- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Cunninghamella echinulata (Thaxt.) Thaxt. ex Blakeslee
- Scientific name
- Cunninghamella echinulata
- Author
- (Thaxt.) Thaxt. ex Blakeslee
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Chytrid, Zygomycete, Downy Mildew and Slime Mould- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Zygomycota
- Class
- Incertae sedis
- Order
- Mucorales
- Family
- Cunninghamellaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Leslie Freitas
- Comments etc.
- Leslie Freitas
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Cunninghamella echinulata var. echinulata (Thaxt.) Thaxt. ex Blakeslee, Bot. Gaz. 40: 161 (1905).
Colony initially white becoming white pale or slightly yellowish after five days, at 28 °C on MEA. Rhizoids and stolons present. Sporophores erect or bent, commonly terminating in a vesicle, 4–15 μm in diam. Branches single, in pairs, rarely verticillate or pseudoverticillate, some rebranching up to 3 times, 15–170 (–220) μm in length. Vesicles hyaline, globose and subglobose, smooth-walled. Terminal vesicles (–10) 15–40 (–45) μm in diam; lateral vesicles (–5) 10–20 (–30) μm in diam. Pedicels 2–6 μm in length. Sporangiola hyaline or subhyaline, ovoid, ellipsoid and subglobose, some pointed at one end, 9–20 × 6–16 μm, slightly equinulated; Dark giant sporangiola may be present, globose, strongly equinulate, 9–30 μm in diam. Sporangiospores within the sporangioles hyaline, smooth-walled. Chlamydospores and zygosporanga not seen. Probably heterothallic.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
There are several records worldwide of this species. I suggest it as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
The species in known in 9 countries. In Brazil, it is known in 1 of the 26 states.
Population and Trends
There are about 366 records of this species in GBIF.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Commonly found on soil and herbivore dung. In Brazil, the species is found in Atlantic Forest and Caatinga.
Threats
In Brazil, this species is recorded in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga.
Conservation Actions
Research needed
The species has a fragmented distribution. Studies about its population distribution are needed.
Use and Trade
Production of bioemulsifiers (SILVA et al., 2014), enzymes (SANTIAGO & SOUZA-MOTTA, 2006, PAIVA et al., 2019); bioremediation processes (BABU et al., 2019, DE OLIVEIRA CARVALHO et al., 2019).
Bibliography
SILVA, N. R. A. Potencial biotecnológico de Cunninghamella echinulata UCP 1297 na produção de biossurfactante por fermentação submersa. 2014.
SANTIAGO, A. L. C. M. A.; SOUZA-MOTTA, C. M. Mucorales isolados do solo demineração de cobre e produção deamilase e inulinase. Acta Botanica Brasilica, v. 20, n. 3, p. 641-647, 2006.
PAIVA, J. B. D. P. Produção de tanase por Cunninghamella echinulata UCP 1305 através de fermentação submersa utilizando meios alternativos contendo resíduos agroindustriais. 2019.
BABU, A. G.; REJA, S. I.; AKHTAR, N.; SULTANA, M.; DEORE, P. S.; ALI, F. I. Bioremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): Current Practices and Outlook. In: Microbial Metabolism of Xenobiotic Compounds. Springer, Singapore, 2019. p. 189-216.
DE OLIVEIRA CARVALHO, P. H.; ARRUDA, E. L.; JAPIASSUL, K. B.; DE MELO SOUZA, P. L. II-442-BIORREMEDIAÇÃO DO PROPOFOL CATALISADA POR Cunninghamella elegans ATCC 26169 PARA TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTES. 2019.
ZHENG, Y-Y.; CHEN, G-Q. A monograph of Cunninghamella. Mycotaxon, v. 80, p. 1-75, 2001.
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
| Country | Trend | Redlisted |
|---|