A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>)
The rust genus <i>Skierka</i> belonging to the phylum <i>Basidiomycota</i> was described in 1900 by Raciborski with <i>Skierka canarii</i> as the type species. The published literature on this rust genus reveals its ambiguity in taxonomic placement. It was challen...
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| author | Acharya Balkrishna Ajay Kumar Gautam Shubhi Avasthi Mekala Niranjan Rajnish Kumar Verma Vedpriya Arya Ashwani Kumar Samantha C. Karunarathna Nakarin Suwannarach |
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| description | The rust genus <i>Skierka</i> belonging to the phylum <i>Basidiomycota</i> was described in 1900 by Raciborski with <i>Skierka canarii</i> as the type species. The published literature on this rust genus reveals its ambiguity in taxonomic placement. It was challenging to taxonomically delineate and precisely identify each species within this genus due to the species sharing some common characteristics. The latest studies based on morphology taxonomy and molecular characteristics, however, have solved this puzzle now and placed this genus in its new family <i>Skierkaceae</i>. To understand all about the genus <i>Skierka,</i> this compilation was carried out to unveil the general characteristics, history, diversity, distribution, ecology, morphology and molecular taxonomy of different species of <i>Skierka</i>. After exploring 14 species of <i>Skierka</i>, it was observed that this genus is distributed in seven plant families in 19 countries all over the world. The genus appears to be well-represented in Asian and South American counties. This rust has not been reported from any European countries to date. The morpho-taxonomy of all species is well studied, but molecular analyses are still required. Only two species of the genus namely <i>S. robusta</i> and <i>S. diploglottidis</i> were identified based molecular analyses. Therefore, further studies should be focused on epitypifying the taxa that are too old and updating their taxonomy based on molecular, biochemical, and physiological aspects along with morphological characteristics. Multiple analytical methods should be considered when dealing with multi-locus datasets. This will increase our understanding of the diversity, distribution, and identification of these rust fungi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe1cc34b895b47eeb3f2eb96c507a8932023-11-24T15:59:09ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2022-11-01812124310.3390/jof8121243A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>)Acharya Balkrishna0Ajay Kumar Gautam1Shubhi Avasthi2Mekala Niranjan3Rajnish Kumar Verma4Vedpriya Arya5Ashwani Kumar6Samantha C. Karunarathna7Nakarin Suwannarach8Patanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249405, IndiaPatanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249405, IndiaSchool of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474011, IndiaDepartment of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaMycology Lab., Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaPatanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249405, IndiaPatanjali Herbal Research Department, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249405, IndiaCenter for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, ChinaResearch Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandThe rust genus <i>Skierka</i> belonging to the phylum <i>Basidiomycota</i> was described in 1900 by Raciborski with <i>Skierka canarii</i> as the type species. The published literature on this rust genus reveals its ambiguity in taxonomic placement. It was challenging to taxonomically delineate and precisely identify each species within this genus due to the species sharing some common characteristics. The latest studies based on morphology taxonomy and molecular characteristics, however, have solved this puzzle now and placed this genus in its new family <i>Skierkaceae</i>. To understand all about the genus <i>Skierka,</i> this compilation was carried out to unveil the general characteristics, history, diversity, distribution, ecology, morphology and molecular taxonomy of different species of <i>Skierka</i>. After exploring 14 species of <i>Skierka</i>, it was observed that this genus is distributed in seven plant families in 19 countries all over the world. The genus appears to be well-represented in Asian and South American counties. This rust has not been reported from any European countries to date. The morpho-taxonomy of all species is well studied, but molecular analyses are still required. Only two species of the genus namely <i>S. robusta</i> and <i>S. diploglottidis</i> were identified based molecular analyses. Therefore, further studies should be focused on epitypifying the taxa that are too old and updating their taxonomy based on molecular, biochemical, and physiological aspects along with morphological characteristics. Multiple analytical methods should be considered when dealing with multi-locus datasets. This will increase our understanding of the diversity, distribution, and identification of these rust fungi.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/12/1243diversitydistributionmolecular phylogeny<i>Pucciniomycetes</i><i>Skierka</i> rusttaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Acharya Balkrishna Ajay Kumar Gautam Shubhi Avasthi Mekala Niranjan Rajnish Kumar Verma Vedpriya Arya Ashwani Kumar Samantha C. Karunarathna Nakarin Suwannarach A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>) Journal of Fungi diversity distribution molecular phylogeny <i>Pucciniomycetes</i> <i>Skierka</i> rust taxonomy |
| title | A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>) |
| title_full | A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>) |
| title_fullStr | A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>) |
| title_short | A Comprehensive Account of the Rust Genus <i>Skierka</i> (<i>Skierkaceae</i>) |
| title_sort | comprehensive account of the rust genus i skierka i i skierkaceae i |
| topic | diversity distribution molecular phylogeny <i>Pucciniomycetes</i> <i>Skierka</i> rust taxonomy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/12/1243 |
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