''Microcera'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
Ascomycete
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the
Nectriaceae
The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne in 1865. In 2020, an Outline of fungi was produced and listed 70 genera and about 1,336 species.
It is a highl ...
family.
It was thought to be
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
genus with only one species, ''
Microcera coccophila'' As well as former species ''Microcera coccophila'' var. ''platyspora'' being reclassified as ''Microcera coccophila''. ''Microcera coccophila'' was initially found on the bark of young living trees of ''
Salix
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
Most species are known ...
'' and ''
Fraxinus
''Fraxinus'' (), commonly called ash, is a genus of plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae, and comprises 45–65 species of usually medium-to-large trees, most of which are deciduous trees, although some Subtropics, subtropical specie ...
'' in France.
The genus has been considered as a synonym of genus ''
Fusarium
''Fusarium'' (; ) is a large genus of filamentous fungi, part of a group often referred to as hyphomycetes, widely distributed in soil and associated with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the s ...
'' in major taxonomic revisions.
Then Gräfenhan et al. in 2011 resurrected genus ''Microcera'' based on DNA sequence data and accepted four Microcera species, viz. ''M. coccophila'', ''M. diploa'' , ''M. rubra'' and ''M. larvarum'' .
Lombard et al. then further investigated phylogenetic relationships of ''Microcera'' based on DNA sequence data and reported that it constitutes a lineage distantly related to ''Fusarium'' but closely related to ''
Fusicolla'' and ''
Macroconia''. Both within the Nectriaceae family.
Then in 2021, 3 fungi were associated with ''
Kuwanaspis howardi'', a scale insect found on ''Phyllostachys heteroclada'' (fishscale bamboo) and ''
Pleioblastus amarus'' (bitter bamboo) in China. New species ''
Podonectria kuwanaspidis'' sp. nov. and ''
Podonectria novae-zelandiae'' , (both in
Podonectriaceae family,
Pleosporales
The Pleosporales is the largest order (biology), order in the fungal class Dothideomycetes. By a 2008 estimate, it contained 23 family (biology), families, 332 genera and more than 4700 species. The majority of species are saprobes on decaying pl ...
order) as well as ''Microcera kuwanaspidis'' sp. nov.
It has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...
worldwide.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...
;
*''
Microcera chrysomphali''
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Microcera coccophila''
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Microcera diploa''
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Microcera kuwanaspidis''
*''
Microcera larvarum''
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Microcera physciae''
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Microcera pseudaulacaspidis''
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Microcera rubra''
Former species;
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* ''M. acuminata'' = '']Fusarium acuminatum
''Fusarium acuminatum'' is a fungal plant pathogen.
It was originally found on the living stems of ''Solanum tuberosum'' in New York, USA.
''Fusarium acuminatum'' has been found to be a ripe rot pathogen of ''Actinidia chinensis'' var. ''delic ...
'', Nectriaceae
* ''M. aurantiicola'' = ''Microcera larvarum''
* ''M. ciliata'' = ''Fusarium ciliatum
''Fusarium'' (; ) is a large genus of filamentous fungi, part of a group often referred to as hyphomycetes, widely distributed in soil and associated with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes, and are relatively abundant members of the soil ...
'', Nectriaceae
* ''M. clavariella'' = '' Cladosterigma clavariella'', Exobasidiales
* ''M. coccophila'' var. ''platyspora'' = ''Microcera coccophila''
* ''M. curta'' = ''Microcera larvarum''
* ''M. fujikuroi'' = ''Microcera diploa''
* ''M. henningsii'' = ''Microcera diploa''
* ''M. merrillii'' = ''Microcera diploa''
* ''M. orthospora'' = '' Mycogloea orthospora'', Agaricostilbales
The Agaricostilbales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricostilbomycetes. The order consists of six families and 15 genera.
Agaricostilbales was originally described in 1989 by Franz Oberwinkler and Robert Bauer with just two families, the ...
* ''M. parlatoriae'' = ''Microcera larvarum''
* ''M. pluriseptata'' = ''Microcera coccophila''
* ''M. rectispora'' = '' Tetracrium rectisporum'', Podonectriaceae
* ''M. tasmaniensis'' = '' Fusarium tasmaniense'', Nectriaceae
* ''M. tonduzii'' = ''Microcera larvarum''
References
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Nectriaceae genera
Taxa described in 1848