Usnea lambii (Imshaug) Wirtz & Lumbsch, 2011
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Neuropogon lambii Imshaug, 1954
Conservation Status
Last record: 1942 (Weber, 1973)
Rediscovered: September 1972 (Weber, 1973)
Distribution
Washington, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Imshaug, H. A. (1954). A new species of Neuropogon from the United States. Rhodora 56: 154-157.
Other references:
Esslinger, T. L. (2018). A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17: 6-268.
Imshaug, H. A. (1957). Alpine lichens of the United States and adjacent Canada. I. The Macrolichens. The Bryologist 60: 177-272.
Lumbsch, H. T. and Wirtz, N. (2011). Phylogenetic relationships of the neuropogonoid core group in the genus Usnea (Ascomycota, Parmeliaceae). The Lichenologist. 43(6):553-559. [Abstract]
Printzen, C. (2008). Uncharted terrain: the phylogeography of arctic and boreal lichens. Plant Ecology & Diversity 1(2): 265-271.
Weber, William A. (1973). Rediscovery of Neuropogon lambii. The Bryologist 76(2): 305. [Abstract]
Wirtz, N., Printzen, C. and Lumbsch, H. T. (2008). The delimitation of Antarctic and bipolar species of neuropogonoid Usnea (Ascomycota, Lecanorales): A cohesion approach of species recognition for the Usnea perpusilla complex. Mycological Research 112: 472-484.
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.827117/Usnea_lambii
Escovopsis weberi Muchovej & Della Lucia, 1990
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Phialocladus zsoltii Kreisel, 1972 (nomen invalidum)
Conservation Status
Last record: pre-1970
Rediscovered in 1970
Distribution
Cuba
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Muchovej, J. J. and Della Lucia, T. M. C. (1990). Escovopsis, a new genus from leaf-cutting ant nests to replace Phialocladus nomen invalidum. Mycotaxon 37: 191-195.
Other references:
Batey, Sibyl F. D., Greco, Claudio, Hutchings, Matthew I. and Wilkinson, Barrie. (2020). Chemical warfare between fungus-growing ants and their pathogens. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 59: 172-181.
Dhodary, B., Schilg, M., Wirth, R. and Spiteller, D. (2018). Secondary metabolites from Escovopsis weberi and their role in attacking the garden fungus of leaf-cutting ants. Chem Eur J. 24: 4445-4452.
Folgarait, P. J., Marfetán, J. A. and Cafaro, M. J. (2011). Growth and conidiation response of Escovopsis weberi (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against the fungal cultivar of Acromyrmex lundii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Envir. Entomol. 40: 342-349. doi:10.1603/EN10111
Heine, D., Holmes, N. A., Worsley, S. F., Santos, A. C. A., Innocent, T. M., Scherlach, K., Patrick, E. H., Yu, D. W., Murrell, J. C. and Vieria P. C. (2018). Chemical warfare between leafcutter ant symbionts and a co-evolved pathogen. Nat Commun. 9: 2208.
Kreisel, H. Z. (1972). Fungi from fungus gardens of Atta insularis in Cuba. Allg Mikrobiol. 12(8): 643-654.
de Man, Tom J. B. et al. (2016). Small genome of the fungus Escovopsis weberi, a specialized disease agent of ant agriculture. PNAS 113(13): 3567-3572. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1518501113
Marfetán, J. A., Romero, A. I. and Folgarait, P. J. (2015). Pathogenic interaction between Escovopsis weberi and Leucoagaricus sp.: mechanisms involved and virulence levels. Fun. Ecol. 17: 52-61. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2015.04.002
Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre et al. (2021). Fungi inhabiting attine ant colonies: reassessment of the genus Escovopsis and description of Luteomyces and Sympodiorosea gens. nov. IMA Fungus 12: 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-021-00078-8
Reynolds, H. T. and Currie, C. R. (2004). Pathogenicity of Escovopsis weberi: The parasite of the attine ant-microbe symbiosis directly consumes the ant-cultivated fungus. Mycologia 96: 955-959. [Abstract]
Seifert, Keith A., Samson, Robert A. and Chapela, Ignacio H. (1995). Escovopsis aspergilloides, a Rediscovered Hyphomycete from Leaf-Cutting Ant Nests. Mycologia 87(3): 407-413. [Abstract]
Escovopsis aspergilloides Seifert, Samson & Chapela, 1995
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1893 or later
Rediscovered in March 1993 (Seifert et al., 1995; but see blog post by Keith Seifert)
Distribution
Brazil
Biology & Ecology
Associated with the nests of leaf-cutting ants (Seifert et al., 1995; Montoya et al., 2021).
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Seifert, Keith A., Samson, Robert A. and Chapela, Ignacio H. (1995). Escovopsis aspergilloides, a Rediscovered Hyphomycete from Leaf-Cutting Ant Nests. Mycologia 87(3): 407-413. [Abstract]
Other references:
Batey, Sibyl F. D., Greco, Claudio, Hutchings, Matthew I. and Wilkinson, Barrie. (2020). Chemical warfare between fungus-growing ants and their pathogens. Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol. 59: 172-181.
Dhodary, B., Schilg, M., Wirth, R. and Spiteller, D. (2018). Secondary metabolites from Escovopsis weberi and their role in attacking the garden fungus of leaf-cutting ants. Chem Eur J. 24: 4445-4452.
Möller, Alfred. (1893). Die Pilzgärten einiger südamerikanischer Ameisen. Botanische Mittheilungen aus den Tropen 6: 1-127.
Montoya, Quimi Vidaurre et al. (2021). Fungi inhabiting attine ant colonies: reassessment of the genus Escovopsis and description of Luteomyces and Sympodiorosea gens. nov. IMA Fungus 12: 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-021-00078-8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escovopsis_aspergilloides
Erysiphe takamatsui Y.Nomura, 1997
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1974 (Meeboon & Takamatsu, 2015)
Rediscovered in 2012 (Meeboon & Takamatsu, 2015)
Distribution
Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Nomura, Y. (1997). Taxonomical Study of Erysiphaceae of Japan. Tokyo: Yokendo.
Other references:
Meeboon, Jamjan and Takamatsu, Susumu. (2015). Erysiphe takamatsui, a powdery mildew of lotus: rediscovery of teleomorph after 40 years, morphology and phylogeny. Mycoscience 56(2): 159-167.
Zhou, Y. N., Song, W. W., Xue, Z. X. and Liang, C. (2019). First Report of Lotus Powdery Mildew Caused by Erysiphe takamatsui in China. Plant Disease 103(7): 1781. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-19-0280-PDN
Penicillium paradoxum (Fennell & Raper)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Aspergillus paradoxus Raper & Fennell
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Maharashtra, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fennell, D. I. and Raper, K. B. (1955). New species and varieties of Aspergillus. Mycologia 47: 68-89.
Other references:
Rajeshkumar, K. C., Marathe, S. D., Lad, S. S., Maurya, D. K., Singh, S. K. and Swami, S. V. (2016). Rediscovery of Penicillium paradoxum (Ascomycete: Aspergillaceae) from Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(6): 8919-8922.
Visagie, C. M., Houbraken, J., Frisvad, J. C., Hong, S-B., Klaassen, C., Perrone, G., Seifert, K. A., Varga, J., Yaguchi, T. and Samson, R. A. (2014). Identification and nomenclature of the genus Penicillium. Studies in Mycology 78: 343-371