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During studies on Mucorales in semiarid and littoral dune areas in the northeast of Brazil, two cultures of an Absidia-like species were isolated from soil. They were characterized based on morphological, physiological and molecular data (5.8S and LSU rDNA sequences). The phylogenetic analyses of the isolates revealed that they belong to the Lichtheimiaceae and are closely related to species of Lichtheimia. The two isolates produced simple or branched, erect and circinate sporophores, occasionally with a septum under the sporangia, characteristics also common in Lichtheimia species. However, different from the described Lichtheimia species, the columellae of our isolates were mainly short hemispherical, never spatulate or elliptical and without projections. Sometimes, a long conical or bell shaped apophysis was found. Both isolates grew better at 30–35 °C, with no development at 42 °C, and giant cells were not observed. Based on the evidence of the analyzed datasets a new species of Lichtheimia is proposed.
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The authors express their gratitude to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and to Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for Master scholarships provided to Rafael José Vilela de Oliveira and Diogo Xavier de Lima, respectively. We are also thankful to Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE) and to CNPq for a Post Doctoral fellowship and research grants (Protax Proc. 562330/2010-0, INCT-Herbario Virtual Proc. 573883/2008-4, Sisbiota Proc. 563342/2010-2) to the first author and to Leonor C. Maia, respectively.
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de A. Santiago, A.L.C.M., Hoffmann, K., Lima, D.X. et al. A new species of Lichtheimia (Mucoromycotina, Mucorales) isolated from Brazilian soil. Mycol Progress 13, 343–352 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-013-0920-8
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