title: Mastigobasidium, a new teleomorphic genus for the perfect state of ballistosporous yeast Bensingtonia intermedia.
abstract: A new genus, Mastigobasidium, is proposed for teliospore-forming, xylose-lacking, ballistosporogenous, glucuronate-positive yeasts. The distinguishing features of the genus are: germination of the teliospore by several long aseptate hyphae; curved phragmometabasidia development on the apices of these hyphae; and production of basidiospores on a peg in clusters. The type strain of heterothallic, nitrate-negative species Mastigobasidium intermedium is VKM Y-2720T (Bullera intermedia type strain) and the allotype strain is VKM Y-2727AL (Sporobolomyces weijmanii type strain).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia. wig@ibpm.serpukhov.su
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Golubev
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques; D013172:Spores, Fungal