Summary
The special descriptive terms used for conidiogenous structures in Aspergillus and Penicillium are examined. Terms such as ‘metula’, ramulus’, ‘sterigma’, ‘vesicle’, ‘stipe’ and ‘foot cell’ are considered misleading, confusing and unnecessary. They should be discarded and replaced by the more accurate descriptive terms currently applied throughout the rest of the Hyphomycetes. A simplified general system recommended for adoption in these genera is illustrated diagrammatically.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
AHTI, T., 1982 - The morphological interpretation of cladoniiform thalli in lichens. - Lichenologist 14: 105–113.
CARMICHAEL, J.W., KENDRICK, W.B., CONNERS, I.L. and SIGLER, L., 1980. “Genera of Hyphomycetes”. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press.
COLE, G. and SAMSON, R.A., 1979. “Patterns of development in conidial fungi”. London, San Francisco and Melbourne: Pitman.
DESCALS, E., 1985 - Conidia as modified hyphae. - Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. ( Plant Sci. ) 94: 209–227.
ELLIS, M.B., 1971. “Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes”. Kew: Commonwealth Mycological Institute.
ELLIS, M.B., 1976. “More Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes”. Kew: Commonwealth Mycological Institute.
HAWKSWORTH, D.L., SUTTON, B.C. and AINSWORTH, G.C., 1983 - “Ainsworth and Bisby’s Dictionary of the Fungi”. Kew: Commonwealth Mycological Institute.
HUGHES, S.J., 1953–Conidiophores, conidia and classification.–Can. J. Bot. 31: 577–659.
HUGHES, S.J., 1981–Mucronate hyphopodia of Meliolaceae are phialides.–Can. J. Bot. 59: 1514–1517.
KENDRICK, W.B., 1971 - Taxonomy of Fungi Imperfecti. University of Toronto Press, Toronto and Buffalo.
KOZAKIEWICZ, Z., 1978 - Phialide and conidium development in the Aspergilli. - Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 70: 175–186.
MINTER, D.W., 1984 - New concepts in the interpretation of conidiogenesis in deuteromycetes. - Microbiological Sciences 1: 86–89.
MINTER, D.W., 1985 - A re-appraisal of the relationships between Arthrinium and other hyphomycetes. - Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. ( Plant Sci. ) 94: 281–308.
MINTER, D.W., KIRK, P.M. and SUTTON, B.C., 1982 - Holoblastic phialides. - Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 79: 75–93.
MINTER, D.W., KIRK, P.M and SUTTON, B.C., 1983a. Thallic phialides. - Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 80: 39–66.
MINTER, D.W., SUTTON, B.C. and BRADY, B.L., 1983b. What are phialides anyway? - Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 81: 109–120.
ONIONS, A.H.S., ALLSOPP, D. and EGGINS, H.O.W., 1981. “Smith’s Introduction to industrial mycology”. London: Edward Arnold.
PITT, J.I., 1979. “The genus Penicillium and its teleomorphic states Eupenicillium and Talaromyces”. London: Academic Press
RAMIREZ, C., 1982. “Manual and atlas of the Penicillia”. Amsterdam: Elsevier Biomedical Press.
RAPER, K.B. and THOM, C., 1949. “A manual of the Penicillia”. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins.
SAMSON, R.A., STOLK, A.C. and HADLOK, R., 1976–Revision of the subsection Fasciculata of Penicillium and some allied species.–Stud. Mycol., Baarn il: 1–47.
THOM, C. 1910. Cultural studies of species of Penicillium Bull. Bur. Anim. Ind. U.S. Dep. Agric. 82: 1–39.
VUILLEMIN, P., 1910 - Materiaux pour une classification rationelle des Fungi Imperfecti. - C.r. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., Paris 90: 882–884.
WALKER, J.C. and MINTER, D.W., 1981 - Taxonomy of Nematogonium Gonatobotrvs, Gonatobotryum and Gonatorrhodiella. - Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 77: 299–319.
WESTLING, R., 1911–Über die grünen Species der Gattung Penicillium.–Ark. Bot. 11: 1–156.
ZALESKI, K. 1927. Über die in Polen gefundenen Arten der Gruppe Penicillium Link. I, II, and II,–Bull. Acad. pol. Sci. Math. Nat., Ser. B; 1927: 417–563.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1986 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Minter, D.W., Hawksworth, D.L., Onions, A.H.S., Kozakiewicz, Z. (1986). Descriptive Terminology of the Conidiogenous Structures in Aspergillus and Penicillium. In: Samson, R.A., Pitt, J.I. (eds) Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus Systematics. NATO ASI Series, vol 102. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1856-0_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1856-0_7
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-3204-4
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-1856-0
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive