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The taxonomic status of Filobasidiella arachnophila Malloch et al. was investigated. The carbohydrate profile of two strains revealed basidiomycetous affinities. However, the vast majority of the mycelial cells are monokaryotic, demonstrating that F. arachnophila is not a typical basidiomycete. The morphological resemblance to the two teleomorph species of Filobasidiella is noteworthy and therefore the accommodation in Filobasidiella is maintained. F. arachnophila proved to be identical with Aspergillus depauperatus Petch and the new combination Filobasidiella arachnophila (Petch) Samson et al. is made.
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Samson, R.A., Stalpers, J.A. & Weijman, A.C.M. On the taxonomy of the entomogenous fungus Filobasidiella arachnophila . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 49, 447–456 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399323
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