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Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arachnomyces is a genus of cleistothecial ascomycete fungi described in 1902,[1] of which the anamorph (asexual) stage is the genus Onychocola.[2] Although morphologically similar to members of other families, the fungus now belongs to its own monotypic family Arachnomycetaceae, which is the only family in the monotypic order Arachnomycetales.[3][4]
| Arachnomyces | |
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| A. bostrychodes reproductive hyphae separating into arthroconidia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Arachnomycetales Gibas, Sigler & Currah (2022) |
| Family: | Arachnomycetaceae Gibas, Sigler & Currah (2022) |
| Genus: | Arachnomyces Massee & E.S. Salmon (1902) |
| Type species | |
| Arachnomyces nitidus Massee & E.S. Salmon (1902) | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Onychocola Sigler (1990) | |
The placement of Arachnomyces has changed multiple times due to its morphological similarities to members of different families. When first described in 1902, it was included in the old family Perisporiaceae. Later it was considered as part of Onygenaceae, then it was placed within the Gymnoascaceae in 1996. Thanks to phylogenetic analyses Arachnomyces is currently recognized as a distinct monophyletic lineage, composing its own family Arachnomycetaceae and order Arachnomycetales within the class Eurotiomycetes.[4][3]
There are currently 16 accepted species of Arachnomyces.[4][6][5]
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