Table 1.
List of strains studied.
| Species | Strain no. | Source | Geography | ITS | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acidomyces acidophilum | CBS 335.97 | Acidophilic algae Dunaliella acidophila pH 1.0 | Germany | AJ244237 | Gimmler et al. 2001 |
| Acidomyces acidophilum (deposited as Scytalidium acidophilum) | CBS 270.74 T (ATCC 26772; UAMH 3460; IMI 183518) | Soil near acidic elemental sulphur pile pH 1.1 | Canada | — | Sigler & Carmichael 1974 |
| Acidomyces acidophilum (deposited as Botryomyces caespitosus) | CBS 899.87 | Pyrite ore acidic drainage pH 2.0 | Germany | — | — |
| dH 13081 = det 106/2003 | 2N Sulphuric acid pH 1 | Danmark (supplied by GC Frisvad) | — | Starkey & Waksman 1943 | |
| dH 11526 = det 237-1999 | Volcanic soil | Iceland (supplied by S Gross, Berlin) | — | — | |
| dH 12881 = det 142-AF1 | — | — | |||
| Acidomyces sp. | dH 13119 | Acidic industrial process water pH 1.5 | Emmen, The Netherlands | — | — |
| Batcheloromyces proteae | CBS 110696; CPC 1518 | Protea cynaroides | South Africa | — | Crous et al. 2007 |
| Capnobotryella renispora | CBS 214.90 T (CBS 176.88; IAM 13014; JCM 6932) | Capnobotrys neessii | Japan | — | — |
| Catenulostroma abietis | CBS 290.90 | Man, skin lesion | The Netherland | AY128698 | Crous et al. 2007 |
| CBS 145.97 (dH 15396) | sandstone of cathedral | Zeitz, Germany | AY128699 | Butin et al. 1996 | |
| CBS 300.81 | Juniperus communis (Cupressaceae), needle | Graubünden, Grüsc, Switzerland | AJ244264 | — | |
| CBS 279.86 | Kiel, Germany | — | Butin et al. 1996; Sterflinger et al. 1999 | ||
| dH 12687 = det 396/2001 | Painted wall | Sweeden | — | — | |
| TRN 128 | Limestone | Mallorca | AY559363 | — | |
| dH 12697 = det 373/2001 RMF N113 | Desert soil | Namibia | — | — | |
| dH 13593 | See snail | Italy | — | — | |
| CBS 618.84 | Ilex sp. leaf | Germany | AY128696 | — | |
| CBS 118765 (TRN 127; dH 14531) | Limestone | Cala San Vincenc, Mallorca | AY559362 | — | |
| Catenulostroma elginense | CBS 111030 (CPC 1958) | Protea grandiceps | South Africa | AY260093 | Crous et al. 2007 |
| Catenulostroma germanicum | CBS 539.88 | Stone | Germany, former West-Germany | EU019253 | Crous et al. 2007 |
| Catenulostroma macowanii | CBS 110756 (CPC 1872) | Protea nitida | South Africa | — | Crous et al. 2007 |
| CPC 1488 | — | — | |||
| Elasticomyces elasticus | CBS 122538 (CCFEE 5313) | Lecanora fuscobrunnea | Kay Island, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | FJ415474 | — |
| CBS 122539 (CCFEE 5319) | Lecanora sp. | Inexpressible Island, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | FJ415475 | — | |
| CBS 122540 (CCFEE 5320) | Usnea antarctica | Edmondson Point, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | FJ415476 | — | |
| Da-004-06 | Rock | Mount Aconcagua, Andes, Argentina | — | — | |
| CCFEE 5474 (D007-06) | Sandstone | Tarn Flat, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | — | — | |
| Friedmanniomyces endolithicus | CBS 119423 (CCFEE 5208) | Sandstone | Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | — | Selbmann et al. 2005 |
| CBS 119424 (CCFEE 5195) | Rock | Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | — | Selbmann et al. 2005 | |
| CBS 119429 (CCFEE 5193) | Sandstone | Timber Peak, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | — | Selbmann et al. 2005 | |
| Friedmanniomyces endolithicus | CBS 119428 (CCFEE 5001) | Sandstone | Timber Peak, Northern Victoria Land, Antarctica | — | Selbmann et al. 2005 |
| Friedmanniomyces simplex | CBS 116775 T (CCFEE 5184) | Sandstone | Battleship Promontory, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica | DQ028271 | Selbmann et al. 2005 |
| Hobsonia santessonii | Peltigera scabrosa | Sweden | — | Sikaroodi et al. 2001 | |
| Hortaea acidophila | CBS 113389 (dH 11932) | Lignite pH 1.0 | Germany | — | Hölker et al. 2004 |
| Hortaea werneckii (preserved as Pseudotaeniolina globosa) | CBS 110352 (dH 12843 = VPCI 176) | Hollow tree | Sudan | — | — |
| Hortaea werneckii | dH 12322; Poonwan 13-44-08648 | — | — | — | — |
| CBS 373.92 (dH 15813) | Ceach soil | La Palma, Spain | AJ238474 | — | |
| CBS 359.66 (dH 15803) | Can, tinea nigra palmaris | Suriname, Paramaribo | AJ244249 | — | |
| CBS 122.32 (dH 15340) | Can, tinea nigra palmaris | — | AJ238473 | — | |
| CBS 117.90 (UAMH 4978; dH 15327) | Salted fish, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum | Brazil | AJ238472 | Mok et al. 1981 | |
| CBS 116.90 (ATCC 52681; UAMH 5389; dH 15311) | Cantharus cantharus, eye infection, black sea bream in aquarium | Italy | AJ238471 | Todaro et al. 1983 | |
| CBS 115.90 (UAMH 4985; dH 15303) | Bufo granulosus, kidney | Brazil | AJ238470 | — | |
| CBS 111.31 (dH 15284) | Man, keratomycosis nigricans palmaris | Brazil | AJ238679 | — | |
| CBS 100455 (MZKI B-675) | Coral, sea water | Croatia | AY128704 | Zalar et al. 1999 | |
| CBS 107.67 (dH 15206) | Man, tinea nigra | Lisboa, Portugal | AJ238468 | McGinnis 1979 | |
| MZKI B-987 | Ipersaline water | Spain | — | — | |
| dH 13416 | Angelfish | — | — | — | |
| CBS 117931 (TRN 122, dH 14528) | Limestone | Cala San Vincenc, Mallorca | AY559357 | — | |
| BMU00057 | Patient's foot | China | — | — | |
| Mycocalicium victoriae | CBS 109863 | Soil, garden museum | Messina, Italy | AJ312123 | — |
| Mycosphaerella tasmaniensis | CBS 114556 (CMW 14663; STE-U 1556) | E. nitens | Australia | DQ267592 | — |
| CBS 111687 (CMW 14780; STE-U 1555) | E. nitens | Australia | AY667578 | — | |
| Pseudotaeniolina globosa | CBS 110353 (dH 12840; det M108/2002) | 58-yr-old man, aorta, at autopsy | Würzburg, Germany | — | Kurzai et al. 2003 |
| CBS 109889 T (MC 769) | Church roof | Sicily, Italy | AY128700 | De Leo et al. 2003 | |
| CBS 113249 (dH 13060) | — | — | — | — | |
| CBS 303.84 | Wood | Germany | AJ244268 | de Hoog et al. 1999 | |
| CBS 119923 (dH 16905) | Window | Japan | — | — | |
| Recurvomyces mirabilis | CBS 119434 (CCFEE 5264; dH 14759) | Sandstone | Battleship Promontory, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica | FJ415477 | — |
| Recurvomyces mirabilis | CCFEE 5480 (D016-02) | Sandstone | Battleship Promontory, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica | — | — |
| CCFEE 5391 | Rock | Mount Rosa, P.ta Indren, Alps, Italy | — | — | |
| Recurvomyces sp. | CBS 117957 (TRN 491; dH 14566) | Quarzite | Puebla de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain | AY1843175 | — |
| Teratosphaeria cryptica | TC 0.56 | E. globulus | Australia | DQ665661 | — |
| Teratosphaeria mexicana | CBS 110502 (CMW 14461) | E. globulus | Manjimup, Darling View, Plantation, Western Australia | AY725558 | Crous et al. 2007 |
| Teratosphaeria microspora | CBS 110890 (CPC 1832) | Protea leaf | South Africa | AY260097 | Taylor et al. 2003 |
| Teratosphaeria molleriana | CBS 111164 (CMW 4940; STE-U 1214) | E. globulus | Abrantes, Portugal | AF309620 | Crous et al. 2007 |
| CPC11842 | Eucalyptus sp. | Portugal | DQ302989 | Crous et al. 2006 | |
| CPC11845 | Eucalyptus sp. | Portugal | DQ302990 | Crous et al. 2006 | |
| CBS 116370 (CPC 10397) | E. globulus | Spain | AY725561 | ||
| CPC 12056 | DQ302991 | Crous et al. 2006 | |||
| Teratosphaeria nubilosa | CBS 116005 E (CMW 3282; CPC 937) | E. globulus | Austria | AY725572 | Crous et al. 2007 |
| CPC 4661 | E. globulus | Spain | AY725570 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| CBS 111445 (CPC 4660) | E. globulus | Spain | AY725569 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| CPC 3722 | E. globulus | Spain | AY725568 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| CPC 1099 | E. globulus | Tanzania | AY725567 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| CBS 111969 (CPC 1078) | E. globulus | Kenia | AY725563 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| CPC 4663 | E. globulus | Spain | AY725571 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| CPC 11882 | E. globulus | Portugal | DQ302999 | Crous et al. 2006 | |
| CPC 11723 | — | ||||
| CPC 11487 | E. globulus | Spain | DQ302994 | Crous et al. 2006 | |
| CPC 11249 | E. globulus | Spain | DQ302993 | Crous et al. 2006 | |
| CPC 11246 | E. globulus | Spain | DQ302992 | Crous et al. 2006 | |
| CBS 114419 (CPC 10497) | Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) | New Zealand | AY725574 | Crous et al. 2007 | |
| TC 0.42 | E. globulus | Australia | DQ665659 | — | |
| TC 0.40 | E. globulus | Australia | DQ665657 | — | |
| TC 0.47 | E. globulus | Australia | DQ665658 | — | |
| CBS 116283 (CPC 10495) | E. globulus | New Zeland | AY725573 | Crous et al. 2004 | |
| Teratosphaeria nubilosa ( | CPC 11885 | E. globulus | Portugal | DQ303000 | Crous et al. 2006 |
| Teratosphaeria ohnowa | CPC 1005 | — | — | AF309605 | Crous et al. 2001 |
| CBS 112896* (CMW 4937; CPC 1004) | E. globulus | South Africa | AF309604 | Crous et al. 2001 | |
| — | — | AF173299 | — | ||
| CMW 9103 | — | — | AF468881 | — | |
| CBS 110949 (STE-U 1006) | E. grandis (Myrtaceae), leaves | Hazyview, South Africa | AY725575 | — | |
| Teratosphaeria toledana | CBS 113313 H (CMW 14457) | Eucalyptus sp., leaves | Toledo, Spain | AY725580 | — |
| CPC 10840 | Eucalyptus sp. | Spain | AY725581 | Crous et al. 2004 |
Abbreviations used: ATCC — American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA, U.S.A.; CBS — Centraalbureau voor Shimmelcultures, Utrecht, The Netherlands; dH — GS de Hoog private collection, CBS, Utrecht, The Netherlands; CCFEE — Culture Collection of Fungi From Extreme Environments, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; CMW — Culture collection of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; CPC — Culture collection of P Crous, housed at the CBS; IMI — International Mycological Institute, U.K.; MC — Collection of Istituto di Microbiologia di Messina, Italy; MZKI — Microbiological Culture Collection, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia; STE-U — University of Stellenbosch fungal culture collection, Stellenbosch, South Africa; TRN — T Ruibal private collection; UAMH — The University of Alberta Microfungus Collection and Herbarium, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
*
Ex-type cultures.