Periglandula
Appearance
Periglandula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
Genus: | Periglandula Steiner et al. 2011[1] |
Species | |
Periglandula are a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae. They live as epibionts, in a symbiotic relationship with two species of plant, Ipomoea asarifolia and Ipomoea corymbosa.[2] They are known to produce ergot alkaloids related to lysergic acid.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Steiner, Ulrike; Leibner, Sarah; Schardl, Christopher Lewis; Leuchtmann, Adrian; Leistner, Eckhard (September 2011). "Periglandula, a new fungal genus within the Clavicipitaceae and its association with Convolvulaceae". Mycologia. 103 (5): 1133–1145. doi:10.3852/11-031. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 21558502. S2CID 6934965.
- ^ Steiner, Ulrike; Leistner, Eckhard (2012-06-01). "Ergoline alkaloids in convolvulaceous host plants originate from epibiotic clavicipitaceous fungi of the genus Periglandula". Fungal Ecology. The Secret World of Endophytes. 5 (3): 316–321. doi:10.1016/j.funeco.2011.04.004. ISSN 1754-5048.
- ^ Beaulieu, Wesley T.; Panaccione, Daniel G.; Quach, Quynh N.; Smoot, Katy L.; Clay, Keith (2021-12-06). "Diversification of ergot alkaloids and heritable fungal symbionts in morning glories". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 1362. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02870-z. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 8648897. PMID 34873267.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Periglandula at Wikispecies