One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In this letter, we advocate recognizing the genus Fusarium as the sole name for a group that includes virtually all Fusarium species of importance in plant pathology, mycotoxicology, medicine, and basic research. This phylogenetically guided circumscription will free scientists from any obligation to use other genus names, including teleomorphs, for species nested within this clade, and preserve the application of the name Fusarium in the way it has been used for almost a century. Due to recent changes in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, this is an urgent matter that requires community attention. The alternative is to break the longstanding concept of Fusarium into nine or more genera, and remove important taxa such as those in the F. solani species complex from the genus, a move we believe is unnecessary. Here we present taxonomic and nomenclatural proposals that will preserve established research connections and facilitate communication within and between research communities, and at the same time support strong scientific principles and good taxonomic practice.
Source: Phytopathology
Authors: David M. Geiser, Takayuki Aoki, Charles W. Bacon, Scott E. Baker, Madan K. Bhattacharyya, Mary E. Brandt, Daren W. Brown, Lester W. Burgess, Sofia Chulze, Jeffrey J. Coleman, James C. Correll, Sarah F. Covert, Pedro W. Crous, Christina A. Cuomo, G. Sybren De Hoog, Antonio Di Pietro, Wade H. Elmer, Lynn Epstein, Rasmus J. N. Frandsen, Stanley Freeman, Tatiana Gagkaeva, Anthony E. Glenn, Thomas R. Gordon, Nancy F. Gregory, Kim E. Hammond-Kosack, Linda E. Hanson, María del Mar Jímenez-Gasco, Seogchan Kang, H. Corby Kistler, Gretchen A. Kuldau, John F. Leslie, Antonio Logrieco, Guozhong Lu, Erik Lysøe, Li-Jun Ma, Susan P. McCormick, Quirico Migheli, Antonio Moretti, Françoise Munaut, Kerry O'Donnell, Ludwig Pfenning, Randy C. Ploetz, Robert H. Proctor, Stephen A. Rehner, Vincent A. R. G. Robert, Alejandro P. Rooney, Baharuddin bin Salleh, Maria Mercedes Scandiani, Jonathan Scauflaire, Dylan P. G. Short, Emma Steenkamp, Haruhisa Suga, Brett A. Summerell, Deanna A. Sutton, Ulf Thrane, Francis Trail, Anne Van Diepeningen, Hans D. VanEtten, Altus Viljoen, Cees Waalwijk, Todd J. Ward, Michael J. Wingfield, Jin-Rong Xu, Xiao-Bing Yang, Tapani Yli-Mattila, Ning Zhang
Institutions: Pennsylvania State University, University of Tsukuba, United States Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The University of Sydney, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Harvard University, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, University of Georgia, Broad Institute, University of Córdoba, University of California, Davis, Technical University of Denmark, Agricultural Research Organization, Russian Academy of Sciences, University of Delaware, Kansas State University, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Minzu University of China, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Sassari, UCLouvain, Universidade Federal de Lavras, University of Florida, Universiti Sains Malaysia, University of Pretoria, Gifu University, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, Michigan State University, University of Arizona, Stellenbosch University, Wageningen University & Research, Purdue University West Lafayette, University of Turku, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Language: English
Subfield: Cell Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2147353512