Pseudopithomyces toxicarius B.S. Weir, D. Lee, J.S. Sidhu & C.R. Voisey

NZOR Identifier: 99c763fb-5eda-47c9-915b-8cac32a54c5f

Status

Preferred Name (NZOR Concept Id 0825b1bc-26a4-4d2d-a08d-df98eddf4b20)

Classification

kingdom
Fungi
subkingdom
Dikarya
phylum
Ascomycota
subphylum
Pezizomycotina
class
Dothideomycetes
subclass
Pleosporomycetidae
order
Pleosporales
suborder
Massarineae
family
Didymosphaeriaceae
genus
Pseudopithomyces
species
Pseudopithomyces toxicarius B.S. Weir, D. Lee, J.S. Sidhu & C.R. Voisey

Providers

Biostatus

Geo Schema
ISO Country
Geo Region
New Zealand
Biome
Terrestrial
Environmental Context
Wild
Occurrence
Present
Origin
Unknown
In Use
True

Scientific Name

Authority
B.S. Weir, D. Lee, J.S. Sidhu & C.R. Voisey
Rank
species
Published in
Weir, B.S.; Sidhu, J.S.; Brosnahan, C.L.; Lee, D.; Maclean, P.H.; Park, D.; Jauregui, R.; Johnson, R.D.; Petterson, M.E.; Williams, A.F.R.; Morse, N.R.; Sprosen, J.M.; Lim, Y.-W.; Bridgeman, B.J.; Walker, T.J.; Kumar, S.; Mace, W.J.; Prakash, S.; Liu, X.; Hume, D.E.; Couldrey, C.; Beever, R.E.; Voisey, C.R. 2025: Global diversity analysis of plant-associated Pseudopithomyces fungi reveals a new species producing the toxin associated with facial eczema in livestock: Pseudopithomyces toxicarius sp. nov. Studies in Mycology 112: 39-73.
Micro-reference (page)
56
Year
2025
Nomenclatural Comment
In Latin toxicum – poison, ari – maker of/producer of; toxicarius (adj.) – the toxin producer. This species produces the toxin sporidesmin.
Governing Code
ICBN
Is Recombination
No

Taxon Concept

NZOR Concept Id
0825b1bc-26a4-4d2d-a08d-df98eddf4b20
According to
Weir, B.S.; Sidhu, J.S.; Brosnahan, C.L.; Lee, D.; Maclean, P.H.; Park, D.; Jauregui, R.; Johnson, R.D.; Petterson, M.E.; Williams, A.F.R.; Morse, N.R.; Sprosen, J.M.; Lim, Y.-W.; Bridgeman, B.J.; Walker, T.J.; Kumar, S.; Mace, W.J.; Prakash, S.; Liu, X.; Hume, D.E.; Couldrey, C.; Beever, R.E.; Voisey, C.R. 2025: Global diversity analysis of plant-associated Pseudopithomyces fungi reveals a new species producing the toxin associated with facial eczema in livestock: Pseudopithomyces toxicarius sp. nov. Studies in Mycology 112: 39-73.
Has Parent
Pseudopithomyces (In use by NZOR)
Preferred Name
Pseudopithomyces toxicarius B.S. Weir, D. Lee, J.S. Sidhu & C.R. Voisey (In use by NZOR) }

No subordinate taxa

No vernacular applications

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