Anguillospora Explained

Anguillospora is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Amniculicolaceae. It was circumscribed by Cecil Terence Ingold in 1942, with Anguillospora longissima assigned as the type species. It was found as a root endophytic fungus in the plant Equisetum scirpoides.^[1] It is related to the genera Amniculicola and Lophiostoma. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

, Species Fungorum accepts 11 species of Anguillospora.

• Anguillospora crassa
• Anguillospora curvula
• Anguillospora filiformis
• Anguillospora furtiva
• Anguillospora gigantea
• Anguillospora mediocris
• Anguillospora pseudolongissima
• Anguillospora pulchella
• Anguillospora rubescens
• Anguillospora virginiana

Notes and References

1. Singh, L., Sati, S.C. Antagonistic Activity of Isolated Root Endophytic Freshwater Fungus Anguillospora Longissima Against Pathogenic Fungi. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 43, 201–205 (2020).