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{"title":"Forest soils: A species-rich habitat for <i>Cylindrocladiella</i>.","authors":"W W Zhou, H B Dong, H X Zhou, P W Crous, M J Wingfield, S F Chen","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.09","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.09","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Species of <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> are soil-borne fungi that are distributed in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. Very little is known regarding the biology of these fungi that are mostly considered as saprobes, but there have also been reports of pathogenicity in some cases. Prior to this study, 46 species of <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> were known based on DNA sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analyses. Only seven of those species have been reported from China, some of which were associated with diseases of woody plants. In this study, soil samples were collected from natural forests and plantations in eight provinces (autonomous regions) of northeastern, central, southeastern, southwestern, and southern regions of China. A total of 914 soil samples were analysed, resulting in 407 <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> isolates. They were identified based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data for the <i>tef1</i>, <i>tub2</i>, <i>his3</i>, and ITS regions. This resulted in the identification of eight known, and 22 novel species. <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> spp. tended to be widely distributed in forest soils across a wide range of climatic zones. The species diversity in warm areas was higher than in cooler areas. Of the 68 species now recognised and verified based on DNA data, these fungi are known from more than 25 countries, of which 57 species were isolated from soils, 18 from plant tissues, and nine from both soils and plant tissues. Species with wide geographic distributions including putative pathogens such as, <i>Cy. peruviana</i> and <i>Cy. parva</i> that have been found on multiple plant species, while others are confined to more limited niches. The exceptionally large number of new species found in this study suggests that <i>Cylindrocladiella</i> species have been poorly sampled and that many more are likely to be found in warm and humid environments. Overall, this study provides a foundation for future investigations aimed at clarifying the evolutionary relationships, ecology, and pathology of this interesting and little understood genus. <b>Citation:</b> Zhou WW, Dong HB, Zhou HX, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Chen SF (2026). Forest soils: A species-rich habitat for <i>Cylindrocladiella</i>. <i>Persoonia</i> <b>56</b>: 548-605. doi: 10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.09.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"548-605"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phylogeny of <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i> (<i>Leotiomycetes</i>) with emphasis on the taxonomy of <i>Ascocoryne</i> in North America.","authors":"J K Stallman, L Quijada, M C Aime, C A Quandt, D B Raudabaugh, T Melie, I Rimer, S McAdam, D Haelewaters","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.07","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The family <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i> and genus <i>Ascocoryne</i> represent diverse lineages in <i>Helotiales</i> (<i>Ascomycota</i>, <i>Leotiomycetes</i>) that lack well-sampled phylogenies and taxonomic study. Our research objectives were to 1) determine whether certain genera that lacked DNA sequence data or had uncertain phylogenetic placement - <i>Clathrosporium</i>, <i>Phaeangellina</i>, <i>Skyathea</i>, and <i>Xerombrophila</i> - belonged to <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i>, 2) estimate species richness and describe new species in <i>Ascocoryne</i>, 3) determine if morphological characteristics delineate intrageneric clades in <i>Ascocoryne</i>, and 4) test the mitochondrial tricarboxylate transport protein (<i>CTP</i>) as an alternative DNA barcode in <i>Ascocoryne</i>. We made 83 <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i> collections primarily from the midwestern United States, examined 61 collections previously deposited in herbaria, and generated DNA sequence data for seven loci (18S, ITS, 28S, <i>EF1</i>, <i>RPB1</i>, <i>RPB2</i>, <i>CTP</i>) from these collections. We found that <i>Skyathea</i>, <i>Xerombrophila</i>, and up to four other unnamed, putative genera belong to <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i>, while <i>Clathrosporium</i> and <i>Phaeangellina</i> are excluded. Up to 37 putative undescribed species-level clades or single isolates are present in <i>Ascocoryne</i>, in addition to the nine previously described species and four newly described ones here: <i>Ascocoryne diminutiva</i>, <i>A. fibrosa</i>, <i>A. neoinflata</i>, and <i>A. wilsoniae</i>. Additionally, descriptions for two unnamed species similar to <i>A. cylichnium</i> are given, a preliminary description of the sexual morph of <i>A. laurisilvae</i> is provided, and A. <i>trichophora</i> is synonymized with <i>A. vinosa</i>. Four main clades are found in the genus <i>Ascocoryne</i>. The size of lipid bodies in living ascospores, the arrangement of conidia borne on ascospores, and the presence of calcium oxalate crystals are the most important morphological characteristics for distinguishing among clades. The <i>CTP</i> and ITS loci successfully identified six of six <i>Ascocoryne</i> species tested. This study provides the best-sampled phylogeny of <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i> and <i>Ascocoryne</i> and highlights unnamed genus- and species-level diversity in this group. <b>Citation:</b> Stallman JK, Quijada L, Aime MC, Quandt CA, Raudabaugh DB, Melie T, Rimer I, McAdam S, Haelewaters D (2026). Phylogeny of <i>Gelatinodiscaceae</i> (<i>Leotiomycetes</i>) with emphasis on the taxonomy of <i>Ascocoryne</i> in North America. <i>Persoonia</i> <b>56</b>: 420-456. doi: 10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.07.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"420-456"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409176/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New and Interesting Fungi. 8.","authors":"P W Crous, A Akulov, A C Alfenas, R F Alfenas, F Aloi, S Balashov, R W Barreto, K Bensch, S O Cacciola, T Cantillo, R Castillo, S Conti Taguali, P Czachura, N F da Silva, M A Delgado, S Denman, N I de Silva, R P de Vries, M Figge, V Guarnaccia, D S Guterres, S Hongsanan, M Horta Jung, J Houbraken, T Hülsewig, T Jung, Ž Jurjević, F La Spada, H Madrid, A Mombert, E R Osieck, A Pane, R Parlascino, C M Pereira, M Piątek, V Piattino, M Riolo, M Sandoval-Denis, B Scanu, M Starink-Willemse, M Stryjak-Bogacka, D S Tennakoon, V A van Ingen-Buijs, A L van Iperen, G J M Verkley, S C Lamprecht, X W Wang, U Braun, M J Wingfield, J Z Groenewald","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.08","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.08","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eight new genera, 28 new species, four epitypes, two lectotypes, and 21 interesting new host and / or geographical records are introduced in this study. New genera include: &lt;i&gt;Amesomyces&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Amesomyces atrobrunneus&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Carteromyces&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Carteromyces arctostaphyli&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Scolecofusariella&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Fusarium peltigerae&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Nothoniesslia&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Nothoniesslia solidaginis&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Paraacanthostigma&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Paraacanthostigma eucalypti&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Paraphaeophleospora&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Paraphaeophleospora tripteridis&lt;/i&gt;), &lt;i&gt;Parapolyscytalum&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Parapolyscytalum minutum&lt;/i&gt;) and &lt;i&gt;Subverticillium&lt;/i&gt; (based on &lt;i&gt;Subverticillium juncicola&lt;/i&gt;). New species include: &lt;i&gt;Bisifusarium duo&lt;/i&gt; (from human cornea, India), &lt;i&gt;Capronia parasitica&lt;/i&gt; (on &lt;i&gt;Eutypella sorbi&lt;/i&gt; on branches of &lt;i&gt;Sorbus aucuparia&lt;/i&gt;, Switzerland), &lt;i&gt;Castanediella acericola&lt;/i&gt; on dead leaf of &lt;i&gt;Acer&lt;/i&gt; cf. &lt;i&gt;pseudoplatanus&lt;/i&gt;, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Cladophialophora calamagrostidis&lt;/i&gt; (on culm of &lt;i&gt;Calamagrostis arenaria&lt;/i&gt;, The Netherlands), &lt;i&gt;Cladophialophora paramycetomatis&lt;/i&gt; (on culms of &lt;i&gt;Elegia tectorum&lt;/i&gt;, South Africa), &lt;i&gt;Cladophialophora yuccae&lt;/i&gt; (on dead leaf of &lt;i&gt;Yucca&lt;/i&gt; sp., Germany), &lt;i&gt;Cordana ligni&lt;/i&gt; (on dead wood, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Curvularia moniliformis&lt;/i&gt; (on leaves of unidentified &lt;i&gt;Poaceae&lt;/i&gt;, Chile), &lt;i&gt;Davidhawksworthia rubi&lt;/i&gt; (on &lt;i&gt;Rubus&lt;/i&gt; stems, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Exophiala ligni&lt;/i&gt; (on dead wood, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Fusarium aloetica&lt;/i&gt; (on symptomatic leaves of &lt;i&gt;Aloe ferox&lt;/i&gt;, South Africa), &lt;i&gt;Harzia cupressicola&lt;/i&gt; (on needles of &lt;i&gt;Cupressus&lt;/i&gt; sp., The Netherlands), &lt;i&gt;Hoehneliella falsiundulosetulata&lt;/i&gt; (on bark of woody host, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Mjuua pseudoclavispora&lt;/i&gt; (in association with &lt;i&gt;Fusarium paeoniae&lt;/i&gt; and a bacterium, on dead fruit of &lt;i&gt;Alnus glutinosa&lt;/i&gt;, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Monilinia yunnanensis&lt;/i&gt; (on fruit of &lt;i&gt;Prunus persica&lt;/i&gt;, China), &lt;i&gt;Niesslia goniomae&lt;/i&gt; (on leaf of &lt;i&gt;Gonioma kamassi&lt;/i&gt;, South Africa), &lt;i&gt;Nothoniesslia solidaginis&lt;/i&gt; (on dead stems of &lt;i&gt;Solidago&lt;/i&gt; sp., Germany), &lt;i&gt;Paraacanthostigma eucalypti&lt;/i&gt; (on bark of &lt;i&gt;Eucalyptus globulus&lt;/i&gt;, Australia), &lt;i&gt;Phaeococcomyces mesembryanthemi&lt;/i&gt; (on &lt;i&gt;Mesembryanthemum schultzii&lt;/i&gt;, South Africa), &lt;i&gt;Phialemonium parasulfureum&lt;/i&gt; (on algae, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Phytophthora caput-medusae&lt;/i&gt; (from rhizosphere soil of &lt;i&gt;Citrus × aurantium&lt;/i&gt;, Italy), &lt;i&gt;Pleurophragmium fallopiae&lt;/i&gt; (on dead leaf &lt;i&gt;Fallopia&lt;/i&gt; sp., Germany), &lt;i&gt;Rhinotrichella carpini&lt;/i&gt; (on dead branches of &lt;i&gt;Carpinus betulus&lt;/i&gt;, Ukraine), &lt;i&gt;Stagonosporopsis citri&lt;/i&gt; (on peel of living fruit of &lt;i&gt;Citrus latifolia&lt;/i&gt;, quarantine interception), &lt;i&gt;Subverticillium juncicola&lt;/i&gt; (on culms of &lt;i&gt;Juncus effusus&lt;/i&gt;, Netherlands), &lt;i&gt;Veronaea parabrunnea&lt;/i&gt; (on &lt;i&gt;Eutypella prunastri&lt;/i&gt; on twigs of &lt;i&gt;Prunus spinosa&lt;/i&gt;, France), &lt;i&gt;Veronaea parasiticola&lt;/i&gt; (on &lt;i&gt;Euonymus europaeus&lt;/i&gt;, Germany), &lt;i&gt;Verrucoclad","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"457-547"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nine new species of cordycipitoid fungi (<i>Hypocreales</i>, <i>Sordariomycetes</i>) from China.","authors":"X C Peng, D P Wei, X Zhang, K Tangtrakulwanich, Y Wang, K D Hyde, J C Kang, R S Jayawardena, Z L Liu, S W Xie, J Bu, T C Wen","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.06","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.06","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cordycipitoid fungi, encompassing the four families <i>Clavicipitaceae</i>, <i>Cordycipitaceae</i>, <i>Ophiocordycipitaceae</i>, and <i>Polycephalomycetaceae</i>, have been the focus of intensive molecular phylogenetic and taxonomic research over the past twenty years. Utilizing a six-locus dataset (LSU, ITS, SSU, <i>tef1-α</i>, <i>rpb1</i>, and <i>rpb2</i>) with expanded taxon sampling, this study establishes a robust phylogenetic framework for this group, with particular emphasis on the <i>Ophiocordycipitaceae</i>. Our work significantly expands the documented diversity of cordycipitoid fungi in China through the description of nine new species: <i>Cordyceps multisynnematosa</i>, <i>Metarhizium acrididarum</i>, <i>Ophiocordyceps sungii</i>, <i>O. brunneascospora</i>, <i>O. ramosiphialidica</i>, <i>O. rubella</i>, <i>Paraisaria clavata</i>, <i>Par. cocoonihabita</i>, <i>Purpureomyces fenggangensis</i> and reports three new records: <i>Jenniferia thomisidarum</i>, <i>O. brunneipunctata</i>, and <i>Pleurocordyceps heilongtanensis</i>. Macro- and micro-morphological descriptions are provided to support the taxonomic placement of these new taxa. Beyond taxonomic additions, we have accessed to the morphological diversity of the asexual morphs of <i>Cordyceps</i>, <i>Metarhizium</i>, <i>Ophiocordyceps, Paraisaria</i>, and <i>Purpureomyces</i>, elucidating conserved and divergent features in phialides and conidia. Beyond enhancing knowledge of cordycipitoid fungal phylogeny and diversity in China, this study highlights the pressing need for sustained exploration of entomopathogenic fungi and their ecological roles. <b>Citation:</b> Peng XC, Wei DP, Zhang X, Tangtrakulwanich K, Wang Y, Hyde KD, Kang JC, Jayawardena RS, Liu ZL, Xie SW, Bu J, Wen TC (2026). Nine new species of cordycipitoid fungi (<i>Hypocreales</i>, <i>Sordariomycetes</i>) from China. <i>Persoonia</i> <b>56</b>: 381-419. doi: 10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.06.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"381-419"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comprehensive morphological and phylogenetic analyses of <i>Hymenochaetales</i> (<i>Basidiomycota</i>) unveil one new genus and twenty-six novel wood-inhabiting species from southwestern China.","authors":"L Wang, S Y He, C Lambert, Y G Zhu, J L Zhang, Y Yang, W L Li, H M Zhou, C L Zhao","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.05","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As part of an ongoing inventory of <i>Basidiomycota</i> in China, we examined species of the order <i>Hymenochaetales</i> collected from tropical forests. Fungi of this order cause wood rot or diseases in woody plants worldwide and recent studies have substantially contributed to improve their classification system by combining phylogenetic and morphological analysis. However, the species diversity of <i>Hymenochaetales</i> in the high-altitude forests of southwestern China is comparably understudied. We tackled this sampling gap in the present study and provide morphological descriptions, illustrations, and comprehensive notes as well as sequence and phylogenetic data for in total one new genus and 26 new species. As a result of these integrative analyses, we were able to phylogenetically resolve thirteen supported lineages in the <i>Hymenochaetales</i>. While numerous <i>Hymenochaetales</i> fungi have been documented in China, our report clearly shows that the diversity within the family <i>Hymenochaetales</i> remains largely unexplored, leaving significant potential for further discoveries in Chinese tropical forests. <b>Citation:</b> Wang L, He SY, Lambert C, Zhu YG, Zhang JL, Yang Y, Li WL, Zhou HM, Zhao CL (2026). Comprehensive morphological and phylogenetic analyses of <i>Hymenochaetales</i> (<i>Basidiomycota</i>) unveil one new genus and twenty-six novel wood-inhabiting species from southwestern China. <i>Persoonia</i> <b>56</b>: 328-380. doi: 10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.05.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"328-380"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409181/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Taxonomic revision of the genus <i>Blastobotrys</i> with description of seven novel species and three new combinations.","authors":"M Groenewald, M Hernández-Restrepo, A Zandijk, M Smith, D Gouliamova, C Decock","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.04","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Blastobotrys</i> is a genus of yeasts that primarily reproduce asexually; however, it also encompasses sexual species that were formerly classified within the genus <i>Trichomonascus</i>. <i>Blastobotrys</i> species are known for their diverse origin as they can be found in numerous locations worldwide and on various types of substrates. During a series of independent sampling events in Belgium, Bulgaria, and France, a set of strains were newly isolated from basidiomes, decaying wood, and insects. As a result of this research, seven novel species were identified and described, including previously deposited strains from the CBS collection. This was done by means of a combination of phylogenetic analysis, using the ITS regions and the D1/D2 domain of the large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene, and physiological characteristics. Additionally, based on phylogenetic data generated during this study and phylogenomic analyses available from published data, three new combinations of species previously included in <i>Trichomonascus</i> are also proposed. Furthermore, using the data from metabarcoding studies included in the GlobalFungi database and those known from <i>Blastobotrys</i> strains available from the CBS yeast collection, the currently known distribution and substrate range of <i>Blastobotrys</i> strains are discussed. <b>Citation:</b> Groenewald M, Hernández-Restrepo M, Zandijk A, Smith M, Gouliamova D, Decock C (2026). Taxonomic revision of the genus <i>Blastobotrys</i> with description of seven novel species and three new combinations. <i>Persoonia</i> <b>56</b>: 308-327. doi: 10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.04.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"308-327"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The enigmatic woolly aphid associated fungus '<i>Cucurbidothis pithyophila</i>', now threatening Scots pine in the UK, is revealed as two distinct but co-occurring species.","authors":"J E Taylor, M Stanisz-Migal, P M Sharp, F Tierney-Kitchener, K Lester, M Davidson, S Green","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.02","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.02","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In October 2022, disease symptoms in the form of multiple blackened cankers and dieback of shoots and branches were noted in Scots pine (&lt;i&gt;Pinus sylvestris&lt;/i&gt;) in Scotland. Trees were affected across a range of site types, including natural Caledonian pine forests, planted native woodland and commercial plantations. We investigated the geographical extent of symptoms in the UK, which occurred across most regions of Scotland, and identified one of the primary causal agents to be a previously obscure stroma-forming fungal taxon '&lt;i&gt;Curreya pithyophila'.&lt;/i&gt; The fungus harbours immature colonies of the native Scots pine woolly adelgid, &lt;i&gt;Pineus pini&lt;/i&gt;, which live beneath the stroma and feed on the tree, initiating wounds. These wounds can then be invaded by secondary agents, such as a fungal pathogen of pine, &lt;i&gt;Crumenulopsis sororia&lt;/i&gt;, which is thought to cause the blackened cankers. Historical reports suggest that previous outbreaks of '&lt;i&gt;Curreya pithyophila&lt;/i&gt;' occurred on plantation Scots pine in Perthshire in the 1900s and in north-east Scotland in the 1960s. A literature review of the taxonomy and ecology of '&lt;i&gt;Curreya pithyophila&lt;/i&gt;' is presented. The perplexing ability of this fungus to produce two ascospore forms (phragmospores and dictyospores) from apparently morphologically identical stromata, at the same site and often on the same tree or branch, was investigated. After morphological, culture and genetic analyses of single spore isolates, we conclude that the current population of '&lt;i&gt;C. pithyophila&lt;/i&gt;' in the UK comprises two distinct but co-occurring species. Multigene analyses show that the closely related but separate species occur in the family &lt;i&gt;Leptosphaeriaceae&lt;/i&gt; in a clade with &lt;i&gt;Alloleptosphaeria&lt;/i&gt; and sister to &lt;i&gt;Leptosphaeria&lt;/i&gt;. Morphological comparisons with historical syntypes confirmed that the dictyospore-producing species corresponds to &lt;i&gt;Sphaeria pithyophila&lt;/i&gt; (as '&lt;i&gt;pityophila&lt;/i&gt;'), while the phragmospore-producing species matches a syntype of &lt;i&gt;Sphaeria parmeliarum&lt;/i&gt;. We retain &lt;i&gt;Cucurbidothis&lt;/i&gt; as the correct generic name, designate a lectotype for the type species &lt;i&gt;Cucurbidothis pithyophila&lt;/i&gt;, and recombine the second species as &lt;i&gt;Cucurbidothis parmeliarum comb. nov.&lt;/i&gt;, also designating a lectotype. These species differ not only in spore morphology but also in culture appearance, with &lt;i&gt;C. pithyophila&lt;/i&gt; producing grey and &lt;i&gt;C. parmeliarum&lt;/i&gt; producing apricot coloured cultures. Both species can also produce a coelomycetous asexual morph comprising brown, ellipsoidal conidia, with pycnidial conidiomata often occurring adjacent to the ascomata in the same stroma. Histological studies showed that both taxa only penetrate between the periderm layers with no evidence of fungal growth in the living phloem and cambium below, supporting the hypothesis that these species are dependent on the adelgids for nutrition. A third species, &lt;i&gt;Cucurbidothis shangrilana comb. nov.&lt;/i&gt;","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"175-199"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The genus <i>Entoloma</i> (<i>Basidiomycota</i>, <i>Agaricales</i>) in Europe: new taxa and amended species concepts in a phylogenetic context; neo-, lecto- and epitypifications of classical names.","authors":"M E Noordeloos, K Reschke, O Morozova, J B Jordal, G M Jansen, T E Brandrud, E Bendiksen, E Larsson, A Karich, I Krisai-Greilhuber, A M Ainsworth, J Nuytinck, J Borovička, M J C van der Vegte, T G Frøslev, B Dima","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.03","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.03","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The taxonomy and phylogeny of several clades of the genus &lt;i&gt;Entoloma&lt;/i&gt; were revised using morphological and molecular genetic methods. Phylogenetic relationships among European species of the clades /Alboleptonia, /Caeruleopolitum, /Claudopus, /Griseorubidum, /Leptonia, /Olivaceotinctum, /Omphaliopsis, /Pouzarella, /Prunuloides, /Sphagneti, /Turfosa, /Undulatosporum, /Velenovskyi, and /Vinaceum were inferred using 694 newly generated sequences derived from the nrDNA ITS region including 80 sequences from type specimens. Anticipating the second volume of a completely revised monograph of the genus &lt;i&gt;Entoloma&lt;/i&gt; in Europe, the following names are neotypified or epitypes are designated where, in case holotypes or lectotypes appeared unsuitable for molecular studies, viz. &lt;i&gt;E. araneosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. byssisedum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. griseorubidum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. hirtum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. lanicum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. neglectum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. ollare&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. opacum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. plebejum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. resutum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. rusticoides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. sericellum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. triste&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. undatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. velenovskyi&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;E. versatile&lt;/i&gt;. New type sequences for &lt;i&gt;E. alliodorum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. asperum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. brunneoflocculosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. caeruleopolitum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. calaminare&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. canosericeum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. cettoi&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. cuboidoalbum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. indutoides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. iodiolens&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. jahnii&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. milleri&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. moguntinum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. olivaceotinctum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. ostreatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. politoflavipes&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. polyangulatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. pseudoconferendum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. pseudonigellum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. pseudosericeoides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. ritae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. sericeoides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. sordidolamellatum&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;E. undulatosporum&lt;/i&gt; have been generated and deposited in GenBank. Twenty-nine species new to science are described and illustrated, viz. &lt;i&gt;E. albostriatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. amabile&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. assimile&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. bresadolae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. brunneostrigosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. chloridicolor&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. cassiopeia&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. chioneum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. cognatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. cornatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. eborinum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. ermineum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. fraudans&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. fusconigrum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. griseopulchrum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. hirsutum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. ludwigii&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. nanoalbum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. nix&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. olivaceovirens&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. ostreatum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. paraindutoides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. peraraneosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. pilosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. pumilionis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. skadiae&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. umbrinotinctum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. vilae&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;E. weiriorum&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Entoloma&lt;/i&gt; sect. &lt;i&gt;Atricoloria&lt;/i&gt; is described as new to science. The name &lt;i&gt;E. myochroum&lt;/i&gt; is validated and the replacement name &lt;i&gt;E. cobaltichlorum&lt;/i&gt; is proposed. Morphological and molecular studies made it necessary to provide new, amended descriptions for &lt;i&gt;E. alliodorum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. anthracinum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. araneosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. brunneoflocculosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. byssisedum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. calaminare&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. canosericeum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. dysthaloides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. griseorubidum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. flocculosum&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E. indutoides&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;E.","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"200-307"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409180/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fungal Planet description sheets: 1868-1920.","authors":"P W Crous, W Akram, G M R Albuquerque, A C Alfenas, R F Alfenas, A Altés, P Alvarado, A R Amirmijani, E Arumugam, M Asif, D Bandini, G G Barreto, R W Barreto, V E C Batista, J D P Bezerra, P Bilański, E Bizio, R F Castañeda-Ruiz, J Chaves, T O Condé, M M Costa, F A Custódio, P-E Courty, P Czachura, U Damm, V Darmostuk, J Dearnaley, S De la Peña-Lastra, G Delgado, N I de Silva, F Dovana, A Drummond-Herdman, U Eberhardt, F Esteve-Raventós, G Ferisin, R J Ferreira, L O Ferro, A L Firmino, A Flakus, J Fournier, A Gardiennet, P Gerbeau-Pissot, M Ghobad-Nejhad, G Gruhn, F E Guard, K Harms, J Heilmann-Clausen, S Hongsanan, T Hülsewig, E M Inokuti, R Jankowiak, M Kaliyaperumal, T Kehlet, S R Lacerda, E Larsson, A F Leão, T Lebel, A A Lima, Á López-Villalba, J G Maciá-Vicente, A Mateos, L C Mejía, D R Mendes, L Möller, A Mombert, M B N Monteiro, G Moreno, L Nagy, T Niskanen, P T S Nogueira, J A Oliveira, P H F Oliveira, D A Ortiz, F Pancorbo, A Paz, D A Pazmiño, O L Pereira, M Piątek, O Plata, A Pordel, J M Raaijmakers, A B Ralaiveloarisoa, D O Ramos, S Ravikumar, A Rigueiro-Rodríguez, G F Rivas-Torres, J G Rodrigues, P Rodriguez-Flakus, M Romero, M Saba, A Sánchez, G Sánchez-Dueñas, J S Santana, M Serrano, J A S Silva, H Stępniewska, M Stryjak-Bogacka, D S Tennakoon, P van 't Hof, N I van Vuuren, T Varga, J Vauras, B S Vieira, C M Visagie, D Wipf, R Woods, J Z Groenewald","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.01","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2026.56.01","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: &lt;b&gt;Australia&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Marasmius ballator&lt;/i&gt; on leaf litter in subtropical rainforest, &lt;i&gt;Marasmius carbinensis&lt;/i&gt; on litter and twigs of &lt;i&gt;Hyptis suaveolens&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Marasmius clocca&lt;/i&gt; on leaf litter of regenerating subtropical rainforest. &lt;b&gt;Bolivia&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Aggregatorygma saraanense&lt;/i&gt; on trunk of &lt;i&gt;Trichilia inaequilatera&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Brazil&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Arthropolymorpha endophytica&lt;/i&gt; (incl. &lt;i&gt;Arthropolymorpha gen. nov.)&lt;/i&gt;, from healthy roots of &lt;i&gt;Coffea arabica&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Didymella digitariae&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;i&gt;Digitaria insularis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Geastrum baseiae&lt;/i&gt; on soil, &lt;i&gt;Magnibotryascoma souzamottae&lt;/i&gt; as endophyte from cladodes of &lt;i&gt;Tacinga inamoena&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neoleptosporella agapanthi&lt;/i&gt; from stalks of &lt;i&gt;Agapanthus praecox&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Penicillifer endoradicis&lt;/i&gt; as endophyte from roots of &lt;i&gt;Musa acuminata&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Sirastachys cavernicola&lt;/i&gt; from leaf litter, &lt;i&gt;Toxicocladosporium atratum&lt;/i&gt; as root endophyte of &lt;i&gt;Cattleya locatellii&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;China&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fasciatispora citri&lt;/i&gt; on dead twig of &lt;i&gt;Citrus maxima&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Denmark&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Inocybe leucantheana&lt;/i&gt; on wet ground with &lt;i&gt;Alnus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Betula&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Picea&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fusarium cristobalense&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;i&gt;Scalesia gordilloi&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fusarium scalesiae&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;i&gt;Scalesia pedunculata&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Finland&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Inocybe ranaria&lt;/i&gt; on mull soil, near &lt;i&gt;Betula pendula&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Abies&lt;/i&gt; sp. &lt;b&gt;France&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Bullatosporium pinophilum&lt;/i&gt; on the bark of &lt;i&gt;Pinus nigra&lt;/i&gt; subsp. &lt;i&gt;nigra&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Dialonectria eutypellicola&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;i&gt;Eutypella prunastri&lt;/i&gt;, on branches of &lt;i&gt;Prunus spinosa, Mycobernardia involucriformis&lt;/i&gt; on dead &lt;i&gt;Bambusa&lt;/i&gt; sp., &lt;i&gt;Pseudocosmospora perforaticola&lt;/i&gt; on dead stromata of &lt;i&gt;Hypoxylon perforatum&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;i&gt;Fraxinus&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Stylonectria colleeniae&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;i&gt;Trimmatostroma scutellare&lt;/i&gt;, with &lt;i&gt;Lophium mytillinum&lt;/i&gt;, on dead branch of &lt;i&gt;Larix decidua&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;French Guiana&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Neocosmospora duolechatii&lt;/i&gt; on dead bark of &lt;i&gt;Bauhinia&lt;/i&gt; sp. &lt;b&gt;Germany&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Inocybe giovannii&lt;/i&gt; on soil under &lt;i&gt;Abies alba&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fagus sylvatica&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Picea abies&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Triseptosporium fallopiae&lt;/i&gt; (incl. &lt;i&gt;Triseptosporium gen. nov.&lt;/i&gt;) on &lt;i&gt;Fallopia japonica&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;India&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Phylloporia bharatavarsa&lt;/i&gt; on living tree of &lt;i&gt;Phyllanthus emblica&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Iran&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Fusarium phoenicis&lt;/i&gt; on roots of &lt;i&gt;Phoenix dactylifera&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Italy&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Inosperma confusum&lt;/i&gt; on soil under &lt;i&gt;Quercus ilex&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Pinus halepensis&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Inosperma subinodorum&lt;/i&gt; on calcareous soil in &lt;i&gt;Picea abies&lt;/i&gt; forest. &lt;b&gt;Madagascar&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Oudemansiella viscida&lt;/i&gt; on dead wood or branches. &lt;b&gt;Netherlands&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Colletotrichum urticicola&lt;/i&gt; from leaf spots on &lt;i&gt;Urtica dioica.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;b&gt;Pakistan&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Agrocybe punjabensis&lt;/i&gt; on soil on fallen remains of &lt;i&gt;Saccharum officinarum&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Panama&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Ijuhya panamaensis&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Sarcopodiu","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"56 ","pages":"1-173"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13409184/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148621081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Species of <i>Fusarium</i> and <i>Neocosmospora</i> associated with citrus branch diseases in China.","authors":"X E Xiao, M J Cheng, F Zheng, Y J Ao, J R Deng, P W Crous, C Jiao, H Y Li","doi":"10.3114/persoonia.2025.55.12","DOIUrl":"10.3114/persoonia.2025.55.12","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Species of <i>Fusarium</i> and related fusarioid genera are widely distributed and commonly associated with diverse plant hosts, either as saprobes, endophytes, or pathogens. Although fusarioid fungi have been implicated in citrus diseases worldwide, their diversity and pathogenic potential on citrus in China remain poorly characterized. To investigate their species diversity, extensive field surveys were conducted in several citrus-producing regions of China between 2021 and 2024. Symptomatic tissues exhibiting dieback, necrosis, gummosis, canker, and wood decay were collected from twigs, branches, and trunks. Based on multi-locus phylogenetic analyses and morphological characteristics, 336 fusarioid isolates from eight provinces were assigned to six <i>Fusarium</i> species complexes and the genus <i>Neocosmospora</i>, comprising 21 known species (15 <i>Fusarium</i> spp. and six <i>Neocosmospora</i> spp.) and three novel species, namely <i>F. gummosum</i>, <i>N. reticulatae</i> and <i>N. unshiu</i>. Among the known species, 13 are reported from <i>Citrus</i> spp. for the first time, and two represent new records for China. Pathogenicity tests revealed that most fusarioid isolates were pathogenic to citrus branches, with <i>N. unshiu</i> and <i>F. asiaticum</i> being the most aggressive, inducing gummosis and cortex and xylem necrosis, consistent with symptoms observed in the field. Notably, <i>N. unshiu</i> was found to be the dominant pathogen causing citrus trunk canker in Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, where it is widely distributed and causes significant damage to citrus. To our knowledge, this study represents the first comprehensive investigation of fusarioid fungi associated with citrus branch diseases in China and provides a basis for future pathogen monitoring, disease prevention, and management strategies. <b>Citation:</b> Xiao XE, Cheng MJ, Zheng F, Ao YJ, Deng JR, Crous PW, Jiao C, Li HY (2025). Species of <i>Fusarium</i> and <i>Neocosmospora</i> associated with citrus branch diseases in China. <i>Persoonia</i> <b>55</b>: 477-525. doi: 10.3114/persoonia.2025.55.12.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":"55 ","pages":"477-525"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12798851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145971099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}