{"title":"Phylogenetic and morphological classification of <i>Ophiocordyceps</i> species on termites from Thailand.","authors":"Kanoksri Tasanathai, Wasana Noisripoom, Thanyarat Chaitika, Artit Khonsanit, Sasitorn Hasin, Jennifer Luangsa-Ard","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.56.37636","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Seven new species occurring on termites are added to <i>Ophiocordyceps</i> - <i>O. asiatica</i>, <i>O. brunneirubra</i>, <i>O. khokpasiensis</i>, <i>O. mosingtoensis</i>, <i>O. pseudocommunis</i>, <i>O. pseudorhizoidea</i> and <i>O. termiticola</i>, based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. <i>O. brunneirubra</i> possesses orange to reddish-brown immersed perithecia on cylindrical to clavate stromata. <i>O. khokpasiensis</i>, <i>O. mosingtoensis</i> and <i>O. termiticola</i> have pseudo-immersed perithecia while <i>O. asiatica</i>, <i>O. pseudocommunis</i> and <i>O. pseudorhizoidea</i> all possess superficial perithecia, reminiscent of <i>O. communis</i> and <i>O. rhizoidea</i>. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined dataset comprising the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) and the largest subunit (LSU) of the ribosomal DNA, partial regions of the elongation factor 1-α (<i>TEF</i>) and the largest and second largest subunits for the RNA polymerase genes (<i>RPB1</i>, <i>RPB2</i>) strongly support the placement of these seven new species in <i>Ophiocordyceps</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":50421,"journal":{"name":"Geochronometria","volume":"43 1","pages":"101-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2019-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6684523/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geochronometria","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.56.37636","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2019/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Earth and Planetary Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Seven new species occurring on termites are added to Ophiocordyceps - O. asiatica, O. brunneirubra, O. khokpasiensis, O. mosingtoensis, O. pseudocommunis, O. pseudorhizoidea and O. termiticola, based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. O. brunneirubra possesses orange to reddish-brown immersed perithecia on cylindrical to clavate stromata. O. khokpasiensis, O. mosingtoensis and O. termiticola have pseudo-immersed perithecia while O. asiatica, O. pseudocommunis and O. pseudorhizoidea all possess superficial perithecia, reminiscent of O. communis and O. rhizoidea. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined dataset comprising the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) and the largest subunit (LSU) of the ribosomal DNA, partial regions of the elongation factor 1-α (TEF) and the largest and second largest subunits for the RNA polymerase genes (RPB1, RPB2) strongly support the placement of these seven new species in Ophiocordyceps.
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Geochronometria is aimed at integrating scientists developing different methods of absolute chronology and using them in different fields of earth and other natural sciences and archaeology. The methods in use are e.g. radiocarbon, stable isotopes, isotopes of natural decay series, optically stimulated luminescence, thermoluminescence, EPR/ESR, dendrochronology, varve chronology. The journal publishes papers that are devoted to developing the dating methods as well as studies concentrating on their applications in geology, palaeoclimatology, palaeobiology, palaeohydrology, geocgraphy and archaeology etc.