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{"title":"Taxonomy and phylogeny of lignicolous freshwater fungi from plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China","authors":"Hong-Wei Shen, Dang-Feng Bao, Sha Luan, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Tian-Ye Du, Sinang Hongsanan, Jing Yang, Jing-Yi Zhang, Xia Tang, Jayarama Darbhe Bhat, Rong-Ju Xu, Wen-Peng Wang, Xi-Jun Su, Yun-Xia Li, Qi Zhao, Jian-Kui Liu, Yong-Zhong Lu, Zong-Long Luo, Li-Quan Yang","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00564-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00564-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Yunnan Province is located in southwestern China, at the core and intersection of the “Himalaya”, “Indo-Burma” and “Mountains of Southwest China” biodiversity hotspots. It is the most biodiverse province in China, acting as a major center for the origin and diversification of numerous species, and of which lignicolous freshwater fungi are one of the rich bioresources. As a part of our ongoing studies on freshwater fungi in Yunnan Province China, we collected lignicolous freshwater ascomycetes from Yunnan plateau lakes, combining morphological characteristics and multi-gene phylogenetic analysis (including, ITS, LSU, SSU, <i>tef</i>1-α, <i>tub</i>2 and <i>rpb</i>2) to identify the species and reveal their phylogenetic placement. A total of 293 freshwater ascomycetes were collected, and through rigorous analysis, 126 species were identified, spanning three classes, 24 orders, 39 families, and 70 genera. Most of these fungi belong to <i>Dothideomycetes</i> and <i>Sordariomycetes</i>, with a few of <i>Eurotiomycetes</i>. Based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses, we introduce two new genera, <i>Neomoromyces</i> and <i>Rostraeuseptisporum</i>, and 40 new species, viz<i>.</i>, <i>Apiospora fuxianhuensis</i>, <i>A. lacustris</i>, <i>Atractospora hydei</i>, <i>Chaetopsina hydei</i>, <i>C. septata</i>, <i>Chloridium hydei</i>, <i>Ch. yunnanense</i>, <i>Dematiosporium hydei</i>, <i>D. muriforme</i>, <i>Dictyocheirospora yunnanensis</i>, <i>Distoseptispora dujuanhuensis</i>, <i>Di. hongheensis</i>, <i>Di. jingdongensis</i>, <i>Halobyssothecium hydei</i>, <i>Hongkongmyces hydei</i>, <i>Kirschsteiniothelia hydei</i>, <i>Mytilinidion hydei</i>, <i>Neomoromyces hydei</i>, <i>Obliquifusoideum hydei</i>, <i>Ophioceras yunnanense</i>, <i>Plagiascoma hydei</i>, <i>Pseudodactylaria lacustris</i>, <i>Pseudostanjehughesia hydei</i>, <i>Rostraeuseptisporum hydei</i>, <i>Sporidesmiella dujuanhuensis</i>, <i>S. guttulata</i>, <i>S. hongheensis</i>, <i>S. hydei</i>, <i>S. lacustris</i>, <i>Sporidesmium dianchiense</i>, <i>Sp. distoseptatum</i>, <i>Sp. dujuanhuense</i>, <i>Sp. hongheense</i>, <i>Sp. lacustris</i>, <i>Sp. kunmingense</i>, <i>Sp. yangzonghaiense</i>, <i>Sp. yilonghuense</i>, <i>Thysanorea hydei</i>, <i>Tetraploa verrucosa</i>, <i>Xylolentia hydei</i>. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of these species are provided, along with a discussion of their phylogenetic relationships and distinctive morphological characters. Furthermore, five new combinations are introduced, viz<i>.</i>, <i>Pseudodactylaria flammulicornuta</i> (≡ <i>Dodactylaria flammulicornuta</i>), <i>P. palmae</i> (≡ <i>Do. palmae</i>), <i>P. tunicata</i> (≡ <i>Do. tunicata</i>), <i>P. uliginicola</i> (≡ <i>Do. uliginicola</i>) and <i>Pseudostanjehughesia verrucosa</i> (≡ <i>Ceratosporium verrucosum</i>). Based on molecular sequence data and morphological characteristics, <i>Dictyocheirospora aquadulcis</i> and <i>Dic. lithocarpi</i> have been synonymized with <i>Dic. ","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"96 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Insights into the taxonomy and phylogeny of Diatrypaceae","authors":"Asha J. Dissanayake, Qiu-Ju Shang, Mei-Feng Chi, Kevin D. Hyde, Jian-Kui Liu","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00563-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00563-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Diatrypaceae is among the most species-rich families within Xylariales, exhibiting a global distribution, a broad host range, and diverse ecological lifestyles. However, its taxonomy remains problematic due to overlapping morphological traits, insufficient diagnostic features in historical classifications, and the frequent absence of type specimens and corresponding multi-locus sequence data in GenBank. These limitations have resulted in poorly resolved generic boundaries and hinder accurate identification and natural classification within the family. In this study, we undertook an integrative taxonomic revision of Diatrypaceae by examining 17 herbarium specimens loaned from major international collections (B, BPI, BRIP, E, G, K, NY, PC, PDD, S), supplemented by redrawn illustrations from original descriptions where type material was unavailable. Additionally, approximately 150 fresh collections from China, Italy, and Thailand were investigated through single spore isolation and morphological examination. Molecular data were generated for multi-gene phylogenetic analysis based on combined ITS, <i>tub2</i>, LSU, and <i>rpb2</i> sequences. Phylogenetic reconstruction using Maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference supports the recognition of 183 species within 34 genera, including the introduction of ten novel genera: <i>Allantoideospora</i>, <i>Alloperoneutypa</i>, <i>Brunneosepta</i>, <i>Fusiformiascus</i>, <i>Guttuliascospora</i>, <i>Imitatirotula</i>, <i>Lineariascus</i>, <i>Retiticulatihypha</i>, <i>Sessiliascus</i>, and <i>Trichromostroma</i>. The study also describes 29 novel species, 23 previously known species, and proposes 56 new combinations, all of which are illustrated and compared with morphological data and phylogenetically related taxa. Until further investigation using molecular data is proven, several morphologically characterized genera (<i>Dothideovalsa</i>, <i>Echinomyces</i>, <i>Endoxylina</i>, <i>Leptoperidia</i>, and <i>Rostronitschkia</i>) were placed within Diatrypaceae. This comprehensive morpho-molecular framework significantly refines the taxonomy of Diatrypaceae and provides a foundation for future systematic and ecological studies in this complex family.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genomic evolution and diversity in Botryosphaeriales: insights from pan-genomic and population genetic analyses of representative species","authors":"Zong-Lin Deng, Asha J. Dissanayake, Jin-Tao Zhu, Na Wu, Jiao Deng, Hong-Zhi Du, Wen-Li Li, Yu-Hang Lu, Xu Tang, Jianping Xu, Yong Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00565-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00565-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The fungal order <i>Botryosphaeriales</i> includes numerous ecologically and economically important plant-associated taxa, yet its genomic diversity and evolutionary mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we present high-quality de novo genome assemblies for three representative species—<i>Botryosphaeria dothidea</i>, <i>Neofusicoccum parvum</i>, and <i>Phyllosticta capitalensis</i>—and perform integrative analyses using comparative genomics, population genetics, and pan-genome frameworks. Pathogenic species (<i>B. dothidea</i> and <i>N. parvum</i>) exhibit significant expansions in gene families related to membrane transport and metabolism, suggesting enhanced adaptability and virulence potential. Selective sweep analyses highlight population-level divergence in metabolic and stress-response pathways, reflecting natural selection in host and environmental adaptation. Cross-species pan-genome comparisons of six <i>Phyllosticta</i> species reveal a conserved core genome, dynamic gene family turnover, and extensive horizontal gene transfer from bacterial, and archaeal sources—potentially driving ecological diversification. Furthermore, effector proteins display striking domain variation across genera, particularly in regions associated with host cell wall targeting, indicating convergent strategies for host adaptation. Together, these findings provide comprehensive insights into the genomic evolution, adaptation, and virulence mechanisms of <i>Botryosphaeriales</i> fungi, laying a foundation for future studies on plant–fungal interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145283552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Notes, outline, systematics and phylogeny of hyaline-spored hyphomycetes","authors":"Chuan-Gen Lin, Kevin D. Hyde, Yao Feng, Yuan-Pin Xiao, Ning-Guo Liu, Yong-Zhong Lu, Zong-Long Luo, Jian-Kui Liu","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00561-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00561-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hyphomycetes is an artificial group of asexual fungi with an estimated 2200 recognizable genera. These fungi have crucial ecological and biotechnological significance by decomposing organic matter, facilitating nutrient recycling, and providing valuable metabolites, enzymes, and proteins for various applications in medicine, industry, and agriculture. Specifically, hyaline-spored hyphomycetes refer to hyphomycetes that produce colorless (hyaline) conidia. In this study, a comprehensive outline for hyaline-spored hyphomycetes is provided and includes 1237 genera with 151 synonyms, which are distributed among six phyla, 27 classes, 97 orders, and 239 families. At the phylum level, <i>Ascomycota</i> (1157 genera) is the dominant group of hyaline-spored hyphomycetes, with <i>Sordariomycetes</i> (506 genera) as the dominant class and <i>Hypocreales</i> (216 genera) as the dominant order in <i>Ascomycota</i>. In <i>Basidiomycota</i>, <i>Agaricomycetes</i> (46 genera) is the dominant class and <i>Agaricales</i> (11 genera) stands as the dominant order. For each accepted genus, notes including sexual morphs, synasexual morph, DNA sequence data and morphology are provided. Based on both morphology and phylogeny, the taxonomic position for 38 genera is re-organized, 22 of which were previously located in <i>Ascomycota</i> genera <i>incertae sedis</i>. DNA sequence data is one of the key components for each genus in our notes. This study represents the most comprehensive analysis to date of hyaline-spored hyphomycetes subjected to multi-gene phylogenetic analysis with combined LSU, SSU and <i>rpb2</i> DNA sequence data. This analysis encompasses 754 hyaline-spored hyphomycetous genera, and recognized three phyla clades, 25 classes and class-level clades, 107 orders and order-level clades, as well as 264 families and family-level clades. Thirty-eight taxa from 30 genera were documented based on fresh collections, utilizing both morphological characteristics and multi-gene phylogeny, resulting in one new genus <i>Parapleurothecium</i>, with one new combination <i>P. obovoideum</i>; 14 new species, viz<i>. Aciculomyces hyalosporus</i>, <i>Beltraniella hyalospora</i>, <i>Cylindrotrichum hyalosporum</i>, <i>Haplographium hyalosporum</i>, <i>Mariannaea hyalina</i>, <i>Neohelicomyces astrictus</i>, <i>N. brunneus</i>, <i>Parasympodiella hyalospora</i>, <i>Pleurotheciella brevis</i>, <i>Pleurothecium hyalosporum</i>, <i>Pseudonectria hyalina</i>, <i>Rhamphoriopsis brevis</i>, <i>Sarocladium hyalosporum</i>, <i>Xylolentia oblongispora</i>; and three new geographical records, viz<i>. Monilochaetes regenerans</i>, <i>Subulispora longirostrata</i>, <i>Zygosporium pseudogibbum</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145235332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Taxonomy, phylogeny, diversity and host preference of leaf litter inhabiting microfungi across six host species in northern Thailand","authors":"Nethmini P. Samaradiwakara, Rekhani H. Perera, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Janith V. S. Aluthmuhandiram, Darbhe J. Bhat, Mahesh Senarathna, Antonio R. G. Farias, Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun, Nakarin Suwannarach, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Kevin D. Hyde, Saisamorn Lumyong","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00562-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00562-1","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Leaf litter plays an essential role in the functioning of forest ecosystems. They are a source of organic matter, act as a protective layer in forest soils, and provide a nurturing habitat for micro- and macro-organisms. Through their successional occurrence, litter-inhabiting microfungi play a key role in litter decomposition and nutrient recycling. Despite their importance in terrestrial ecosystems, host tree species and phylogenies’ effect on saprobic fungal dominance and diversity are poorly understood. The present study aims to elucidate saprobic leaf-litter fungal taxonomy, phylogeny and diversity in six phylogenetically related host species in Thailand, using morphological characters and multi locus phylogeny. The host species are &lt;i&gt;Dipterocarpus alatus&lt;/i&gt; (DA) (&lt;i&gt;Dipterocarpaceae&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Nayariophyton zizyphifolium&lt;/i&gt; (NZ) and &lt;i&gt;Microcos paniculata&lt;/i&gt; (MP) (&lt;i&gt;Malvaceae&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Afzelia xylocarpa&lt;/i&gt; (AZ), &lt;i&gt;Dalbergia cana&lt;/i&gt; (DC), and &lt;i&gt;Dalbergia cultrata&lt;/i&gt; (DCul) (&lt;i&gt;Fabaceae&lt;/i&gt;), located in Doi Tung, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. The selected host species are mostly native to the East Asian region. We hypothesized that tree host phylogeny significantly influences the diversity of fungal communities, and that each community is unique across phylogenetically distantly related hosts. The study revealed one family, two new genera, 15 new species, 13 new host records, and 11 new geographical records with two new combinations of fungi which are treated in detail. Additional taxa identified, mostly to the genus level, were considered for the statistical analysis. In cases where different taxa within the same genus were found but could not be identified to species, they were treated as distinct taxa (e.g., sp. 1 and sp. 2). The statistical analysis was performed to estimate the diversity and relative abundance of each taxon visualized in heatmaps and cluster analysis. The study evidenced multiple levels of diversity and host-preference existing within leaf litter fungi. The reported taxa belonged to the &lt;i&gt;Dothideomycetes&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Sordariomycetes,&lt;/i&gt; 25 families and 31 genera. Most of the saprobic fungi exhibited host-exclusivity, meaning they were observed and recorded exclusively on specific host species and not on others. This resulted in a lower occurrence and overlap of fungi among the other host species. Therefore, the saprobic fungi indicated specialization on particular hosts, and the term \"specialists\" referred to the saprobic fungal taxa that are adapted to thrive on specific host species, rather than generalists that can inhabit multiple host species. Host family level harboured a higher number of unique saprobic taxa than host species level, as evidenced by the statistical analysis. Moreover, the saprobic fungal communities were influenced by seasonal effects during the collecting period. A core group of fungi could be identified as “generalists” observed in all the host species. The study highlights the diversi","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145209654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fungal diversity notes 2017–2122: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to freshwater fungi and other fungal taxa","authors":"Wei Dong, Kevin D. Hyde, Rajesh Jeewon, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Huang Zhang, Walter Rossi, Marco Leonardi, Kezhocuyi Kezo, Malarvizhi Kaliyaperumal, Yong-Xin Shu, Chun-Lin Yang, Fei-Hu Wang, Feng Liu, Jian Ma, Jing-Yi Zhang, Yong-Zhong Lu, Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab, Ana F. Leão, Fábio A. Custódio, Thiago O. Condé, Olinto L. Pereira, Chun-Fang Liao, Hai-Jun Zhao, Rong-Ju Xu, Qi Zhao, Tian-Ye Du, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Jutamart Monkai, Saisamorn Lumyong, Shu-Cheng He, Digvijayini Bundhun, Yu Yang, Yuanpin Xiao, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Li-Su Han, Dong-Qin Dai, Hua Li, Yunhui Yang, Ishara Sandeepani Manawasinghe, Nimali I. de Silva, Mark S. Calabon, Guang-Cong Ren, De-Ping Wei, Ting-Chi Wen, Xia Tang, Alireza Armand, Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Raghvendra Singh, Soumyadeep Rajwar, Shambhu Kumar, Yan-Yan Yang, Entaj Tarafder, Krishnendu Acharya, Hong-Wei Shen, Zong-Long Luo, Jian-Wei Liu, Fu-Qiang Yu, Yan-Xia Li, Yanpeng Chen, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Shivannegowda Mahadevakuma..","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00560-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00560-3","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;This article is the 19th contribution to the fungal diversity notes series, in which 106 taxa distributed in 3 phyla, 11 classes, 35 orders, and 64 families are treated. Taxa described in the present study include a new family, 5 new genera, 69 new species, 3 new combinations, 25 new host, habitat, and geographical records, a new name, a new collection, as well as reinstating a previously suppressed genus. The newly established family is Parasporidesmiaceae and the five new genera described herein are &lt;i&gt;Dematiodidymosporum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neoacrogenospora&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Parasporidesmium&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Speluncomyces&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Uniomyces&lt;/i&gt;. The 69 new species are &lt;i&gt;Acrocalymma triseptatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Agaricus darjeelingensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Annellophorella aquatica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Anteaglonium menghaiense&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Balsamia microspora&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Bambusicola dehongensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Barriopsis menglaense&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Benjaminiomyces bergonzoi&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Camporesiomyces aquaticus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Camporesiomyces wurfbainiae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cercospora palmata&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Chrysomphalina cantharella&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Colletotrichum heteropanacicola&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Conioscypha guizhouensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Conioscypha yadongensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cora dalfornoae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Cylindromonium brasiliense&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Dematiodidymosporum aquaticum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Distoseptispora dinghuensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Distoseptispora zunyiensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Ebollia neocarnea&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Eudimeromyces aequatorialis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Eudimeromyces euconni&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Funalia indica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fuscosporella ovalis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fuscosporella yunnanensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Halobasidium csapodyae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Halokirschsteiniothelia hunanensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Hongkongmyces xishuangbannaensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Inocybe ispartaensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Laboulbenia neofrancoisiana&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Lachnella kunmingensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Lasmenia thailandica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Leptospora cannabini&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Lycoperdon sridharii&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Myxospora neomasonii&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Natipusilla aquatica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neoacrogenospora aquatica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neomassaria sinensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neovaginatispora juglandis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Niesslia yunnanensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Ophiocordyceps aseptatospora&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Oxneriaria sheosarensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Paramicrosphaeropsis vitis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Paramyrothecium strychni&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Parapaucispora aquatica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Parasporidesmium aquaticum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Parmelia neosaxatilis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Periconia bambusicola&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Periconia neohongheensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Peroneutypa thailandica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Polyozellus albus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Porina magnoliae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Porostereum subspadiceum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Pseudosperma subvolvatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Pseudothyridariella caseariae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Rhexocercosporidium ferulae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Russula rubroglutinata&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Septoriella iranica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Seriascoma asexuale&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Sesquicillium flavum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Sirastachys zhongkaiensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Speluncomyces lunatus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Sporidesmiella yunnanensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Striaticonidium xishuangbannaensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Trametopsis indica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Tulostoma hyderabadensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Uniomyces hakkeijimanus&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Virgaria guizhouensis&lt;/i&gt;. The three new combinations are &lt;i&gt;Lycoperdon alpinum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Lycoperdon lloydii&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Lycoperdon macrogemmae.&lt;/i&gt; ","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"194 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145182837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New and notable taxa of Basidiomycota on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and its surrounding areas","authors":"Xiang-Hua Wang, Qing Cai, Feng-Ming Yu, Zhu-Liang Yang, Song-Yan Zhou, Zi-Rui Wang, Yang-Yang Cui, Yang Wang, Pei Zhang, Shu-Qin Cao, Xue-Tai Zhu, Lei Lei, Jin-Rong Lu, Jia-Ning Li, Geng-Shen Wang, Liu-Kun Jia, Li-Heng Mu, Guang-Mei Li, Mei-Xiang Li, Bing-Qian Yang, Wei-Chao Feng, Ze-Wei Liu, Cui-Jin-Yi Li, Rong-Ju Xu, Shu-Xin Bao, Tai-Shun Li, Pei-Song Jia, Dong-Mei Wu, Neng Gao, Kevin D. Hyde, Gang Wu, Qi Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00558-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00558-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau (abbreviated as Q-X Plateau) is the world’s highest plateau, characterized by a Holarctic flora. The plateau and its surrounding mountainous areas cover two of the 34 world’s biodiversity hotspots. Former studies have shown that the diversity of fungal species on the plateau, especially that in the east-southeastern part, is remarkably high. In 2017, the Chinese government initiated the second scientific expedition to the Q-X Plateau. Supported by this comprehensive project, we conducted intensive fungal sampling on the Q-X Plateau and its surrounding areas, including the middle and southern parts of the Gaoligong Mountains, the Ailao Mountains, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Ninety-two new and notable species of Basidiomycota are reported in this paper, based on 501 specimens and 1706 newly generated DNA sequences. These taxa involve 37 genera of seven orders, i.e., Agaricales, Auriculariales, Boletales, Cantharellales, Phallales, Polyporales, and Russulales, covering both Heterobasidiomycetes and Homobasidiomycetes. One new section, 64 new species, one new subspecies, two new varieties, one new combination, five new synonyms, and 11 new records to China, were documented. Ectomycorrhizal fungi account for two-thirds of the species, while the remaining ones are saprotrophic. Most specimens studied are from altitudes 2000–3700 m, in broad-leaved fagaceous forests, mixed forests with pines and fagaceous trees, and subalpine coniferous forests. Among the 92 species documented, 30 species are exclusive to the subalpine region, and 12 species cover both the subalpine and subtropical zones. Most of these subalpine species are either formerly described temperate species or close relatives of north temperate taxa, which suggests a strong temperate affinity of the funga on the Q-X Plateau. In obvious contrast to the subalpine elements, species from the adjacent subtropical zone often sit on long branches with an isolated position or have a close relationship with species from other subtropical and tropical parts of the world. In the surrounding areas with lower altitude of the Q-X Plateau, the endemic species apparently have evolved for a longer time, some relict species found their refuge, and the funga received more immigrants from the tropics. By comparing the species reported from the western Himalayas, through the Hengduan Mountains and central China to Taiwan Island, we found that altitude matters more than geographical distance in the development of the funga. The sharp altitude gradient on the Q-X Plateau and its surrounding mountains acts as a biodiversity hotspot to further test such speculation. In future studies, more efforts should be focused on other representative groups (Gomphalales, Hymenochaetales, Thelephorales, and Tremellales) and on the southern slope of the western Himalayas and the Pamir-Kunlun regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144920968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring criteria for constructing suprageneric classifications of fungi in the genomic era: a case study of suborders Agaricineae, Pluteineae, and Tricholomatineae (Agaricales)","authors":"Hua Qu, Qing Cai, Scott A. Redhead, Xuan Chen, Zai-Wei Ge, Zhu L. Yang","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00557-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00557-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The burgeoning accumulation of genomic data in recent years has revolutionized our understanding of fungal phylogenies and classifications. However, the genomic era also brings new challenges, as phylogenetic incongruences make the appearance of monophyly in some phylogenetic trees questionable. Existing criteria for constructing taxonomic systems, such as diagnostic characters and divergence time, become insufficient to address this challenge. Through order-level analyses of genomic data of the Subkingdom <i>Dikarya</i> within the Kingdom <i>Fungi</i>, we introduce the extended quadripartition internode certainty (EQP-IC) value as a novel criterion for constructing high-level fungal classifications, with a recommended threshold of 0.1 for each taxonomic rank. Suprageneric taxa with an EQP-IC value exceeding 0.1 exhibit reduced topological variation, suggesting a stronger correspondence with natural taxonomic category. This new criterion was also put into practice to investigate the derived suborders of mushroom-forming <i>Agaricales</i>, including three suborders, <i>Agaricineae</i>, <i>Pluteineae</i>, and <i>Tricholomatineae</i> (APT), that had been long-standing problems in phylogenetic analyses. In total, 142 genomes, including 64 newly generated ones, were utilized to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships and delve into the phylogenetic incongruencies and evolutionary histories of APT. Our data suggested widespread and high-level incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) and introgression/hybridization (IH) present among suborders within the APT. Therefore, a dichotomous phylogenetic tree may not reflect the real relationships among the clades within the APT. Instead, their natural relationships may be reticulate. Three newly named suborders, <i>Amanitineae</i>, <i>Macrocystidiineae</i>, and <i>Omphalinineae</i> are added to the clade including APT. The new combination <i>Baisuzhenia humphreyi</i>, new genus <i>Baisuzhenia</i>, new family <i>Baisuzheniaceae</i>, and new suborder <i>Baisuzheniineae</i> are proposed to accommodate <i>Stereopsis humphreyi</i>, which shows an independent, but close relationship, with the clade formed by the six above-mentioned derived suborders of <i>Agaricales</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global diversity and systematics of Hymenochaetaceae with non-poroid hymenophore","authors":"Zhan-Bo Liu, Yuan Yuan, Yu‑Cheng Dai, Hong-Gao Liu, Josef Vlasák, Guang-Yu Zeng, Shuang-Hui He, Fang Wu","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00552-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00552-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A complete taxonomic and phylogenetic study on corticioid and hydnoid (<i>Hymenochaete</i> and <i>Hydnoporia</i>) Hymenochaetaceae was carried out. Phylogenetic analyses were based on multigenes including the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS), the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nLSU) and the small subunit mitochondrial RNA gene (mtSSU). The mtSSU of <i>Hymenochaete</i> was amplified for the first time. A total of 660 sequences from 354 specimens representing 316 species was used in the phylogenetic analyses, of which 290 sequences were newly generated, including 125 ITS, 89 nLSU and 76 mtSSU sequences. Among 354 specimens, 297 represent 160 taxa from <i>Hymenochaete</i> and <i>Hydnoporia</i>. In this study, 44 new species, including five new species of <i>Hydnoporia</i> as <i>Hydnoporia cinnamomea</i>, <i>H. conifera</i>, <i>H. fulvimarginata</i>, <i>H. imbricata</i> and <i>H. radiata</i>, and 39 new species of <i>Hymenochaete</i> as <i>Hymenochaete adnata</i>, <i>H. alpina</i>, <i>H. asiatica</i>, <i>H. atrobrunnea</i>, <i>H. austrosinensis</i>, <i>H. brunnea</i>, <i>H. cinerea</i>, <i>H. cinereoalba</i>, <i>H. conifericola</i>, <i>H. cylindrospora</i>, <i>H. dichotoma</i>, <i>H. erastii</i>, <i>H. flava</i>, <i>H. granulata</i>, <i>H. hainanensis</i>, <i>H. hubeiensis</i>, <i>H. leveillei</i>, <i>H. iliensis</i>, <i>H. luteomarginata</i>, <i>H. major</i>, <i>H. membranacea</i>, <i>H. moniliformis</i>, <i>H. montana</i>, <i>H. niveomarginata</i>, <i>H. piceae</i>, <i>H. puerensis</i>, <i>H. ramicola</i>, <i>H. rubrobrunnea</i>, <i>H. setulohypha</i>, <i>H. sichuanensis</i>, <i>H. stereoidea</i>, <i>H. subepichlora</i>, <i>H. subfissurata</i>, <i>H. subinnexa</i>, <i>H. subluteobadia</i>, <i>H. subrhabarbarina</i>, <i>H. variabilis</i>, <i>H. vitellina</i> and <i>H. vivida</i>, are described. Illustrated descriptions, voucher specimens, hosts, distribution and remarks for these 44 new species are provided. The phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the two genera <i>Hymenochaete</i> and <i>Hydnoporia</i> formed two distinct clades within the Hymenochaetaceae. The phylogenetic relationships and morphological distinctions between these two genera are also discussed. This study recognizes 249 species in <i>Hymenochaete</i> and <i>Hydnoporia</i> and a worldwide annotated checklist is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deciphering the evolutionary and taxonomic complexity of Diaporthales (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota) through integrated phylogenomic and divergence time estimation","authors":"Zhao-Xue Zhang, Yu-Xin Shang, Qi-Yun Liu, Du-Hua Li, Chang-Zhun Yin, Xin-Ye Liu, Meng-Fei Tao, Yang Jiang, Yi-Xin Wang, Meng-Yuan Zhang, Zi-Xu Dong, Jing-Xuan Yun, Ji-Wen Xia, Shi Wang, Zhuang Li, Zong-Long Luo, Xiao-Yong Liu, Xiu-Guo Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s13225-025-00551-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-025-00551-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Diaporthales is an important group of fungi widely distributed worldwide as endophytes, pathogens, and saprobes on the various plants. Here, we collected and isolated 209 strains of the Diaporthales and then employed morphological characteristics and advanced techniques such as multigene phylogenetics, genomic phylogenetics, molecular clock estimates, and metabolic pathways annotations to explore the evolutionary diversification and metabolic pathways within the Diaporthales. Firstly, our study confirmed that Diaporthales occurred early with a mean stem age of 181.5 Mya and a mean crown age of 157.7 Mya. Secondly, two new families, <i>Sinodisculaceae</i> fam. nov. and <i>Ternstroemiomycetaceae</i> fam. nov., were introduced based on morphology, phylogeny, and divergence times. Thirdly, we further described multiple novel taxa or records including <i>Anadiaporthostoma</i> gen. nov. (<i>Diaporthostomataceae</i>), <i>Lunatospora</i> gen. nov. (<i>Sinodisculaceae</i>), <i>Microphaeotubakia</i> gen. nov. (<i>Tubakiaceae</i>), <i>Neoplagiostoma</i> gen. nov. (<i>Pseudoplagiostomataceae</i>), and <i>Ternstroemiomyces</i> gen. nov. (<i>Ternstroemiomycetaceae</i>), 55 new species, three new species complexes, 32 new host records, and three new combinations. Furthermore, we accepted 35 families within the Diaporthales based on analysis of multiple evidences. Additionally, high activity in universal pathways such as purine metabolism and ribosome across the order suggested a fundamental for robust growth and stress response in Diaporthales. These findings enrich fungal biodiversity and provide critical insights into the evolutionary processes in these communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":12471,"journal":{"name":"Fungal Diversity","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143736963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}