Han, Yanfeng, Yanwei Zhang, Jiandong Liang& Zongqi Liang. A novel Paecilomyces species isolated from soil in China. Mycotaxon 102: 51-56. 2007.

ABSTRACT: Paecilomyces tenuis sp. nov. was isolated from soil of Hubei Province, China. The new species is described and illustrated, and its relationships to the related species are briefly discussed. This fungus is characterized by the very slender phialides and fusiform to ellipsoidal conidia. Morphological characteristics and molecular analyses of ITS-5.8S region sequences strongly support the establishment of P. tenuis in the genus Paecilomyces.

KEYWORDS:  classification, mitosporic fungus, molecular identification, taxonomy