TY - JOUR
T1 - Tectimyces, a new genus of Harpellales on mayfly nymphs (Leptophlebiidae) in Spain
AU - Valle, Laia G.
AU - Santamaria, Sergi
PY - 2002/7/1
Y1 - 2002/7/1
N2 - The genus Tectimyces gen. nov. (Harpellales: Legeriomycetaceae) is described with two species, T. leptophlebiidarum and T. robustus spp. nov., collected on the hindgut of the mayfly nymph Habroleptoides confusa (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) in northern Spain. This is the second report of a trichomycete inhabiting a member of this family of ephemerids. Diagnostic for the new genus are type II zygospores and unappendaged trichospores, borne on long generative cells and carrying a very short collar after release. The position and morphological traits of the newly described taxa are discussed and compared with other genera and species, such as Bojamyces repens and Orphella spp.
AB - The genus Tectimyces gen. nov. (Harpellales: Legeriomycetaceae) is described with two species, T. leptophlebiidarum and T. robustus spp. nov., collected on the hindgut of the mayfly nymph Habroleptoides confusa (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) in northern Spain. This is the second report of a trichomycete inhabiting a member of this family of ephemerids. Diagnostic for the new genus are type II zygospores and unappendaged trichospores, borne on long generative cells and carrying a very short collar after release. The position and morphological traits of the newly described taxa are discussed and compared with other genera and species, such as Bojamyces repens and Orphella spp.
U2 - 10.1017/S0953756202006196
DO - 10.1017/S0953756202006196
M3 - Article
SN - 0953-7562
VL - 106
SP - 841
EP - 847
JO - Mycological Research
JF - Mycological Research
ER -