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Issue: Vol. 687 No. 1: 13 Feb. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-02-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.687.1.1
Page range: 1-8
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Absidia urquhartii (Mucoromycota) is a new species that is prevalent in Victoria, Australia

School of BioSciences, the University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
biodiversity biological species concept Cunninghamellaceae Mucorales zygomycete Fungi

Abstract

A new species, Absidia urquhartii, was identified from four locations across Victoria, Australia, and is described. The species is related to a species commonly found around the world; A. glauca, but is a distinct species based on phylogenies derived from DNA sequences, the morphology of its zygospores and its reproductive isolation from A. glauca. The genome of the ex-type strain was sequenced using Illumina short read technology. Starting from the genome sequence, the mating type locus was characterised from strains of (+) and (–) mating types, which is consistent with a heterothallic mode of reproduction established from crosses between strains.

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How to Cite

Idnurm, A. (2025) Absidia urquhartii (Mucoromycota) is a new species that is prevalent in Victoria, Australia. Phytotaxa 687 (1): 1–8. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.687.1.1