Ergot species of the Claviceps purpurea group from South Africa

0464492 - MBÚ 2017 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Van Der Linde, E.J. - Pešicová, Kamila - Pažoutová, Sylvie - Stodůlková, Eva - Flieger, Miroslav - Kolařík, Miroslav
Ergot species of the Claviceps purpurea group from South Africa.
Fungal Biology. Roč. 120, č. 8 (2016), s. 917-930. ISSN 1878-6146. E-ISSN 1878-6162
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA13-00788S; GA MŠMT(CZ) ED1.1.00/02.0109
Institutional support: RVO:61388971
Keywords : Alkaloids * Cyperaceae * Phylogeny
Subject RIV: EE - Microbiology, Virology
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Results of a survey and study of the Claviceps purpurea group of species in South Africa are being presented and five new species are described. Morphological descriptions are based on the anamorphs and four nuclear genetic loci. Claviceps fimbristylidis sp. nov. on Fimbristylis complanata was discovered wide-spread across five provinces of the country associated with water and represents the fourth Claviceps species recorded from the Cyperaceae. Clayiceps monticola sp. nov. is described from Brachypodium flexum growing in mountain forests in Mpumalanga Province, as well as the northern Drakensberg southwards into the Eastern Cape Province. Claviceps pazoutovae sp. nov. is recorded from Stipa dregeana var. dregeana and Ehrharta erecta var. erecta, also associated with these mountain ranges. Claviceps macroura sp. nov. is recorded from Cenchrus macrourus from the Eastern Cape and Claviceps capensis sp. nov. from Ehrharta villosa var. villosa is recorded from the Western Cape Province. Claviceps cyperi, only recorded from South Africa is included in the study.
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