A new species of Capnobotryella from monument surfaces

Sert H., Suembuel H., Sterflinger K.

MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH, vol.111, pp.1235-1241, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 111
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.06.011
  • Journal Name: MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1235-1241
  • Keywords: black fungi, Capriobotryella, molecular systematics, new species, rock fungi, taxonomy, BLACK FUNGI, LIMESTONES, MARBLES
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Capnobotryella is a monotypic genus of melanized fungi based on C. renispora. The purpose of this investigation was to use morphological and molecular genetic techniques to characterize strains of newly discovered species isolated in Turkey on historical marble monuments. (c) 2007 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.