Gliomastix is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Bionectriaceae.[1]

Gliomastix
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Bionectriaceae
Genus: Gliomastix
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The genus was first described by Fernand Pierre Joseph Guéguen in 1905.[1]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

History

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The taxonomic placement of Gliomastix is controversial and debated by many authors (Gams 1971; Matsushima 1975; Domsch et al. 2007; Lechat et al. 2010; Summerbell et al. 2011; Kiyuna et al. 2011). Gams (1971) placed Gliomastix in a section of Acremonium. Matsushima (1975) placed Acremonium masseei and Acremonium polychromum in Gliomastix and Lechat et al. (2010) linked G. fusigera with the sexual morph of Hydropisphaera bambusicola. Kiyuna et al. (2011) and Summerbell et al. (2011) revised and compiled the taxonomy of Gliomastix.[3] Kiyuna et al. (2011) agreed with Gams's concept and accepted Gliomastix as a section of Acremonium. However, Summerbell et al. (2011) did not follow the Gams's concept and recognized Gliomastix as a distinct genus.[3] Their phylogenetic analysis supported Gliomastix differs from previous morphological concepts by excluding several distantly related species e.g., Acremonium cerealis and A. inflatum. Maharachchikumbura et al. (2015),[4] and Hyde et al. (2020a) followed the treatment of Summerbell et al. (2011) treated Gliomastix as a distinct genus in family Bionectriaceae.[5]

Species

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As of July 2023, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) accepts about 19 species of Gliomastix;[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gliomastix". www.mycobank.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Gliomastix Guég". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Summerbell, R.C.; Gueidan, C.; Schroers, H.J.; de Hoog, G.S.; Starink, M.; Rosete, Y.A.; Guarro, J.; Scott, J.A. (2011). "Acremonium phylogenetic overview and revision of Gliomastix, Sarocladium, and Trichothecium". SIM. 68: 139–162. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.68.06. PMC 3065988. PMID 21523192.
  4. ^ Maharachchikumbura, S.S.N.; Hyde, Kevin D.; Jones, E.B.G.; McKenzie, E.H.C.; Huang, S.K.; Abdel-Wahab, M.A.; Daranagama, D.A.; Dayarathne, M.; D’Souza, M.J.; Goonasekara, I.D.; Hongsanan, S.; Jayawardena, R.S.; Kirk, P.M.; Konta, S; Liu, J.K.; Liu, Z.Y.; Norphanphoun, C.; Pang, K.L.; Perera, R.H.; Senanayake, I.C.; Shang, Q.J.; Shenoy, B.D.; Xiao, Y.P.; Bahkali, A.H.; Kang, J.C.; Somrothipol, S.; Suetrong, S.; Wen, T.C.; Xu, J.C. (2015). "Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Sordariomycetes". Fungal Diversity. 72: 199–301. doi:10.1007/s13225-015-0331-z. S2CID 256072233.
  5. ^ Hyde, Kevin D.; Norphanphoun, C.; Maharachchikumbura, S.S.N.; Bhat, D.J.; Jones, E.B.G.; Bundhun, D.; Chen, Y.J.; Bao, D.F.; Boonmee, S.; Calabon, M.S.; Chaiwan, N.; Chethana, K.W.T.; Dai, D.Q.; Dayarathne, M.C.; Devadatha, B.; Dissanayake, A.J.; Dissanayake, L.S.; Doilom, M.; Dong, W.; Fan, X.L.; Goonasekara, I.D.; Hongsanan, S.; Huang, S.K.; Jayawardena, R.S.; Jeewon, R.; Karunarathna, A.; Konta, S.; Kumar, V.; Lin, C.G.; Liu, J.K.; Liu, N.G.; Luangsa-ard, J.; Lumyong, S.; Luo, Z.L.; Marasinghe, D.S.; McKenzie, E.H.C.; Niego, A.G.T.; Niranjan, M.; Perera, R.H.; Phukhamsakda, C.; Rathnayaka, A.R.; Samarakoon, M.C.; Samarakoon, S.M.B.C.; Sarma, V.V.; Senanayake, I.C.; Shang, Q.J.; Stadler, M.; Tibpromma, S.; Wanasinghe, D.N.; Wei, D.P.; Wijayawardene, N.N.; Xiao, Y.P.; Yang, J.; Zeng, X.Y.; Zhang, S.N.; Xiang, M.M. (2020). "Refined families of Sordariomycetes". Mycosphere. 11: 305–1059. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/7. hdl:10033/622756. S2CID 219808477.
  6. ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.