''Anguillospora'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
belonging to the family
Amniculicolaceae.
It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Cecil Terence Ingold
Cecil Terence Ingold CMG (5 July 1905 – 31 May 2010) was "one of the most influential mycologists of the twentieth century". He was president of the British Mycological Society where he organised the first international congress of mycologis ...
in 1942, with ''
Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the
type species
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.
It was found as a root endophytic fungus in the plant ''
Equisetum scirpoides''.
[Singh, L., Sati, S.C. Antagonistic Activity of Isolated Root Endophytic Freshwater Fungus ''Anguillospora Longissima'' Against Pathogenic Fungi. ''Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett.'' 43, 201–205 (2020).] It is related to the genera ''
Amniculicola''
and ''
Lophiostoma''.
The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
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.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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accepts 11 species of ''Anguillospora''.
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Anguillospora crassa
''Anguillospora'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with '' Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in th ...
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Anguillospora curvula''
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Anguillospora filiformis
''Anguillospora'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with '' Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in th ...
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Anguillospora furtiva''
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Anguillospora gigantea''
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Anguillospora mediocris''
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Anguillospora pseudolongissima
''Anguillospora'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with '' Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in th ...
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Anguillospora pulchella
''Anguillospora'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with '' Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in th ...
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Anguillospora rubescens
''Anguillospora'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with '' Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in th ...
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Anguillospora virginiana
''Anguillospora'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with '' Anguillospora longissima'' assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in th ...
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References
Pleosporales
Taxa described in 1942
Dothideomycetes genera
Taxa named by Cecil Terence Ingold
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