Moniliella
Genus of fungi
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Moniliella is a genus of fungi in the subdivision Ustilaginomycotina. It is in the monotypic family Moniliellaceae Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout, which is in the monotypic order Moniliellales Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout which is in the monotypic class Moniliellomycetes Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout.[1]
Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout
Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout
| Moniliella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Subdivision: | Ustilaginomycotina |
| Class: | Monilielliomycetes Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout |
| Order: | Moniliellales Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout |
| Family: | Moniliellaceae Q.M. Wang, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout |
| Genus: | Moniliella Stolk & Dakin (1966) |
| Type species | |
| Moniliella acetoabutans Stolk & Dakin | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trichosporonoides Haskins & J.F.T. Spencer (1967) | |
The family, order and class were originally labelled as incertae sedis.[2] Until 2014, when Moniliellaceae was formed.[3]
Some species of Moniliella can cause disease in humans,[4] and also in cats.[5] The genus includes the black, yeast-like fungi in the Basidiomycota, although the black, yeast-like fungi also include some species from the Ascomycota.[6]
Distribution
It has a scattered distribution, found in North and South America, Europe and Asia.[7]
Species
List of species:[8]
- Moniliella acetoabutans Stolk & Dakin (1966)
- Moniliella byzovii Thanh, Hien & T.T. Thom ex Denchev & T. Denchev (2021)
- Moniliella carnis Thanh, Hai, Hien, M. Takash. & Lachance (2012)
- Moniliella casei Thanh, Hien, Yaguchi, J.P. Samp. & Lachance (2018)
- Moniliella dehoogii Thanh, Hai, Hien, M. Takash. & Lachance (2012)
- Moniliella fonsecae[9]
- Moniliella floricola Thanh & Hien (2018)
- Moniliella macrospora (J.F.H. Beyma) Thanh, Hien, Yaguchi, J.P. Samp. & Lachance (2018)
- Moniliella madida (de Hoog) C.A. Rosa & Lachance (2009)(formerly in Trichosporonoides)[9]
- Moniliella megachiliensis (G.D. Inglis & Sigler) C.A. Rosa & Lachance (2009)(formerly in Trichosporonoides)[9]
- Moniliella nigrescens (A.D. Hocking & Pitt) C.A. Rosa & Lachance (2009)(formerly in Trichosporonoides)[9]
- Moniliella oedocephalis (Haskins & J.F.T. Spencer) C.A. Rosa & Lachance (2009)(formerly in Trichosporonoides)[9]
- Moniliella pollinis (Hennebert & Veracht.) de Hoog & E. Guého (1984)
- Moniliella pyrgileucina Thanh, Hien, Yaguchi, J.P. Samp. & Lachance (2018)
- Moniliella sojae Thanh, Hien, Yaguchi, J.P. Samp. & Lachance ex Denchev & T. Denchev (2021)
- Moniliella spathulata (de Hoog) C.A. Rosa & Lachance (2009)(formerly in Trichosporonoides)[9]
- Moniliella tomentosa (J.F.H. Beyma) Stolk (1966), an osmophile[10]
Former species;[8]
- M. mellis (Fabian & Quinet) G.V. Rao & de Hoog (1975) = Zygosaccharomyces mellis, Saccharomycetaceae
- M. suaveolens (Lindner) Arx (1972)[5] = Vanrija humicola, Trichosporonaceae
- M. suaveolens var. nigra (Burri & W. Staub) de Hoog (1979) = Saprochaete suaveolens, Dipodascaceae
- M. tomentosa var. pollinis Hennebert & Veracht. (1971) = Moniliella pollinis, Moniliellaceae