Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature
Abstract The debates over the requirement of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) for a viable specimen to represent the name-bearing type material for a species or infraspecific taxon have a long history. Taxonomy of fungi commonly studied as living cultures...
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| author | Andrey Yurkov Cobus M. Visagie Pedro W. Crous Akira Hashimoto Christiane Baschien Dominik Begerow Martin Kemler Nathan Schoutteten Marc Stadler Nalin N. Wijayawardene Kevin D. Hyde Ning Zhang Teun Boekhout ICTF Yeast Working Group Tom W. May Marco Thines David L. Hawksworth |
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| description | Abstract The debates over the requirement of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) for a viable specimen to represent the name-bearing type material for a species or infraspecific taxon have a long history. Taxonomy of fungi commonly studied as living cultures exemplified by yeasts and moulds, strongly depend on viable reference material. The availability of viable cultures is also particularly useful for several groups of filamentous and dimorphic fungi. While the preservation of metabolically inactive cultures is permitted and recommended by the ICNafp, there is room for improvement. Below, we review the history and current status of cultures as the name-bearing type material under the Code. We also present a roadmap with tasks to be achieved in order to establish a stable nomenclatural system that properly manages taxa typified by viable specimens. Furthermore, we propose setting up rules and defining the nomenclatural status of ex-type cultures under Chapter F, the section of the ICNafp that includes provisions specific to names of fungi. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-44ffd88ca2e846859525c2e075d5caf62025-02-02T07:33:56ZengBMCIMA Fungus2210-63592024-07-0115111210.1186/s43008-024-00155-8Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclatureAndrey Yurkov0Cobus M. Visagie1Pedro W. Crous2Akira Hashimoto3Christiane Baschien4Dominik Begerow5Martin Kemler6Nathan Schoutteten7Marc Stadler8Nalin N. Wijayawardene9Kevin D. Hyde10Ning Zhang11Teun Boekhout12ICTF Yeast Working GroupTom W. May13Marco Thines14David L. Hawksworth15Department of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of PretoriaDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of PretoriaRIKEN BioResource Research CenterDepartment of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesOrganismic Botany and Mycology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of HamburgOrganismic Botany and Mycology, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, University of HamburgDepartment of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesMicrobial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal UniversityCenter of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang UniversityDepartment of Plant Biology, Rutgers UniversityCollege of Science, King Saud UniversityRoyal Botanic Gardens VictoriaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Institute of Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity, Goethe UniversityComparative Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic GardensAbstract The debates over the requirement of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp) for a viable specimen to represent the name-bearing type material for a species or infraspecific taxon have a long history. Taxonomy of fungi commonly studied as living cultures exemplified by yeasts and moulds, strongly depend on viable reference material. The availability of viable cultures is also particularly useful for several groups of filamentous and dimorphic fungi. While the preservation of metabolically inactive cultures is permitted and recommended by the ICNafp, there is room for improvement. Below, we review the history and current status of cultures as the name-bearing type material under the Code. We also present a roadmap with tasks to be achieved in order to establish a stable nomenclatural system that properly manages taxa typified by viable specimens. Furthermore, we propose setting up rules and defining the nomenclatural status of ex-type cultures under Chapter F, the section of the ICNafp that includes provisions specific to names of fungi.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-024-00155-8 |
| spellingShingle | Andrey Yurkov Cobus M. Visagie Pedro W. Crous Akira Hashimoto Christiane Baschien Dominik Begerow Martin Kemler Nathan Schoutteten Marc Stadler Nalin N. Wijayawardene Kevin D. Hyde Ning Zhang Teun Boekhout ICTF Yeast Working Group Tom W. May Marco Thines David L. Hawksworth Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature IMA Fungus |
| title | Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature |
| title_full | Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature |
| title_fullStr | Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature |
| title_short | Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature |
| title_sort | cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-024-00155-8 |
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