A new endoconidial black meristematic genus, Atramixtia, associated with declining white spruce and phylogenetically allied to a lineage of dothidealean conifer pathogens

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Date: May 2011
From: Botany(Vol. 89, Issue 5)
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Document Type: Report
Length: 5,914 words
Lexile Measure: 1470L

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An endoconidial, black meristematic taxon Atramixtia arboricola gen. et. sp. nov. (Dothideales) from the black subicula found on twigs of declining white spruce, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, in Alberta is described. It is morphologically distinguishable from other endoconidial taxa by the conidioma composed of clumps of endoconidial conidiogenous cells, scattered meristematically dividing cells, dematiaceous hyphae, abundant brown, granular matrix materials, and sometimes plant tissue. Endoconidia also occur in conidiogenous cellular clumps that are not organized into a conidioma but develop directly from stromatic cells on the bark. In culture, it forms similar endoconidial conidiomata and also a mycelial, blastic synanamorph that superficially resembles Hormonema. Atramixtia arboricola is a member of the Dothideales and shows phylogenetic affinities to a clade of conifer-stem and-needle pathogens, including Sydowia and Delphinella, although no teleomorph was found either on the natural substrate or in culture. It has not been determined whether A. arboricola is pathogenic to its host, but the occurrence of abundant intracellular hyphae in the host periderm suggests that the fungus is at least parasitic. Key words: black yeasts, Dothideomycetes, fungal taxonomy, Atramixtia, Hormonema, Sclerophoma, Sydowia, Delphinella. Les auteurs decrivent un taxon meristematique noir endoconidien, l'Atramixtia arboricola gen. et sp. nov. (Dothideales) a partir de subiculums noirs venant sur rameaux en declin d'epinette blanche, Picea glauca (Moench) Voss, en Alberta. On le distingue morphologiquement des autres taxons endoconidiens par les conidiomes composes de touffes de cellules conidiogenes endoconidiales, des cellules a divisions meristematiques eparses, des hyphes dematies et une abondance de materiaux matriciels granulaires bruns avec, ou sans tissus vegetaux. On retrouve egalement des endoconidies dans les touffes cellulaires conidiogenes, n'etant pas organisees en conidiomes mais se developpant directement a partir de cellules stromatiques dans l'ecorce. En culture, il forme des conidiomes endoconidiens semblables ainsi que des synamorphes blastiques myceliens ressemblant superficiellement aux Hormonema.L'Atramixtia arboricola appartient aux Dothideales et montre des affinites phylogenetiques avec un clade pathogene des tiges et des aiguilles de coniferes, incluant les Sydowia et les Delphinella, bien qu'on ne trouve pas de teleomorphe dans les substrats naturels ainsi qu'en culture. Les auteurs n'ont pas determine si l'A. arboricola est pathogene pour son hote, mais la presence de nombreux hyphes intracellulaires dans le periderme de l'hote suggere que ce champignon est au moins parasite. Mots-cles : levure noire, Dothideomycetes, taxonomie fongique, Atramixtia, Hormonema, Sclerophoma, Sydowia, Delphinella. [Traduit par la Redaction]
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