Introduction to Fungi, Third Edition

TAXONOMY OF FUNGI
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state is apothecial, being called Sclerotinia
(Monilinia) fructigena. As far as is possible, we
shall consider anamorphic states of fungi in
the context of their known sexual state. Thus,
an account of the brown-rot of fruits, although
encountered predominantly as the conidial
state, will be given in the chapter dealing
with apothecial fungi (Helotiales, Chapter 15).
Where practical, we have given the teleomorph
name priority over the anamorph. As a longterm
future goal, Seifert and Samuels (2000)
and Seifert and Gams (2001) have outlined
a unified taxonomy which might ultimately
lead to the abolition of the names of anamorphic
genera.
However, with certain ecological groups
such as the Ingoldian aquatic fungi (Section
25.2) and nematophagous fungi (Section 25.1),
which have diverse relationships, we have
deliberately chosen to consider them in their
ecological context rather than along with their
varied taxonomic relatives.