MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-05-26eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2505301
Atik Retnowati, Sarah Asih Faulina, Helbert Helbert, Rini Riffiani, Iwan Saskiawan, Asep Hidayat, Maman Turjaman, Safinah Surya Hakim, Laras Murni Rahayu, Aryanto Aryanto, Riska Surya Ningrum, Deden Girmansyah, Teguh Rianto, Budi Soesmardi, Isnan Laila Surahmat, Iman Hidayat, Wanda Kuswanda, Hadi Sukadi Alikodra, Yani Silfariani, Fikri Ahmad Haidar Nurlhida
{"title":"<i>Morchella rinjaniensis</i>: A Novel Species of Tropical <i>Morchella</i> (<i>Ascomycota</i>, <i>Pezizales</i>, and <i>Morchellaceae</i>) Discovered in UNESCO Rinjani-Lombok Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia.","authors":"Atik Retnowati, Sarah Asih Faulina, Helbert Helbert, Rini Riffiani, Iwan Saskiawan, Asep Hidayat, Maman Turjaman, Safinah Surya Hakim, Laras Murni Rahayu, Aryanto Aryanto, Riska Surya Ningrum, Deden Girmansyah, Teguh Rianto, Budi Soesmardi, Isnan Laila Surahmat, Iman Hidayat, Wanda Kuswanda, Hadi Sukadi Alikodra, Yani Silfariani, Fikri Ahmad Haidar Nurlhida","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2505301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2505301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of <i>Morchella</i> was described from Mount Rinjani National Park (MRNP), Indonesia, by combining comprehensive morphological characters and molecular data from four genes (ITS, LSU, Tef1, and RPB2). The species is characterized by having large ascomata, with irregular or not parallel pits shaped and ridges; enlarged based stipe; large and spheroidal to broadly spheroidal basidiospores, corrugated or maze-like with a few striations of spore surface. Comparisons with similar taxa were also carried out using morpho-molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses showed the position of <i>Morchella</i> from Mt. Rinjani was confirmed as a new species, and closely related to <i>Morchella galilaea</i>. The descriptions included macro- and micro-characters supplemented by photographs of fresh specimens, SEM images of spore ornamentations, and phylogenetic tree analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 4","pages":"367-378"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12117863/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144173924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-05-23eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2502246
Jong Myong Park, Ji Won Hong, Young-Hyun You
{"title":"Fungal Endophyte from Lithophytic Plants Native to Basalt Coastal Dunes in Gimnyeong and Woljeong, Jeju Islands, Korea.","authors":"Jong Myong Park, Ji Won Hong, Young-Hyun You","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2502246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2502246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to establish a fungal symbiont culture collection for coastal dune conservation and determine the diversity and distribution of endophytic fungi in rocky coastal dunes at Gimnyeong and Woljeong in the Jeju Islands. Endophytic fungi can promote plant growth and induce systemic resistance to environmental stress and infections in host plants. The native plant species thriving in these habitats play a crucial role in preventing coastal erosion. A total of 138 fungal endophytes were isolated from two plant groups: basalt-dwelling lithophytes (83 isolates) and sandy soil-dwelling halophytes (55 isolates). The host plants belonged to nine orders, 11 families, 14 genera, and 14 species. Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions classified the isolates into six fungal classes, 11 orders, 15 families, and 22 genera. The dominant classes were Sordariomycetes (51.45%), Eurotiomycetes (26.09%), Dothideomycetes (18.84%). The dominant genera were <i>Penicillium</i> (33.58%), <i>Fusarium</i> (16.79%), <i>Aspergillus</i> (15.33%), and <i>Talaromyces</i> (10.22%). Endophyte diversity, as measured by Shannon's diversity index (2.131), was higher in basalt-habitat lithophytes than in sandy soil-dwelling halophytes. However, no distinct pattern was observed in the variation of endophyte diversity or richness across plant life cycles (annual, perennial, or biennial species).</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 4","pages":"2502246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107664/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144173928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-05-16eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2494891
Zhiru Guoli, Nathan Edward Charles Smith
{"title":"Use of Ecological Networks to Reveal Interspecific Fungal Interactions from 150 Years of Foray Records.","authors":"Zhiru Guoli, Nathan Edward Charles Smith","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2494891","DOIUrl":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2494891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fungal forays have been conducted for more than 150 years, providing valuable, but underutilized, sets of records for studies of fungal ecology. Although foray records have been used to study species composition and phenological change, their potential of revealing internal interactions within fungal communities has not been explored. This paper collates foray records conducted in Yorkshire over the past 150 years focusing on 12 autumn-fruiting, generalist ectomycorrhizal fungal species. Using network and co-occurrence analysis, the study has identified and characterized the community characteristics between the species, identifying highly influential species and significant interactions between species. The results demonstrate the potential of foray records in detecting interspecific fungal interactions and highlight their potential to contribute to future research in fungal community ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"338-353"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12086949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-05-12eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2500194
Zengcai Liu, Ying Yu, Jingwei Hu, Ge Lv, Li Zou
{"title":"Transcriptome Analysis to Elucidate the Response of <i>Sanghuangporus baumii</i> (Pilát) L.W. Zhou & Y.C. Dai to Sodium Treatment.","authors":"Zengcai Liu, Ying Yu, Jingwei Hu, Ge Lv, Li Zou","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2500194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2500194","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of sodium (Na<sup>+</sup>) on the growth characteristics of <i>Sanghuangporus baumii</i> mycelia, a single-factor Na<sup>+</sup> addition experiment was performed. We found that treatment with 10 mmol/L Na<sup>+</sup> (Na10) significantly increased the growth rate (0.41 ± 0.01 cm/d) and biomass (4.27 ± 0.05 g/L) of <i>S. baumii</i> mycelia, surpassing the control (Ck) group by 3.14% and 4.06%, respectively. In contrast, treatment with 100 mmol/L Na<sup>+</sup> (Na100) resulted in a significant reduction in growth rate (0.34 ± 0.01 cm/d) and biomass (3.25 ± 0.02 g/L) of <i>S. baumii</i> mycelia compared to the Ck group. Transcriptome analysis further revealed that low Na<sup>+</sup> concentrations (10 mmol/L) promoted the accumulation of soluble sugars (7.63 ± 0.54 mg/g) and upregulated the expression of pertinent genes, thereby accelerating mycelial growth. On the other hand, high Na<sup>+</sup> concentrations (100 mmol/L) led to H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> accumulation (12.18 ± 0.24 μmol/g), causing toxicity in <i>S. baumii</i> mycelia. High Na<sup>+</sup> concentrations also significantly boosted the production of valuable metabolites, such as triterpenoids (19.65 ± 0.22 mg/g), although the exact mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Overall, we suggest an effective approach for accelerating mycelial growth cycles and enhancing the production of high-value bioactive compounds from <i>S. baumii</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"331-337"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12077424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144079139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-05-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2450892
Naila Khan Bangash, Hyang Burm Lee
{"title":"A New Species and a New Record of <i>Graphium</i> from Freshwater Environment in Korea.","authors":"Naila Khan Bangash, Hyang Burm Lee","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2450892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2450892","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Graphium</i> belonging to order <i>Microascales</i>, comprises known wood pathogens that cause sapstain in timbers and wood degradation. However, this genus has been scarcely studied in Korea. Therefore, the current study was conducted to investigate the genus <i>Graphium</i> in freshwater environments as new habitat in Korea. Three strains, CNUFC PYW4-15, CNUFC BCW49, and CNUFC BCW48 were isolated from freshwater samples. Based on the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and translation elongation factor-1 alpha (<i>TEF-1α</i>) gene sequences, the isolated strain, CNUFC PYW4-15 was identified as <i>Graphium carbonarium</i> as an unrecorded species in Korea. While the strains CNUFC BCW49 and CNUFC BCW48 were discovered as a new species, named <i>Graphium aquaticum</i> sp. nov.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"321-330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12046611/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144010535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-04-09eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2484866
Nguyen Manh Ha, Hye Rim Han, Jin Heung Lee, Jong Kyu Lee
{"title":"Effects of Resinous Compounds from Pine Trees on Spore Germination and Mycelial Growth of a Nematophagous Fungus, <i>Esteya vermicola</i>.","authors":"Nguyen Manh Ha, Hye Rim Han, Jin Heung Lee, Jong Kyu Lee","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2484866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2484866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pine wilt disease caused by pine wood nematodes (PWN) have been reported to give severe damage in many countries worldwide. Many measures of PWN management have been implemented, including using the nematophagous fungus <i>Esteya vermicola</i> as a biological control agent. However, understanding on the interaction between this fungus and pine trees is still limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of resinous compounds on spore germination and mycelial growth of <i>E. vermicola in vitro</i>. Research results showed that resinous compounds from pine trees significantly affect spore germination and mycelial growth of <i>E. vermicola</i>. In which, (+)α-pinene, (-)α-pinene, and (-)limonene completely inhibited spore germination and mycelial growth, with 100% of spore germination inhibition rate (SGIR) and mycelial growth inhibition rate (MGIR). The mixture of 14 resinous compounds also indicated potent inhibition of spore germination and mycelial growth of <i>E. vermicola</i>, with 100% and 91.8% SGIR and MGIR, respectively. These results suggest that trunk injection of spore suspension of <i>E. vermicola</i> to pine tree could be unsuccessful and ineffective for the control of pine wilt disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"314-320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11983573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143972266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-30eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2480406
Fan Zhou, Junbo Zhang, Shaoxiong Liu, Qimeng Liu, Chunli Liu, Xiaokun Luo, Xi Luo, Lei Wang, Dafeng Sun, Rong Hua
{"title":"<i>Aureoboletus pseudorussellii</i> sp. nov., A Newly Discovered Species in Genus <i>Aureoboletus</i> of Zhejiang Province, China.","authors":"Fan Zhou, Junbo Zhang, Shaoxiong Liu, Qimeng Liu, Chunli Liu, Xiaokun Luo, Xi Luo, Lei Wang, Dafeng Sun, Rong Hua","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2480406","DOIUrl":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2480406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A morphological and phylogenetic analysis has been conducted on a new species, <i>Aureoboletus pseudorussellii</i>, belonging to the genus <i>Aureoboletus</i> Pouzar (nrLSU + <i>TEF1-α</i>) and provided a detailed description. It grows on the ground under the mixed forest of Fagaceae and Pinaceae in Zhejiang Province, and is named after its similarity to <i>A. russellii</i>. The distinctive features of this species include a pileus uncracked in maturity, with a subtomentose surface, which darkens to reddish brown to blackish brown when injured. It is also marked by a yellowish white to white short veil at the margin. The stipe is adorned with prominent white to pale reddish brown carinate stripes, and its context ranges from yellowish white to orange, showing no discoloration when bruised. Basidiospores (14-)14.5-20.5(-21) × (7.5-)8-9(-9.5) µm. A detailed description of the novel species and its differences from similar species is provided below.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"305-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11956099/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-27eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2479241
Yeon-Su Jeong, Seong-Keun Lim, Song-Woon Nam, Leonid N Ten, Seung-Yeol Lee, Hee-Young Jung
{"title":"<i>Scytalidium terrigenum</i> sp. nov., a New Species Isolated from Soil in Korea.","authors":"Yeon-Su Jeong, Seong-Keun Lim, Song-Woon Nam, Leonid N Ten, Seung-Yeol Lee, Hee-Young Jung","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2479241","DOIUrl":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2479241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During an investigation of soil microfungi in Korea, a fungal strain designated KNUF-23-236 was isolated from a soil sample collected in Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. Molecular analyses using the ITS regions and the <i>LSU</i>, <i>SSU</i>, and <i>RPB</i>2 genes revealed that <i>Scytalidium aurantiacum</i> and <i>Scytalidium album</i> are its close phylogenetic relatives, with sequence similarity levels ranging from 93.8% to 100.0%. However, based on cultural and morphological characteristics strain KNUF-23-236 differs from <i>S. aurantiacum</i> and <i>S. album</i> by having white-to-yellow colonies without reddish pigmentation, smaller hyphae (1.4-3.4 μm vs. 1.6-4.8 μm and 3.2-8.0 μm, respectively), arthrospores that transition from hyaline to brown rather than remaining consistently hyaline, and oval, septate chlamydospores that form singly or in chains, without branching. Furthermore, the phylogenetic trees constructed using the ITS sequence alone, the concatenated ITS and <i>LSU</i> sequences, and the combined sequences of three loci (ITS, <i>SSU</i>, and <i>RPB</i>2) confirmed a distinct phylogenetic position of KNUF-23-236 within the genus <i>Scytalidium</i>. Based on a combination of phylogenetic and morphological evidence, strain KNUF-23-236 is identified as a novel species of the genus, for which the name <i>Scytalidium terrigenum</i> sp. nov. is proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"295-304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11956102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First Report of Zearalenone Production by <i>Talaromyces</i> Isolated from <i>Bidens pilosa</i> Using LC-q-TOF-MS and Molecular Networking.","authors":"Pfano Witness Maphari, Ndifelani Nemaridili, Adivhaho Khwathisi, Afsatou Ndama Traore, Babra Moyo, Kedibone Masenya, Ntakadzeni Edwin Madala","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2477406","DOIUrl":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2477406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Green leafy vegetables like <i>Bidens pilosa</i> are valuable sources of nutraceuticals worldwide. However, due to minimal human intervention, these wild-growing plants can be exposed to pollution and pathogenic microorganisms including endophytic fungi that may produce toxic secondary metabolites. Herein, metabolic profiling of methanolic extracts containing endophytic fungi isolated from <i>B. pilosa</i> was conducted using LC-q-TOF-MS and molecular networking. One of the fungi was found to produce a mycotoxin called zearalenone, which is known to be a reproductive system disruptor. The presence of zearalenone was further confirmed using an authentic standard and a series of tandem mass spectrometry approaches. ITS sequencing identified the zearalenone-producing endophytic fungus as <i>Talaromyces</i>, showing sequence similarity to various species within this genus. Findings of this study highlight the importance of exercising caution when consuming green leafy vegetables, as they may contain toxic compounds produced by endophytic fungi, despite being easily accessible and rich in valuable nutraceuticals.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"289-294"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11926890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143692815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-17eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2025.2474291
Seong-Keun Lim, Das Kallol, Jun-Woo Choi, Min-Gyu Kim, Chang-Gi Back, In-Kyu Kang, Seung-Yeol Lee, Hee-Young Jung
{"title":"<i>Microascus microspora</i> sp. nov. and <i>Tolypocladium terrae</i> sp. nov.; Two Novel Fungal Species Isolated from Soil in Korea.","authors":"Seong-Keun Lim, Das Kallol, Jun-Woo Choi, Min-Gyu Kim, Chang-Gi Back, In-Kyu Kang, Seung-Yeol Lee, Hee-Young Jung","doi":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2474291","DOIUrl":"10.1080/12298093.2025.2474291","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During an investigation of microfungi from various ecosystems in South Korea, two novel fungal species (KNUF-22-094<sup>T</sup> and KNUF-23-321C<sup>T</sup>) were discovered within the genera <i>Microascus</i> and <i>Tolypocladium</i>. The strain KNUF-22-094<sup>T</sup> stands out among other <i>Microascus</i> species due to its distinctive conidiogenous cells and conidial size ranges. The conidiogenous cells of KNUF-22-094<sup>T</sup> measured 2.3-4.3 × 2.0-3.6 µm, notably smaller than those of <i>M. rothbergiorum</i> (7.5-11.5 × 2.5-4.5 µm), <i>M. sparsimycelialis</i> (5.0-10.0 × 3.0-5.0 µm), which is considerably larger in both dimensions. For the conidial structures, conidia measured 2.6-4.8 × 2.6-4.4 µm, falling within a distinct range that is smaller than those of <i>M. rothbergiorum</i> (4.0-5.5 × 3.5-4.5 µm), <i>M. verrucosus</i> (5.0-7.0 × 4.5-6.0 µm), and <i>M. restrictus</i> (4.5-6.0 × 4.0-5.5 µm), but comparable in size to <i>M. murinus</i>, which tends to be more elongated (4.0-6.0 × 1.5-1.9 µm). The phialides of KNUF-23-321C<sup>T</sup> are globose, with a notably broad length range of 3.7-22.5 µm and a width of 0.9-1.5 µm, making it one of the most variable in length compared to species like <i>T. album</i> (3.5-10 µm) and <i>T. endophyticum</i> (1.3 ± 0.2 µm, 4.1 µm on average). Phylogenetic analyses using a multi-locus sequences supported to confirm their distinctness under the genus <i>Microascus</i> and <i>Tolypocladium</i> species. Thus, these fungal strains isolated from soil in Korea are proposed as a novel species according to their characteristics and are named <i>Microascus microspora</i> sp. nov. and <i>Tolypocladium terrae</i> sp. nov. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic data are provided to support the recognition of these new species.</p>","PeriodicalId":18825,"journal":{"name":"Mycobiology","volume":"53 3","pages":"280-288"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11915728/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143657820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}