{"title":"Morphology, chemistry, and phylogeny reveal three new species of <i>Lecidea</i> (Lecideaceae) from China.","authors":"Zhaojie Ren, Ruotong Li, Chunxiao Wang, Junxia Xue, Lisong Wang, Xinyu Wang, Lulu Zhang","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.161062","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.161062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new species, <i>Lecidea flavothallia</i>, <i>L. sublaboriosa</i>, and <i>L. tibetica</i>, are reported from China based on morphological, chemical, and molecular characters. <i>Lecidea flavothallia</i> is characterized by an orange thallus and the presence of schizopeltic acid. <i>Lecidea sublaboriosa</i> is characterized by a sparsely developed thallus, brown hypothecium, and the presence of 4-O-demethylplanaic acid in the apothecia. <i>Lecidea tibetica</i> is characterized by a well-developed thallus, I+ violet medulla, hyaline to pale straw-colored hypothecium, and the presence of 2'-O-methyperlatolic acid as the major secondary metabolite. All of the new species were collected from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Southwest China. Detailed descriptions, discussions, and figures are provided for each species, along with a key for all known Chinese <i>Lecidea</i> s. str. species.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"341-356"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12421250/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three new species of <i>Clavariadelphus</i> (Clavariadelphaceae, Gomphales) from the Hengduan Mountains region, China.","authors":"Mei-Jia Li, Peng-Tao Deng, Zuo-Hong Chen, Ping Zhang","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.158142","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.158142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Specimens of three unnamed club-shaped fungi, collected from the Hengduan Mountains region in China, are formally described as <i>Clavariadelphus acuminatus</i>, <i>C. miniatus</i>, and <i>C. pseudoelongatus</i>. Based on ITS, nrLSU, ATP6, and TEF1 sequence data, a multigene phylogenetic analysis indicated that the three new species each formed a distinct lineage within the <i>Clavariadelphus</i> clade with strong support. Descriptions, illustrations, and the results of molecular phylogenetic analyses for the three newly discovered species are presented. A taxonomic key for the known <i>Clavariadelphus</i> species in China is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"357-374"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12421248/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-09-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.156843
Yu Yang, Kevin D Hyde, Ausana Mapook, Yong-Zhong Lu, Somrudee Nilthong, Shu-Qiong Xie, Xiang-Dong Li, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Yuan-Pin Xiao
{"title":"Two new species and one asexual morph record of <i>Paraisaria</i> (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from China.","authors":"Yu Yang, Kevin D Hyde, Ausana Mapook, Yong-Zhong Lu, Somrudee Nilthong, Shu-Qiong Xie, Xiang-Dong Li, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Yuan-Pin Xiao","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.156843","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.156843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Paraisaria</i> is a genus within Ophiocordycipitaceae, primarily parasitising insect groups such as ants (Hymenoptera), moth larvae (Lepidoptera) and beetle larvae (Coleoptera). The genus is characterised by cylindrical stipes, subglobose to globose fertile heads with immersed perithecia, hyaline, multi-septate ascospores and irregularly branched conidiophores with flask-shaped phialides and cylindrical to fusiform conidia. <i>Paraisaria</i> is globally distributed, primarily inhabiting tropical and subtropical locations; however, it has also demonstrated adaptability to temperate climates. This study introduces two novel species and reports one asexual morph of <i>Paraisaria</i> from China, providing detailed descriptions, illustrations and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Morphological examination reveals clear distinctions between the new species and previously described taxa. Multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (LSU, ITS, SSU, <i>tef</i>-1α, <i>rpb</i>1 and <i>rpb</i>2) corroborate their uniqueness, offering new insights into the diversity and evolutionary dynamics of the genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"253-270"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12418028/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-09-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.165642
Cui-Jin-Yi Li, Qi Zhao, Prapassorn Damrongkool Eungwanichayapant, Feng-Ming Yu, Kevin David Hyde, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini Chethana, Wei-Wei Liu, Dong-Mei Liu
{"title":"Updating the diversity: three novel species of <i>Triblidium</i> (Triblidiaceae, Rhytismatales) in west Yunnan, China.","authors":"Cui-Jin-Yi Li, Qi Zhao, Prapassorn Damrongkool Eungwanichayapant, Feng-Ming Yu, Kevin David Hyde, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini Chethana, Wei-Wei Liu, Dong-Mei Liu","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.165642","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.165642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During a survey of discomycetes in Yunnan, China, three saprobic species of <i>Triblidium</i> were discovered on decayed wood and the bark of living oak trees. These species are characterised by black cleistohymenial apothecia with 6-8 teeth-like lobes, which can be either stipitate or sessile, with greyish-white to orange hymenium, a well-developed covering and basal stroma, consisting of carbonised to hyaline angular cells or hyaline hyphae, with a subhymenium composed of hyaline angular cells, clavate, J- asci, with an elliptical or rounded apex and long acicular and ellipsoidal ascospores with multiple septa. <i>Triblidium longisporum</i>, <i>T. stipitatum</i> and <i>T. daliense</i> are described as new species within <i>Triblidium</i>, supported by both morphological features and phylogenetic analyses of the LSU-ITS-mtSSU dataset. Detailed descriptions, illustrations and multi-gene analyses fully support each species.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"271-289"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12418029/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-09-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.155321
Chunguang Ren, Yu Liu, Wenwen Su, Zhengcheng Han, Weijie Li
{"title":"Two new species of <i>Diaporthe</i> (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) from <i>Actinidia chinensis</i> in Guizhou Province, China.","authors":"Chunguang Ren, Yu Liu, Wenwen Su, Zhengcheng Han, Weijie Li","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.155321","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.155321","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Diaporthe</i> spp. are well known to be plant pathogens, endophytes, or saprophytes on a wide range of economically significant crops, ornamental plants, and forest trees. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the diversity of <i>Diaporthe</i> species, which cause kiwifruit soft rot in Guizhou Province. Five strains of fungi were isolated from kiwifruit infected with soft rot in Guizhou province. These strains were identified using morphological and multilocus sequences analysis of the rDNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), calmodulin (<i>cal</i>), histone H3 (<i>his3</i>), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (<i>tef1</i>), and β-tubulin (<i>tub2</i>). The results confirmed two new species - <i>D. shuichengensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>D. liupanshuiensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> This study identifies two new soft-rot pathogens of kiwifruit and provides a reference for future disease-management studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"291-310"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12418032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-08-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.158721
Xiao-Yan Ma, Dan-Dan Song, Jian Ma
{"title":"Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new species of <i>Neohelicomyces</i> (Tubeufiales, Tubeufiaceae) from China.","authors":"Xiao-Yan Ma, Dan-Dan Song, Jian Ma","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.158721","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.158721","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Neohelicomyces</i> is a genus of helicosporous hyphomycetes with the potential to produce bioactive secondary metabolites. During a survey of helicosporous fungi in Guizhou and Hainan provinces, southern China, four isolates were obtained from both freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Based on combined analyses of multigene phylogenetic data (ITS, LSU, <i>tef</i>1-α, and <i>rpb</i>2) and morphological characteristics, two novel species, <i>Neohelicomyces aquisubtropicus</i> and <i>N. wuzhishanensis</i>, are proposed. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic analyses of the new taxa are presented. Additionally, a checklist of currently accepted <i>Neohelicomyces</i> species supported by molecular data is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"237-251"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12413619/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-08-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.148853
Terry J Torres-Cruz, Mehrdad Abbasi, D Rabern Simmons, M Catherine Aime
{"title":"Checklist of Rust Fungi (Basidiomycota, Pucciniales) and their hosts in Indiana, United States of America.","authors":"Terry J Torres-Cruz, Mehrdad Abbasi, D Rabern Simmons, M Catherine Aime","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.148853","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.148853","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rust fungi (Pucciniales) comprise a large group of ecologically and economically important plant pathogens distributed globally where their hosts grow. The first published study of rusts in Indiana was carried out 131 years ago, and a revised checklist of all Pucciniales for Indiana has not been compiled since the works of Jackson from 1917 to 1920. Efforts to compile a checklist five years ago revealed a dire need for revision due to taxonomic and nomenclatural changes. We examined historical records, including online databases and literature, as well as new and historical collections in the Arthur Fungarium (PUR) at Purdue University. We provide an annotated checklist of all known species of rust fungi occurring in 90/92 Indiana counties. Names in prior records have been updated to reflect the current classifications for this group, with cross-reference to older names. A total of 301 Pucciniales taxa across 32 genera and their host species have been verified. This work serves as a resource for statewide plant disease diagnosticians and records the extant rust fungal biodiversity in Indiana to guide research efforts, resource management, and conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"167-235"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12413621/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145015215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-08-28eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.157282
Muhammad Haqnawaz, Muhammadah Khalid, Qirui Li, Pingzhu Lu, Aysha Bibi, Arooj Naseer, Najam Ul Sehar Afshan, Abdul Rehman Niazi, Abdul Nasir Khalid
{"title":"Morphology and multi-locus phylogeny reveal four new <i>Candolleomyces</i> (Psathyrellaceae) species from Pakistan.","authors":"Muhammad Haqnawaz, Muhammadah Khalid, Qirui Li, Pingzhu Lu, Aysha Bibi, Arooj Naseer, Najam Ul Sehar Afshan, Abdul Rehman Niazi, Abdul Nasir Khalid","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.157282","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.157282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, four new species of the genus <i>Candolleomyces</i> are described from Pakistan. Based on morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses, we confirmed the distinction of these taxa. The newly identified species are designated as <i>Candolleomyces conicus</i>, <i>C. denticulatus</i>, <i>C. kanhattiensis</i>, and <i>C. swaticus</i>. The distinction of these species from previously known taxa in the genus was verified through comparisons of morphological features and phylogenetic analyses. Three of these species were collected from tropical plains, whereas <i>C. swaticus</i> was found in temperate mountainous regions. This distribution highlights the adaptability of the genus to diverse ecological niches across the country. A key to the Pakistani <i>Candolleomyces</i> species is also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"143-166"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12411880/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four new species of the lichen genus <i>Diorygma</i> (Graphidaceae, Ostropales) from Guizhou, China.","authors":"Wei Wu, Shu-Hao Jiang, Lin-Shan Chai, He-Yun Bo, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Shao-Bin Fu, Qing-Feng Meng","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.157714","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.157714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four new species of the lichen genus <i>Diorygma</i> from China are described based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using both RAxML and Bayesian posterior probability inference, based on combined LSU and mtSSU sequences. The characteristic compounds were analyzed by colorimetric reactions and thin-layer chromatography. <i>Diorygma guizhouense</i> is characterized by small apothecia, a narrow to slightly open disc covered with white pruina, and the presence of stictic, salazinic, and norstictic acids. <i>Diorygma leigongshanense</i> is characterized by small, oval apothecia, a disc surrounded by entire, raised, and widely open thalline margins covered with thin, pale yellowish pruina, and the same chemical substances as <i>D. guizhouense</i>. <i>Diorygma locitonitrus</i> is distinguished by the presence of salazinic acid and hyaline, richly muriform ascospores, notably with distinctly smaller peripheral cells compared to the central cells. <i>Diorygma weii</i> is characterized by stellately branched apothecia with a closed to slit-like disc, a milky white thallus tinged with green, and the presence of only norstictic acid. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of the new species are provided, along with a comprehensive species checklist highlighting the diagnostic characteristics of the known species in this genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"111-142"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12397770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144975188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MycokeysPub Date : 2025-08-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.121.158160
Wangming Zhang, Qinying Feng, Xiaoyu Song, Xinzhong Zhou, Wanqing Xie, Juan Lu, Li Lu
{"title":"Two new species of <i>Stilbochaeta</i> (Chaetosphaeriaceae, Chaetosphaeriales) from freshwater and terrestrial habitats in China.","authors":"Wangming Zhang, Qinying Feng, Xiaoyu Song, Xinzhong Zhou, Wanqing Xie, Juan Lu, Li Lu","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.158160","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.121.158160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During a taxonomic investigation of saprobic fungi in the tropical and subtropical regions of southern China, four hyphomycetous isolates were obtained from freshwater and terrestrial substrates. Phylogenetic analyses, based on combined LSU and ITS rDNA sequence data, coupled with detailed morphological comparisons, revealed that two of the isolates represent previously undescribed species within the genus <i>Stilbochaeta</i>. The new taxa, <i>Stilbochaeta guizhouensis</i> and <i>S. hainanensis</i>, are introduced herein with comprehensive descriptions and illustrations. The present study expands the known diversity of <i>Stilbochaeta</i> and enhances the understanding of asexual fungal taxa in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in China.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"121 ","pages":"67-78"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12395187/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144975148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}