Seven new Neocallimastigomycota genera from fecal samples of wild, zoo-housed, and domesticated herbivores: Description of Ghazallomyces constrictus gen. nov., sp. nov., Aklioshbomyces papillarum gen. nov., sp. nov., Agriosomyces longus gen. nov., sp. nov., Capellomyces foraminis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Capellomyces elongatus sp. nov., Joblinomyces apicalis gen. nov., sp. nov., Khoyollomyces ramosus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Tahromyces munnarensis gen. nov., sp. nov.
R. Hanafy, V. Lanjekar, P. Dhakephalkar, T. Callaghan, S. S. Dagar, G. W. Griffith, M. Elshahed, N. H. Youssef
The paper describes seven new genera and eight new species of Neocallimastigomycota fungi isolated from herbivore fecal samples, expanding known diversity in this group.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology