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Clavariopsis

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Clavariopsis
Clavariopsis aquatica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Genus: Clavariopsis
De Wild., 1895

Clavariopsis is a genus of fungi that is known for living in aquatic environments. It is form-classified as an aquatic hyphomycete, and is connected to freshwater streams. It is not known to live anywhere outside aquatic systems.[1] Clavariopsis lives off decomposing leaves in streams,[2] and Lignocellulose-Decomposing Enzymes are identified in the genus.[1] These enzymes break down plant molecules, and Clavariopsis thus plays an important role in nutrient cycling in rivers.[2]

Clavariopsis is a near-cosmopolitan genus of fungi belonging to the order Pleosporales, but the family is unknown.[3] Clavariopsis aquatica was the first species described of the genus, and was one of the first aquatic hyphomycetes ever described.[3]

Species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Heeger, Felix; Bourne, Elizabeth C.; Wurzbacher, Christian; Funke, Elisabeth; Lipzen, Anna; He, Guifen; Ng, Vivian; Grigoriev, Igor V.; Schlosser, Dietmar; Monaghan, Michael T. (12 October 2021). "Evidence for Lignocellulose-Decomposing Enzymes in the Genome and Transcriptome of the Aquatic Hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica". Journal of Fungi. 7 (10): 854. doi:10.3390/jof7100854. ISSN 2309-608X. PMC 8537685. PMID 34682274.
  2. ^ a b Bärlocher, Felix, ed. (1992). The Ecology of Aquatic Hyphomycetes. Ecological Studies. Vol. 94. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-76855-2. ISBN 978-3-642-76857-6.
  3. ^ a b c "Clavariopsis De Wild., 1895". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.