Trifoliellum bioblitzii, a New Genus of Trichomycete from Mayfly Nymphs in Nova Scotia, Canada
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.3852/10-198
Abstract
Trichomycetes are an ecological group of fungi and protists that colonize the gut lining of invertebrates in aquatic and moist terrestrial habitats. The diversity of this group appears to be high with many new species discovered each year. A new genus of fungal trichomycete, Trifoliellum (Harpellales), is described here with the type species T. bioblitzii. This genus is characterized by having unique, trefoilshaped asexual spores (trichospores). Another new species, Legeriosimilis halifaxensis, also is described from the same mayfly host, Eurylophella temporalis, collected from the same site near Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Publication Information
Strongman, D. B. and White, Merlin M.. (2011). "Trifoliellum bioblitzii, a New Genus of Trichomycete from Mayfly Nymphs in Nova Scotia, Canada". Mycologia, 103(1), 219–225.