Mooraboolomyces C.P. Hull, A.S. Urquhart & A. Idnurm

Hull, Caitlin P., Urquhart, Andrew S. & Idnurm, Alexander, 2024, Mooraboolomyces wintlei gen. & sp. nov. from Victoria, Australia, Phytotaxa 644 (1), pp. 35-41 : 38

Mooraboolomyces C.P. Hull, A.S. Urquhart & A. Idnurm , gen. nov. ( Fig. 3 )

MycoBank: MB 851394

Etymology:— Moorabool (Wadawurrung language) for one of the local councils managing the Brisbane Ranges National Park + myces (Greek) for fungus.

Type species:— Mooraboolomyces wintlei C.P. Hull, A.S. Urquhart & A. Idnurm.

Description:— Distinguished by DNA sequence variation with other genera (see information below) because growth in vitro is similar to other genera in the Mucorales , producing abundant mycelia and aerial asexual sporangia.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Physical properties of Mooraboolomyces wintlei. A. Photograph of the location from where the species was obtained. B. Petri dish plates (9 cm diameter) from above (top) or below (bottom) after 13 days at 23 °C on PDA. C. Edge of growing culture with the fungus illuminated to show examples of sporangia and spores extending beyond the starting culture to initiate new growth to account for the images in B. D. Two sporangia. E. Scanning electron microscopy of the spores in a sporangium. F. Columella, featuring the dark structure at its base. G. Asexual spores. Scale bars: C = 1 cm, D = 40 µm, E = 6 µm, F, G = 10 µm.