{"title":"Molecular systematics and taxonomy reveal three new wood-inhabiting fungal species (Basidiomycota) from Yunnan Province, southern China","authors":"Qi Li, Yunxuan Luo, Changlin Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01968-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01968-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Three new wood-inhabiting fungal species, <i>Lyomyces punctatomarginatus</i>, <i>L. lancangjiangensis</i> and <i>Mycobernardia yunnanensis,</i> are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. <i>Lyomyces punctatomarginatus</i> is characterized by a smooth hymenophore, a monomitic hyphal system with the generative hyphae having clamp connections, the presence of fusoid cystidia, and ellipsoid basidiospores (4–5.3 × 2.5–3 µm); <i>L. lancangjiangensis</i> is characterized by a monomitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae, fusiform and capitate cystidia, and ellipsoid basidiospores (4.5–5.8 × 2.8–4.5 µm)<i>. Mycobernardia yunnanensis</i> is characterized by a monomitic hyphal system with clamped generative hyphae, and allantoid basidiospores (4.5–6.3 × 2–3 µm). Sequences of ITS and nLSU rDNA markers of the studied samples were generated and phylogenetic analyses were performed with maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and Bayesian inference methods. The phylogram inferred from the ITS dataset revealed that <i>L. punctatomarginatus</i> formed a monophyletic lineage and was grouped closely with <i>L. crustosus</i>, <i>L. juniperi</i>, <i>L. niveus</i> and <i>L. ochraceoalbus</i>. Additionally, <i>L. lancangjiangensis</i> grouped closely with <i>L. albopulverulentus</i> and <i>L. bambusinus</i> with strong supports. The phylogenetic tree inferred from the ITS + LSU rDNA sequences highlighted that the new species <i>M. yunnanensis</i> was sister to <i>M. incrustans</i>, the type species of the genus <i>Mycobernardia</i> within the family <i>Corticiaceae</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140929954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aleksey Kachalkin, Maria Tomashevskaya, Timofey Pankratov, Andrey Yurkov
{"title":"Endothallic yeasts in the terricolous lichens Cladonia","authors":"Aleksey Kachalkin, Maria Tomashevskaya, Timofey Pankratov, Andrey Yurkov","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01966-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01966-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lichens are multi-component microbial communities where yeasts are common. This work was designed to address the taxonomic diversity and distribution of cultivated endothallic yeasts in terricolous lichens of the genus <i>Cladonia.</i> Lichens <i>Cladonia stellaris</i>, <i>C. rangiferina</i>, <i>C. cornuta</i>, and <i>C. pleurota</i> from arctic, subarctic, and continental boreal climates in Russia in a range of biotopes were studied. In total, 40 yeast species were isolated. It revealed a broad taxonomic range of endothallic yeast with a substantial proportion of basidiomycetes from subphyla <i>Agaricomycotina</i> and <i>Pucciniomycotina</i>. Many common yeast species were found within the epithallic and endothallic yeast communities of some lichens studied. The physiological and ecological characterization of 30 basidiomycetous endothallic yeasts enhances our understanding of lichen habitats and may aid in culturing seldom-isolated lichenicolous fungi. Out of 40 species in this study, 21 new yeast species were discovered, and 10 new yeast species were proposed with their formal descriptions. They are <i>Colacogloea glushakovae</i> sp. nov., <i>Cyrenella lichenicola</i> sp. nov., <i>Microsporomyces wangii</i> sp. nov., <i>Microsporomyces cladoniae</i> sp. nov., <i>Genolevuria nadymea</i> sp. nov., <i>Teunia turchettiae</i> sp. nov., <i>Phaeotremella sibirica</i> sp. nov., <i>Phaeotremella endothallina</i> sp. nov., <i>Piskurozyma altaica</i> sp. nov., and <i>Piskurozyma cladoniicola</i> sp. nov.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140827107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Karich, René Jarling, René Ullrich, Daniela Demski, Ben Bubner, Martin Hofrichter
{"title":"Two new Agaricomycetes related to post-fire mosses","authors":"Alexander Karich, René Jarling, René Ullrich, Daniela Demski, Ben Bubner, Martin Hofrichter","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01965-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01965-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The very hot summers of recent years have led to an increase in the number of large forest fires in Europe. We investigated four large fire sites in Brandenburg and Saxony (Germany) up to 4 years after the fires with a focus on studying the post-fire fungal communities. In this context, we documented two species of <i>Agaricomycetes</i> associated with mosses, which are common but particularly emerge on burnt areas, i.e., <i>Arrhenia bryophthora</i> sp. nov. and <i>Bryopistillaria clavarioides</i> sp. nov. The former is an agaric with omphalinoid habit that causes the dieback of the common moss <i>Ceratodon purpureus</i>; the latter is a clavarioid fungus associated with either <i>Ceratodon purpureus</i> or another common moss, <i>Funaria hygrometrica</i>. Both fungal species appear to be restricted to recently burnt areas and have otherwise not been observed on or in close vicinity of these mosses. Herein, we describe these fungi macro- and micromorphologically as well as on a molecular basis and discuss their taxonomic position and potential lifestyles.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sumana Mahato, Maria Virginia Bianchinotti, Sampa Kundu, Mahasin Ali Khan
{"title":"Zygosporium palaeogibbum sp. nov. (Xylariales, Ascomycota) associated with Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae) leaves from the Siwalik (Middle Miocene) of eastern Himalaya","authors":"Sumana Mahato, Maria Virginia Bianchinotti, Sampa Kundu, Mahasin Ali Khan","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01962-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01962-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Well-preserved remains of a mitosporic fungus were found on leaf cuticles of <i>Cinnamomum</i> sp. (<i>Lauraceae</i>) recovered from the lower Siwalik (Chunabati Formation; Middle Miocene) sedimentary stratum of Darjeeling foothills of eastern Himalaya. Based on the characteristic features (solitary vesicular conidiophores arising directly from a superficial mycelium and strongly curved, darkly pigmented, ovoid to pyriform vesicles with 1–3 celled stalk cells), it is here proposed as a new fossil species, <i>Zygosporium palaeogibbum</i> sp. nov. The in situ evidence of <i>Z. palaeogibbum</i> in appreciable numbers on the host leaf cuticles suggests the probable existence of a host-specific saprophytic relationship in the Darjeeling sub-Himalaya’s ancient warm humid tropical climate during the time of deposition. This conclusion on past climate is in agreement with published qualitative, quantitative, and palaeomycological climatic data obtained from the study of megafossil plant remains from the same fossil locality.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"57 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140569419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lesley Rosina Huymann, Anna Hannecker, Turrini Giovanni, Kare Liimatainen, Tuula Niskanen, Maraike Probst, Ursula Peintner, Bianka Siewert
{"title":"Revised taxon definition in European Cortinarius subgenus Dermocybe based on phylogeny, chemotaxonomy, and morphology","authors":"Lesley Rosina Huymann, Anna Hannecker, Turrini Giovanni, Kare Liimatainen, Tuula Niskanen, Maraike Probst, Ursula Peintner, Bianka Siewert","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01959-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01959-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Cortinarius</i> (Fr.) Fr. is one of the most species-rich genera in the <i>Agaricales</i> (<i>Basidiomycota</i>). <i>Cortinarius</i> subgen. <i>Dermocybe</i> (Fr.) Trog includes brightly coloured Cortinarii with anthraquinone pigments. The chemotaxonomic approach has always been as important as classical methods for species definition of <i>Dermocybe</i> and helped to improve overall species concepts. However, some species concepts within this group remain unclear. We therefore address this topic based on a combined phylogenetic, morphological, and pigment-chemical approach. For this, sequence data, HPLC–MS pigment profiles and spore sizes were included were included to obtain a better resolution of taxa. The study was based on 173 recent collections and 12 type specimens. A total of 117 rDNA ITS sequences were produced from the collections in this study, 102 sequences were retrieved from databases. We could detect and clearly delimit 19 <i>Dermocybe</i> species occurring in central European habitats, from which 16 are discussed in detail. Additionally, we grouped the detected anthraquinone pigments into four groups. This detailed analysis of dermocyboid <i>Cortinarius</i> species occurring in a restricted number of habitat types confirmed our hypothesis that species diversity is much higher than currently assumed. This high diversity is blurred by too wide and incorrect species concepts of several classical species like <i>C. croceus</i> and <i>C. cinnamomeus</i>. Molecular and chemotaxonomical studies carried out together with careful phenotypical analyses resulted in a good differentiation of species. A key is presented for these taxa to allow a better identification of <i>Cortinarius</i> subgenus <i>Dermocybe</i> spp. occurring in Central Europe mainly in the alpine range.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"104 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140569638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oğuzhan Kaygusuz, Ditte Bandini, Adrian Rühl, Sepas Sarawi, Nourou S. Yorou, Meike Piepenbring
{"title":"Five new species of Pseudosperma (Inocybaceae, Agaricales) from Benin and Turkey based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic evidence","authors":"Oğuzhan Kaygusuz, Ditte Bandini, Adrian Rühl, Sepas Sarawi, Nourou S. Yorou, Meike Piepenbring","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01964-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01964-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Species of <i>Pseudosperma</i> (<i>Inocybaceae</i>) are widely distributed from temperate to tropical regions. In this study, we describe and illustrate five new species of <i>Pseudosperma</i>: <i>P</i>. <i>beninense</i>, <i>P</i>. <i>cremeo-ochraceum</i>, <i>P</i>. <i>squarrosofulvum</i>, <i>P</i>. <i>stramineum</i>, and <i>P</i>. <i>tiliae</i>, based on comprehensive analyses of morphological and molecular data derived from specimens collected in Benin (West Africa) and Turkey (Western Eurasia). These new species have been found in forests with <i>Isoberlinia</i> spp. and other ectomycorrhizal tree species in Benin and in association with <i>Tilia platyphyllos</i> in Turkey. The phylogenetic relationships of the new species were inferred through analyses of nuclear rDNA sequences, encompassing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), 28S rDNA, and RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (<i>RPB2</i>) region. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that <i>P</i>. <i>beninense</i>, <i>P</i>. <i>cremeo-ochraceum</i>, <i>P</i>. <i>squarrosofulvum</i>, and <i>P</i>. <i>stramineum</i> from Benin cluster with species from Australia, China, and India within a clade formed exclusively by species known from the palaeotropics and Australia, whereas <i>P</i>. <i>tiliae</i> from Turkey clustered with <i>P</i>. <i>mediterraneum</i> from Italy. Detailed descriptions are provided, supplemented by illustrations and line drawings of key micromorphological features. In addition, a comparative analysis with morphologically similar and phylogenetically closely related species is presented and discussed in detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"115 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140569599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmen Lidia Amorim Pires-Zottarelli, Sarah Cristina de Oliveira da Paixão, Agostina Virginia Marano, Jefferson Prado, Timothy Yong James, Gustavo Henrique Jerônimo, Marcela Castilho Boro, Marco Thines, Ana Lucia de Jesus
{"title":"Morphological and phylogenetic analyses of Saprolegniales (Oomycota) reveal taxonomic and nomenclatural novelties","authors":"Carmen Lidia Amorim Pires-Zottarelli, Sarah Cristina de Oliveira da Paixão, Agostina Virginia Marano, Jefferson Prado, Timothy Yong James, Gustavo Henrique Jerônimo, Marcela Castilho Boro, Marco Thines, Ana Lucia de Jesus","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01963-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01963-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Saprolegniaceae s.l.</i> is a species-rich family of the monophyletic order <i>Saprolegniales</i> (<i>Oomycota</i>, <i>Straminipila</i>). Members of this family are primarily saprotrophs on cellulosic, chitinous, and proteinaceous materials in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This family also includes pathogens infecting various hosts, such as plants, crustaceans, and fishes at various life cycle stages. A diversity survey of <i>Saprolegniaceae s.l.</i> from freshwater and soil of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest resulted in 20 species isolated and identified through morphological and molecular analyses. These analyses revealed two new genera (<i>Beakesia</i> and <i>Cokeria</i>) and two new species, <i>Achlya delicata</i> and <i>Brevilegnia milaneziana. Beakesia</i> is proposed to accommodate <i>Achlya catenulata</i>, while <i>Cokeria</i> includes species with subcentric and centric oospores previously assigned to <i>Achlya</i> (<i>A. racemosa</i>, <i>A. radiosa</i>, and <i>A. sparrowii</i>). Our findings highlight the importance of additional sampling and studies in biodiversity-rich areas such as the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. They also provide a new perspective on the evolutionary relationships and nomenclatural delineation of traditional <i>Oomycota</i> genera, and revisit the family subdivisions of <i>Saprolegniales</i>, formally introducing <i>Achlyaceae</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140314824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel species and new records of Diaporthe causing eggplant leaf and fruit blight in the Philippines","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01957-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01957-1","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Fungal pathogens pose threats to crop productivity and food security. Management of fungal diseases can be achieved through an integrated disease management approach, including accurate identification of the causative agents. <em>Diaporthe</em> blight is a common disease of eggplant (<em>Solanum melongena</em>). Although <em>Diaporthe</em> <em>vexans</em> has been implicated as the causative agent, it was unclear until this study whether other <em>Diaporthe</em> species also contribute to this disease. In this study, leaf and fruit blights of eggplants were collected from different provinces in the Philippines. Through a polyphasic approach—morphological, cultural, pathogenicity, and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses of ITS, <em>TEF1-α</em>, <em>TUB2</em>, <em>CAL</em>, and <em>HIS3</em> coupled with genealogical concordance phylogenetic species recognition analyses—we identified six <em>Diaporthe </em>speciesfrom the <em>D. sojae</em> species complex and <em>D. arecae</em> species complex. Two novel species, <em>D. solani-melongenae </em>and <em>D. talong</em>, along with the re-validated <em>D.</em> <em>melongenae</em>, and known species, viz., <em>D. arecae</em>, <em>D.</em> <em>passifloricola</em>, and <em>D. vexans</em> were identified as the causative agents of <em>Diaporthe</em> leaf and fruit blight of eggplant in the Philippines. Additionally, we also provide evidence supporting the synonymization of <em>D. etinsidea </em>with <em>D. tulliensis</em>, <em>D. durionigena </em>with <em>D. rosae</em>, and <em>D. griceae</em> with <em>D. vexans</em>. Our study confirmed that <em>D. vexans</em> is the major causative agent of eggplant blight in the country. All <em>Diaporthe </em>species were found to be pathogenic to eggplant. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of the eggplant blight disease, its potential spread, and the development of more targeted management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140300671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria M. Gomzhina, Elena L. Gasich, Philipp B. Gannibal
{"title":"Cercospora species associated with soybean diseases in Russia","authors":"Maria M. Gomzhina, Elena L. Gasich, Philipp B. Gannibal","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01960-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01960-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Soybean diseases induced by <i>Cercospora</i> spp. exhibit a global prevalence worldwide. <i>Cercospora kikuchii</i> causes both Cercospora leaf blight (CLB) and purple seed stain (PSS), whereas <i>Cercospora sojina</i> is a causal agent of frogeye leaf spot (FLS). Eighteen <i>Cercospora</i> isolates originating from soybean plants exhibiting CLB, PSS, and FLS symptoms were obtained from continental Russia, the Crimea Peninsula, and South America. The identification was based on the Consolidated Species Concept and involved multi-locus phylogenetic analysis, assessment of cercosporin production capacity, and pathogenicity testing. Ten isolates were identified as <i>C. sojina</i>; the eight remaining ones were categorized into seven distinct species. Two isolates of <i>C</i>. <i>kikuchii</i> were obtained from South America, along with a single isolate each of <i>Cercospora</i> cf. <i>sigesbeckiae</i> and <i>Cercospora</i> sp. Q from the Russian Far East and South America, respectively. Three isolates from the Russian Far East were identified as <i>Cercospora</i> cf. <i>alchemillicola</i> and <i>Cercospora celosiae</i>. A single isolate formed a distinct monophyletic clade that did not include ex-type or representative <i>Cercospora</i> strains and is, therefore, considered a candidate for a new <i>Cercospora</i> species. Cercosporin production in vitro is not a stable and reliable feature for species identification; it could vary and depends on factors such as the nutrient medium composition and the specific lighting conditions during the culturing process. In Russia, multiple <i>Cercospora</i> species are associated with PSS: at least <i>C.</i> cf. <i>alchemillicola</i>, <i>C.</i> cf. <i>sigesbeckiae</i>, and <i>C. celosiae</i>, which are new records for Russia. <i>Cercospora kikuchii</i> and <i>Cercospora</i> sp. Q emerge as causal agents of PSS in South America. PSS and CLB symptoms evident on soybeans are intricate features; thus, they can no longer be definitively regarded as unequivocal signs for the presence of <i>C. kikuchii</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140170618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Crossay, Stephane McCoy, Leslie Maï-van’y, Linda Guentas, Bruno Fogliani, Valérie Burtet-Sarramegna, Hamid Amir
{"title":"Two new species of Diversispora (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Glomeromycota) colonizing roots of endemic shrubs on nickel mine tailings in New Caledonia","authors":"Thomas Crossay, Stephane McCoy, Leslie Maï-van’y, Linda Guentas, Bruno Fogliani, Valérie Burtet-Sarramegna, Hamid Amir","doi":"10.1007/s11557-024-01961-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01961-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Diversispora cerifera</i> and <i>Diversispora succinacia</i> are new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species that have been isolated and propagated from spores extracted from rhizosphere soils of native vegetation that had naturally established from seeds on a nickel mine tailing test basin in New Caledonia. Interestingly, these species were not recorded from ultramafic soils of maquis vegetation endemic to New Caledonia surrounding the tailing basin. In greenhouse trap and single-species cultures, the fungi produced numerous spores, which were formed terminally or intercalary on subtending hyphae. Spores of <i>D. cerifera</i> are white-yellow with a waxy appearance and 70–100–120 µm in diameter; spores of <i>D. succinacia</i> are translucent, amber in color, and 60–80–110 µm in diameter; both species have three spore wall layers. A phylogenetic analysis placed <i>D. cerifera</i> in a clade sister to <i>D. succinacia</i>. The same analysis showed that the sister species of <i>D. succinacia</i> is <i>D. sabulosa</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":19111,"journal":{"name":"Mycological Progress","volume":"221 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140117494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}