Serendipita

Serendipita
Morphology of Serendipita herbamans: (A) Colony after two weeks of inoculation on MYP agar. (B) Colony after 6 months of inoculation on MYP agar. (C) Cylindrical and monilioid hyphae without clamps. Older monilioid hyphae become slightly yellow coloured. (D) Transmission electron micrographs showing monilioid hyphae with a septal porus at the constrictions (arrows). Scale bar C, D = 5 µm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Sebacinales
Family: Serendipitaceae
Genus: Serendipita
P.Roberts (1993)
Type species
Serendipita vermifera
(Oberw.) P.Roberts (1993)
Species

S. australiana
S. communis
S. evanescens
S. herbamans
S. inclusa
S. indica
S. interna
S. invisibilis
S. lyrica
S. occidentalis
S. orliensis
S. rarihospitum
S. restingae
S. sacchari
S. secunda
S. sigmaspora
S. talbotii
S. vermifera
S. warcupii
S. whamiae
S. williamsii

Synonyms

Piriformospora

Serendipita is a genus in the family Serendipitaceae. The type species, Serendipita vermifera, was first described by Oberwinkler in 1964 (originally Sebacina vermifera).[1] There is a large molecular diversity, but the absence of macroscopic fruiting bodies and limited number of micromorphological traits limit the characterization of species within this genus.[2] Depending on the species they are considered either endophytic or obligate parasites.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Oberwinkler 1964 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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