Response to Pitt & Taylor 2016: Conservation of Aspergillus with A. niger as the conserved type is unnecessary and potentially disruptive

Abstract

Aspergillus is a diverse fungal genus containing many species of great agricultural, biotechnological and medical relevance. Because of the broad use of the genus name in diverse disciplines, and the importance of individual species names in these areas, the taxonomy and nomenclature of Aspergillus should remain stable. A formal proposal to change the generic type from A. glaucus to A. niger was recently published. Here we present arguments against this proposal. We assert that it should be rejected because it will not ensure nomenclatural stability for Aspergillus, and will put the names of several important species, such as A. flavus, A. fumigatus and A. oryzae at risk of being classified in different genera and being lost.


Autore Pugliese

Tutti gli autori

  • R.A. Samson; V. Hubka; J. Varga; J. Houbraken; S.-B. Hong; C.H.W. Klaassen; G. Perrone; K.A. Seifert; ; D. Magistà; C.M. Visagie; S.Kocsubé; G. Szigeti; T. Yaguchi; S.W. Peterson; J.C. Frisvad

Titolo volume/Rivista

Taxon


Anno di pubblicazione

2017

ISSN

1996-8175

ISBN

Non Disponibile


Numero di citazioni Wos

Nessuna citazione

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

Non Disponibile


Numero di citazioni Scopus

Non Disponibile

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

Non Disponibile


Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

Non Disponibile