in long chains, and may have connectives at both ends. Phialemonium was revised by Perdomo et al. (2013b), its species are pathogens and can infect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts (Perdomo et al. 2011).

Type species: Phialemonium obovatum W. Gams & McGinnis, Mycologia 75(6): 978 (1983).

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Phialemonium.

 

References

Gams W, McGinnis MR. 1983 – Phialemonium, a new anamorph genus intermediate between Phialophora and Acremonium. Mycologia 75, 977–987.

Perdomo H, Sutton DA, García D, Fothergill AW et al. 2011 – Molecular and phenotypic characterization of Phialemonium and Lecythophora isolates from clinical samples Journal of clinical microbiology 49, 1209–1216.

Perdomo H, García D, Gené J, Cano J.et al. 2013b – Phialemoniopsis a new genus of Sordariomycetes and new species of Phialemonium and Lecythophora. Mycologia 105, 398– 421.

 

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

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