In this letter, we advocate recognizing the genus Fusarium as the sole name for a group that includes virtually all Fusarium species of importance in plant pathology, mycotoxicology, medicine and basic research. This phylogenetically-guided circumscription will free scientists from any obligation to use other genus names, including teleomorphs, for species nested within this clade, and preserve the application of the name Fusarium in the way it has been used for almost a century. Due to recent changes in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (17), this is an urgent matter that requires community attention. The alternative is to break the longstanding concept of Fusarium into nine or more genera, and remove important taxa such as those in the F. solani species complex from the genus, a move we believe is unnecessary. Here we present taxonomic and nomenclatural proposals that will preserve established research connections and facilitate communication within and between research communities, and at the same time support strong scientific principles and good taxonomic practice.
One fungus, one name: defining the genus Fusarium in a scientifically robust way that preserves longstanding use / Geiser, D. M.; Aoki, T.; Bacon, C. W.; Baker, S. E.; Bhattacharyya, M. K.; Brandt, M. E.; Brown, D. W.; Burgess, L. W.; Chulze, S.; Coleman, J. J.; Correll, J. C.; Covert, S. F.; Crous, P. W.; Cuomo, C. A.; De Hoog, G. S.; Di Pietro, A.; Elmer, W. H.; Epstein, L.; Frandsen, R. J. N.; Freeman, S.; Gagkaeva, T.; Glenn, A. E.; Gordon, T. R.; Gregory, N. F.; Hammond Kosack, K. E.; Hanson, L. E.; Del Mar Jímenez Gasco, M.; Kang, S.; Corby Kistler, H.; Kuldau, G. A.; Leslie, J. F.; Logrieco, A.; Lu, G.; Lysøe, E.; Ma, L. J.; Mccormick, S. P.; Migheli, Quirico; Moretti, A.; Munaut, F.; O'Donnell, K.; Pfenning, L.; Ploetz, R. C.; Proctor, R. H.; Rehner, S. A.; Robert, V. A. R. G.; Rooney, A. P.; Bin Salleh, B.; Scandiani, M. M.; Scauflaire, J.; Short, D. P. G.; Steenkamp, E.; Suga, H.; Summerell, B. A.; Sutton, D. A.; Thrane, U.; Trail, F.; Van Diepeningen, A.; Vanetten, H. D.; Viljoen, A.; Waalwijk, C.; Ward, T. J.; Wingfield, M. J.; Xu, J. R.; Yang, X. B.; Yli Mattila, T.; Zhang, N.. - In: PHYTOPATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0031-949X. - 103:5(2013), pp. 400-408. [10.1094/PHYTO-07-12-0150-LE]
One fungus, one name: defining the genus Fusarium in a scientifically robust way that preserves longstanding use
MIGHELI, Quirico;
2013-01-01
Abstract
In this letter, we advocate recognizing the genus Fusarium as the sole name for a group that includes virtually all Fusarium species of importance in plant pathology, mycotoxicology, medicine and basic research. This phylogenetically-guided circumscription will free scientists from any obligation to use other genus names, including teleomorphs, for species nested within this clade, and preserve the application of the name Fusarium in the way it has been used for almost a century. Due to recent changes in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants (17), this is an urgent matter that requires community attention. The alternative is to break the longstanding concept of Fusarium into nine or more genera, and remove important taxa such as those in the F. solani species complex from the genus, a move we believe is unnecessary. Here we present taxonomic and nomenclatural proposals that will preserve established research connections and facilitate communication within and between research communities, and at the same time support strong scientific principles and good taxonomic practice.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
