PersooniaPub Date : 2019-01-01Epub Date: 2019-08-21DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.04
M Sandoval-Denis, L Lombard, P W Crous
{"title":"Back to the roots: a reappraisal of <i>Neocosmospora</i>.","authors":"M Sandoval-Denis, L Lombard, P W Crous","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.04","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Neocosmospora</i> (<i>Fusarium solani</i> species complex) contains saprobes, plant endophytes and pathogens of major economic significance as well as opportunistic animal pathogens. Advances in biological and phylogenetic species recognition revealed a rich species diversity which has largely remained understudied. Most of the currently recognised species lack formal descriptions and Latin names, while the taxonomic utility of old names is hampered by the lack of nomenclatural type specimens. Therefore, to stabilise the taxonomy and nomenclature of these important taxa, we examined type specimens and representative cultures of several old names by means of morphology and phylogenetic analyses based on rDNA (ITS and LSU), <i>rpb2</i> and <i>tef1</i> sequences. Sixty-eight species are accepted in <i>Neocosmospora</i>, 29 of them described herein as new; while 13 new combinations are made. Eleven additional phylogenetic species are recognized, but remain as yet undescribed. Lectotypes are proposed for eight species, seven species are epitypified and two species are neotypified. Notes on an additional 17 doubtful or excluded taxa are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.04","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37774101","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2019-01-01Epub Date: 2019-12-18DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.00
L Lombard, M Sandoval-Denis, L Cai, P W Crous
{"title":"Changing the game: resolving systematic issues in key <i>Fusarium</i> species complexes.","authors":"L Lombard, M Sandoval-Denis, L Cai, P W Crous","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.00","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.00","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/bc/06/per-43-i.PMC7085854.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37772975","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2019-01-01Epub Date: 2019-11-14DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.05
J W Xia, M Sandoval-Denis, P W Crous, X G Zhang, L Lombard
{"title":"Numbers to names - restyling the <i>Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti</i> species complex.","authors":"J W Xia, M Sandoval-Denis, P W Crous, X G Zhang, L Lombard","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.05","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti</i> species complex (FIESC) is a phylogenetically species-rich complex that includes over 30 cryptic phylogenetic species, making identification based on phenotypic characters problematic. Several established <i>Fusarium</i> species known to reside in the FIESC lack type material, further complicating the use of Latin binomials for this complex. To overcome this problem, an informal classification system based on a haplotype nomenclature was introduced to improve communication between researchers in various fields. However, some conflicts in the application of this nomenclature system have arisen. To date, 16 phylo-species in the FIESC have been provided with Latin binomials with approximately 18 FIESC phylo-species still lacking Latin binomials, the majority of which reside in the Incarnatum clade. The aim of this study is to introduce Latin binomials for the unnamed FIESC phylo-species based on phylogenetic inference supported by phenotypic characters. The three-gene (calmodulin, RNA polymerase II second largest subunit and translations elongation factor 1-alpha) phylogenetic inference resolved 47 lineages, of which 44 belonged to the FIESC. The <i>F. camptoceras</i> species complex (FCAMSC) is introduced here for three lineages that are distinct from the FIESC. Epitypes are designated for <i>F. compactum</i>, <i>F. incarnatum</i> and <i>F. scirpi</i>, and a neotype for <i>F. camptoceras.</i> Latin binomials are provided for 20 of these newly resolved phylo-species in the FIESC.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ef/58/per-43-186.PMC7085859.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37774102","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2019-01-01Epub Date: 2019-12-18DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.06
P W Crous, M J Wingfield, L Lombard, F Roets, W J Swart, P Alvarado, A J Carnegie, G Moreno, J Luangsaard, R Thangavel, A V Alexandrova, I G Baseia, J-M Bellanger, A E Bessette, A R Bessette, S De la Peña-Lastra, D García, J Gené, T H G Pham, M Heykoop, E Malysheva, V Malysheva, M P Martín, O V Morozova, W Noisripoom, B E Overton, A E Rea, B J Sewall, M E Smith, C W Smyth, K Tasanathai, C M Visagie, S Adamčík, A Alves, J P Andrade, M J Aninat, R V B Araújo, J J Bordallo, T Boufleur, R Baroncelli, R W Barreto, J Bolin, J Cabero, M Caboň, G Cafà, M L H Caffot, L Cai, J R Carlavilla, R Chávez, R R L de Castro, L Delgat, D Deschuyteneer, M M Dios, L S Domínguez, H C Evans, G Eyssartier, B W Ferreira, C N Figueiredo, F Liu, J Fournier, L V Galli-Terasawa, C Gil-Durán, C Glienke, M F M Gonçalves, H Gryta, J Guarro, W Himaman, N Hywel-Jones, I Iturrieta-González, N E Ivanushkina, P Jargeat, A N Khalid, J Khan, M Kiran, L Kiss, G A Kochkina, M Kolařík, A Kubátová, D J Lodge, M Loizides, D Luque, J L Manjón, P A S Marbach, N S Massola, M Mata, A N Miller, S Mongkolsamrit, P-A Moreau, A Morte, A Mujic, A Navarro-Ródenas, M Z Németh, T F Nóbrega, A Nováková, I Olariaga, S M Ozerskaya, M A Palma, D A L Petters-Vandresen, E Piontelli, E S Popov, A Rodríguez, Ó Requejo, A C M Rodrigues, I H Rong, J Roux, K A Seifert, B D B Silva, F Sklenář, J A Smith, J O Sousa, H G Souza, J T De Souza, K Švec, P Tanchaud, J B Tanney, F Terasawa, D Thanakitpipattana, D Torres-Garcia, I Vaca, N Vaghefi, A L van Iperen, O V Vasilenko, A Verbeken, N Yilmaz, J C Zamora, M Zapata, Ž Jurjević, J Z Groenewald
{"title":"Fungal Planet description sheets: 951-1041.","authors":"P W Crous, M J Wingfield, L Lombard, F Roets, W J Swart, P Alvarado, A J Carnegie, G Moreno, J Luangsaard, R Thangavel, A V Alexandrova, I G Baseia, J-M Bellanger, A E Bessette, A R Bessette, S De la Peña-Lastra, D García, J Gené, T H G Pham, M Heykoop, E Malysheva, V Malysheva, M P Martín, O V Morozova, W Noisripoom, B E Overton, A E Rea, B J Sewall, M E Smith, C W Smyth, K Tasanathai, C M Visagie, S Adamčík, A Alves, J P Andrade, M J Aninat, R V B Araújo, J J Bordallo, T Boufleur, R Baroncelli, R W Barreto, J Bolin, J Cabero, M Caboň, G Cafà, M L H Caffot, L Cai, J R Carlavilla, R Chávez, R R L de Castro, L Delgat, D Deschuyteneer, M M Dios, L S Domínguez, H C Evans, G Eyssartier, B W Ferreira, C N Figueiredo, F Liu, J Fournier, L V Galli-Terasawa, C Gil-Durán, C Glienke, M F M Gonçalves, H Gryta, J Guarro, W Himaman, N Hywel-Jones, I Iturrieta-González, N E Ivanushkina, P Jargeat, A N Khalid, J Khan, M Kiran, L Kiss, G A Kochkina, M Kolařík, A Kubátová, D J Lodge, M Loizides, D Luque, J L Manjón, P A S Marbach, N S Massola, M Mata, A N Miller, S Mongkolsamrit, P-A Moreau, A Morte, A Mujic, A Navarro-Ródenas, M Z Németh, T F Nóbrega, A Nováková, I Olariaga, S M Ozerskaya, M A Palma, D A L Petters-Vandresen, E Piontelli, E S Popov, A Rodríguez, Ó Requejo, A C M Rodrigues, I H Rong, J Roux, K A Seifert, B D B Silva, F Sklenář, J A Smith, J O Sousa, H G Souza, J T De Souza, K Švec, P Tanchaud, J B Tanney, F Terasawa, D Thanakitpipattana, D Torres-Garcia, I Vaca, N Vaghefi, A L van Iperen, O V Vasilenko, A Verbeken, N Yilmaz, J C Zamora, M Zapata, Ž Jurjević, J Z Groenewald","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.06","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.06","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: <b>Antarctica</b>, <i>Apenidiella antarctica</i> from permafrost, <i>Cladosporium fildesense</i> from an unidentified marine sponge. <b>Argentina</b>, <i>Geastrum wrightii</i> on humus in mixed forest. <b>Australia</b>, Golovinomyces glandulariae on <i>Glandularia aristigera, Neoanungitea eucalyptorum</i> on leaves of <i>Eucalyptus grandis, Teratosphaeria corymbiicola</i> on leaves of <i>Corymbia ficifolia, Xylaria eucalypti</i> on leaves of <i>Eucalyptus radiata.</i> <b>Brazil</b>, <i>Bovista psammophila</i> on soil, <i>Fusarium awaxy</i> on rotten stalks of <i>Zea mays, Geastrum lanuginosum</i> on leaf litter covered soil, <i>Hermetothecium mikaniae-micranthae</i> (incl. <i>Hermetothecium</i> gen. nov.) on <i>Mikania micrantha, Penicillium reconvexovelosoi</i> in soil, <i>Stagonosporopsis vannaccii</i> from pod of <i>Glycine max.</i> <b>British Virgin Isles</b>, <i>Lactifluus guanensis</i> on soil. <b>Canada</b>, <i>Sorocybe oblongispora</i> on resin of <i>Picea rubens.</i> <b>Chile</b>, <i>Colletotrichum roseum</i> on leaves of <i>Lapageria rosea.</i> <b>China</b>, <i>Setophoma caverna</i> from carbonatite in Karst cave. <b>Colombia</b>, <i>Lareunionomyces eucalypticola</i> on leaves of <i>Eucalyptus grandis.</i> <b>Costa Rica</b>, <i>Psathyrella pivae</i> on wood. <b>Cyprus</b>, <i>Clavulina iris</i> on calcareous substrate. <b>France</b>, <i>Chromosera ambigua</i> and <i>Clavulina iris</i> var. <i>occidentalis</i> on soil. <b>French West Indies</b>, <i>Helminthosphaeria hispidissima</i> on dead wood. <b>Guatemala</b>, <i>Talaromyces guatemalensis</i> in soil. <b>Malaysia</b>, <i>Neotracylla pini</i> (incl. <i>Tracyllales</i> ord. nov. and <i>Neotracylla</i> gen. nov.) and <i>Vermiculariopsiella pini</i> on needles of <i>Pinus tecunumanii.</i> <b>New Zealand</b>, <i>Neoconiothyrium viticola</i> on stems of <i>Vitis vinifera, Parafenestella pittospori</i> on <i>Pittosporum tenuifolium, Pilidium novae-zelandiae</i> on <i>Phoenix</i> sp. <b>Pakistan</b>, <i>Russula quercus-floribundae</i> on forest floor. <b>Portugal</b>, <i>Trichoderma aestuarinum</i> from saline water. <b>Russia</b>, <i>Pluteus liliputianus</i> on fallen branch of deciduous tree, <i>Pluteus spurius</i> on decaying deciduous wood or soil. <b>South Africa</b>, <i>Alloconiothyrium encephalarti, Phyllosticta encephalarticola</i> and <i>Neothyrostroma encephalarti</i> (incl. <i>Neothyrostroma</i> gen. nov.) on leaves of <i>Encephalartos</i> sp., <i>Chalara eucalypticola</i> on leaf spots of <i>Eucalyptus grandis</i> × <i>urophylla, Clypeosphaeria oleae</i> on leaves of <i>Olea capensis, Cylindrocladiella postalofficium</i> on leaf litter of <i>Sideroxylon inerme</i>, <i>Cylindromonium eugeniicola</i> (incl. <i>Cylindromonium</i> gen. nov.) on leaf litter of <i>Eugenia capensis</i>, <i>Cyphellophora goniomatis</i> on leaves of <i>Gonioma kamassi</i>, <i>Nothodactylaria nephrolepidis","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.06","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37772979","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2019-01-01Epub Date: 2019-03-14DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.02
N Maryani, M Sandoval-Denis, L Lombard, P W Crous, G H J Kema
{"title":"New endemic <i>Fusarium</i> species hitch-hiking with pathogenic <i>Fusarium</i> strains causing Panama disease in small-holder banana plots in Indonesia.","authors":"N Maryani, M Sandoval-Denis, L Lombard, P W Crous, G H J Kema","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.02","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Fusarium</i> species are well known for their abundance, diversity and cosmopolitan life style. Many members of the genus <i>Fusarium</i> are associated with plant hosts, either as plant pathogens, secondary invaders, saprotrophs, and/or endophytes. We previously studied the diversity of <i>Fusarium</i> species in the <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> species complex (FOSC) associated with Fusarium wilt of banana in Indonesia. In that study, several <i>Fusarium</i> species not belonging to the FOSC were found to be associated with Fusarium wilt of banana. These <i>Fusarium</i> isolates belonged to three <i>Fusarium</i> species complexes, which included the <i>Fusarium fujikuroi</i> species complex (FFSC), <i>Fusarium incarnatum-equiseti</i> species complex (FIESC) and the <i>Fusarium sambucinum</i> species complex (FSSC). Using a multi-gene phylogeny that included partial fragments of the beta-tubulin (<i>tub</i>), calmodulin (<i>cmdA</i>), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (<i>tef1</i>), the internal transcribed spacer region of the rDNA (ITS), the large subunit of the rDNA (LSU), plus the RNA polymerase II large subunit (<i>rpb1</i>) and second largest subunit (<i>rpb2</i>) genes, we were able to identify and characterise several of these as new <i>Fusarium</i> species in the respective species complexes identified in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/51/2c/per-43-48.PMC7085855.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37774098","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2019-01-01Epub Date: 2018-12-18DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.01
L Lombard, M Sandoval-Denis, S C Lamprecht, P W Crous
{"title":"Epitypification of <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> - clearing the taxonomic chaos.","authors":"L Lombard, M Sandoval-Denis, S C Lamprecht, P W Crous","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.01","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> is the most economically important and commonly encountered species of <i>Fusarium</i>. This soil-borne fungus is known to harbour both pathogenic (plant, animal and human) and non-pathogenic strains. However, in its current concept <i>F. oxysporum</i> is a species complex consisting of numerous cryptic species. Identification and naming these cryptic species is complicated by multiple subspecific classification systems and the lack of living ex-type material to serve as basic reference point for phylogenetic inference. Therefore, to advance and stabilise the taxonomic position of <i>F. oxysporum</i> as a species and allow naming of the multiple cryptic species recognised in this species complex, an epitype is designated for <i>F. oxysporum</i>. Using multi-locus phylogenetic inference and subtle morphological differences with the newly established epitype of <i>F. oxysporum</i> as reference point, 15 cryptic taxa are resolved in this study and described as species.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3767/persoonia.2019.43.01","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37774099","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2018-12-01Epub Date: 2017-10-24DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.02
C F J Spies, P Moyo, F Halleen, L Mostert
{"title":"<i>Phaeoacremonium</i> species diversity on woody hosts in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.","authors":"C F J Spies, P Moyo, F Halleen, L Mostert","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nineteen <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> species are currently known in South Africa. These have been reported from grapevines, fruit trees, fynbos twig litter and arthropods. In other countries some of these <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> species are also known from hosts such as European olive, quince and willow that commonly occur in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, where most South African records of <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> have been made. The aim of this study was to investigate the species diversity and host-range of <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by characterising 156 isolates collected from 29 woody hosts. Phylogenetic analyses of combined actin and beta-tubulin datasets allowed for the identification of 31 species among the 156 isolates, including 13 new species and 3 known species that had not been recorded in South Africa previously. The new <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> species include <i>P. album</i>, <i>P. aureum</i>, <i>P. bibendum</i>, <i>P. gamsii</i>, <i>P. geminum</i>, <i>P. junior</i>, <i>P. longicollarum</i>, <i>P. meliae</i>, <i>P. oleae</i>, <i>P. paululum</i>, <i>P. proliferatum</i>, <i>P. rosicola</i> and <i>P. spadicum</i>. All previous records of <i>P. alvesii</i> in South Africa were re-identified as <i>P. italicum</i>, but both species were recovered during this survey. A total of 35 described <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> species are now known from South Africa, more than double the number reported from any other country. This high diversity reflects the high diversity of indigenous flora of the Cape Floral Region, a biodiversity hotspot mainly situated in the Western Cape Province. Paraphyly and incongruence between individual phylogenies of the actin and beta-tubulin regions complicated species delimitation in some cases indicating that additional phylogenetic markers should be investigated for use in <i>Phaeoacremonium</i> phylogenies to prevent misidentifications and the introduction of vague species boundaries.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.02","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36743243","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2018-12-01Epub Date: 2018-06-21DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.08
V Hubka, V Barrs, Z Dudová, F Sklenář, A Kubátová, T Matsuzawa, T Yaguchi, Y Horie, A Nováková, J C Frisvad, J J Talbot, M Kolařík
{"title":"Unravelling species boundaries in the <i>Aspergillus viridinutans</i> complex (section <i>Fumigati</i>): opportunistic human and animal pathogens capable of interspecific hybridization.","authors":"V Hubka, V Barrs, Z Dudová, F Sklenář, A Kubátová, T Matsuzawa, T Yaguchi, Y Horie, A Nováková, J C Frisvad, J J Talbot, M Kolařík","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.08","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.08","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> is the major agent of invasive aspergillosis, an increasing number of infections are caused by its cryptic species, especially <i>A. lentulus</i> and the <i>A. viridinutans</i> species complex (AVSC). Their identification is clinically relevant because of antifungal drug resistance and refractory infections. Species boundaries in the AVSC are unresolved since most species have uniform morphology and produce interspecific hybrids <i>in vitro</i>. Clinical and environmental strains from six continents (n = 110) were characterized by DNA sequencing of four to six loci. Biological compatibilities were tested within and between major phylogenetic clades, and ascospore morphology was characterised. Species delimitation methods based on the multispecies coalescent model (MSC) supported recognition of ten species including one new species. Four species are confirmed opportunistic pathogens; <i>A. udagawae</i> followed by <i>A. felis</i> and <i>A. pseudoviridinutans</i> are known from opportunistic human infections, while <i>A. felis</i> followed by <i>A. udagawae</i> and <i>A. wyomingensis</i> are agents of feline sino-orbital aspergillosis. Recently described human-pathogenic species <i>A. parafelis</i> and <i>A. pseudofelis</i> are synonymized with <i>A. felis</i> and an epitype is designated for <i>A. udagawae</i>. Intraspecific mating assay showed that only a few of the heterothallic species can readily generate sexual morphs <i>in vitro</i>. Interspecific mating assays revealed that five different species combinations were biologically compatible<i>.</i> Hybrid ascospores had atypical surface ornamentation and significantly different dimensions compared to parental species. This suggests that species limits in the AVSC are maintained by both pre- and post-zygotic barriers and these species display a great potential for rapid adaptation and modulation of virulence. This study highlights that a sufficient number of strains representing genetic diversity within a species is essential for meaningful species boundaries delimitation in cryptic species complexes. MSC-based delimitation methods are robust and suitable tools for evaluation of boundaries between these species.</p>","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d7/19/per-41-142.PMC6344812.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36982982","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2018-12-01Epub Date: 2018-05-18DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.00
P W Crous, M J Wingfield
{"title":"Fungi infecting woody plants: emerging frontiers.","authors":"P W Crous, M J Wingfield","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.00","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.00","url":null,"abstract":"You are free to share to copy, distribute and transmit the work, under the following conditions: Attribution: You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Non-commercial: You may not use this work for commercial purposes. No derivative works: You may not alter, transform, or build upon this work. For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work, which can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author’s moral rights. Persoonia 40, 2018: i– iii ISSN (Online) 1878-9080 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/pimj https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.00 EDITORIAL","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3767/persoonia.2018.40.00","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36727532","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}
PersooniaPub Date : 2018-12-01Epub Date: 2017-11-16DOI: 10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.01
T I Burgess, A V Simamora, D White, B Wiliams, M Schwager, M J C Stukely, G E St J Hardy
{"title":"New species from <i>Phytophthora</i> Clade 6a: evidence for recent radiation.","authors":"T I Burgess, A V Simamora, D White, B Wiliams, M Schwager, M J C Stukely, G E St J Hardy","doi":"10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.01","DOIUrl":"10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.01","url":null,"abstract":"During routine vegetation health surveys in the southwest of Western Australia (SWWA), several Phytophthora isolates with affinity to Clade 6a have been recovered. In this study, all known taxa from Clade 6a, P. inundata, P. humicola, P. gemini, P. ‘walnut’ and P. ‘personii’, and the new isolates were compared based on morphology and DNA sequence data from three nuclear genes and two mitochondrial genes resulting in the description of five new species, P. balyanboodja, P. condilina, P. cooljarloo, P. kwongonina and P. pseudorosacearum. With the exception of P. gemini and P. humicola, all species from Clade 6a have been recovered from natural ecosystems in SWWA. These species are morphologically similar, with predominantly ovoid sporangia and nested and extended internal proliferation. If oospores are present, they tend to be aplerotic with paragynous antheridia mostly attached adjacent to the oogonial stalk. They can all grow at 35 °C and have a fast growth rate on most agar media. These species have all been recovered from the rhizosphere soil and dead and dying plants within dry kwongon heathlands, often from water gaining sites and frequently from very isolated areas. The radiation, origin and potential ecological role of these species are discussed.","PeriodicalId":20014,"journal":{"name":"Persoonia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3767/persoonia.2018.41.01","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36936045","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}