MycokeysPub Date : 2025-02-12eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.113.140932
Siyuan He, Lu Wang, Kaize Shen, Hongmin Zhou
{"title":"Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses revealed four new species (Basidiomycota) in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China.","authors":"Siyuan He, Lu Wang, Kaize Shen, Hongmin Zhou","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.140932","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.140932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four new fungi, <i>viz. Clavulinopsiswumengshanensis</i> (Clavariaceae, Agaricales), <i>Henningsomycesbambusae</i> (Porotheleaceae, Agaricales), <i>Xenasmabisterigmatae</i>, and <i>X.guttulata</i> (Xenasmataceae, Russulales), from Yunnan Province in China, are proposed, based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using a combined dataset of internal transcribed space and nuclear ribosomal RNA large subunit sequences. The ITS+LSU analysis showed that <i>Clavulinopsiswumengshanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> groups with <i>C.aurantiocinnabarina</i>, <i>Henningsomycesbambusae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> forms a sister group with <i>H.candidus</i>, <i>Xenasmabisterigmatae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is clustered with <i>X.rimicola</i>, and <i>X.guttulata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is clustered with <i>X.pruinosum.</i> The morphology and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses confirmed the placement of the four new taxa. <i>Clavulinopsiswumengshanensis</i> is distinguished by buff-yellow to straw-yellow basidiomata, clavate to subcylindrical basidia with four sterigmata, and subglobose basidiospores with several guttules (7-8.5 × 6-7.5 µm); <i>Henningsomycesbambusae</i> is characterized by white to cream basidiomata with short cylindric to tubular colonies, cylindrical to subcylindrical basidia with two sterigmata and globose to subglobose basidiospores (6.5-8.5 × 6.5-8.5 µm); <i>Xenasmabisterigmatae</i> can be characterized by its membranaceous and ash-grey basidiomata, clavate to subcylindrical basidia with two sterigmata and ellipsoid to subglobose basidiospores (10-12.5 × 8-10.5 µm); <i>X.guttulata</i> is distinguished by membranaceous and white to cream basidiomata, clavate to subcylindrical basidia with two sterigmata and ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid basidiospores (7-9 × 5.5-7.5 µm).</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"237-262"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11840434/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143469648","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":"Freshwater fungi in the karst plateau wetlands from Guizhou Province, China: taxonomic novelties in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales).","authors":"Ling-Ling Liu, Yong-Xiang Liu, Ya-Ya Chen, Jiu-Lan Gou, Feng Chi, Yi Liu, Xiao-Feng Gu, Quan-Quan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu, Si Zhou","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.140684","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.140684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three isolates of interest were collected during an investigation of freshwater fungi from wetlands in the karst regions of Guizhou Province, Southwest China. Phylogenetic analyses using ITS, LSU, SSU, and <i>tef-1α</i> gene regions have revealed the placements of these isolates in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes). Based on the morphological and phylogenetic evidence, three new species are introduced: <i>Byssosphaeriachishuiensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Camposporiumguizhouense</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>C.aquaticum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> <i>Byssosphaeriachishuiensis</i> is sister to <i>B.villosa</i> and forms a basal branch of <i>Byssosphaeria</i> within Melanommataceae. <i>Byssosphaeriachishuiense</i> is similar to <i>B.villosa</i> in ascal size but differs in the ascomata and ascospore sizes, and the ascospores lack appendages. <i>Camposporiumaquaticum</i> is sister to <i>C.guizhouense</i>, and they form a distinct lineage within the genus. Morphologically, <i>C.aquaticum</i> resembles <i>C.guizhouense</i> in its conidial shape but differs in conidial size. Additionally, PHI analysis is performed to further reveal that <i>C.aquaticum</i> and <i>C.guizhouense</i> have no significant recombination with related taxa. <i>Neobyssosphaeria</i> is synonymized under <i>Byssosphaeria</i>, and accordingly, <i>Byssosphaeriaclematidis</i> <b>comb. nov.</b> is proposed to accommodate <i>Neobyssosphaeriaclematidis</i>. The descriptions, illustrations, and notes of the novel taxa are provided along with an updated phylogenetic tree of Melanommataceae. Two synopses of the species in <i>Byssosphaeria</i> and <i>Camposporium</i> are also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"209-236"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11829198/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434124","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":"Two new species of <i>Micropsalliota</i> (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from subtropical regions of China.","authors":"Jun-Qing Yan, Zhi-Heng Zeng, Ya-Ping Hu, Cheng-Feng Nie, Bin-Rong Ke, Sheng-Nan Wang, Hui Zeng","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.140599","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.140599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Micropsalliota</i> is a relatively small genus, with 97 names recorded in previous research. In this study, two new species of <i>Micropsalliota</i>, <i>M.bispora</i> and <i>M.vulgaris</i>, have been identified based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence from subtropical regions of China. Morphologically, <i>M.bispora</i> is characterized by very small basidiomata, cymbiform basidiospores up to 9.0 μm long, white to cream pileus with fawn to dull red center, and tibiiform cheilocystidia; <i>M.vulgaris</i> is recognized by small basidiomata, medium-sized spores, white to cream pileus, covered with reddish brown to dark brown fibrils, various cheilocystidia that are up to 60 μm long, and hyphae of fibrils exhibiting pale brown vacuolar pigmentation. Their distinct taxonomic status is confirmed by the positions of the two new species in 4-locus (ITS, LSU, <i>rpb2</i>, <i>tef-1α</i>) phylogenetic trees. Detailed descriptions and morphological photographs of two new species are presented. To aid in diagnosis, a key to 35 species of <i>Micropsalliota</i> in China is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"193-208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11826227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143434126","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 : 2025-02-04eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.113.138005
Nabahat Bessadat, Nelly Bataillé-Simoneau, Justine Colou, Bruno Hamon, Kihal Mabrouk, Philippe Simoneau
{"title":"New members of <i>Alternaria</i> (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) collected from Apiaceae in Algeria.","authors":"Nabahat Bessadat, Nelly Bataillé-Simoneau, Justine Colou, Bruno Hamon, Kihal Mabrouk, Philippe Simoneau","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.138005","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.138005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Alternaria</i> species have often been reported as plant pathogens and are commonly isolated from diseased plant hosts. During an investigation of this genus in Algeria, seven <i>Embellisia</i>-like isolates were collected from Apiaceae. Phylogenetic analysis using sequences at four loci, the internal transcribed spacer of the rDNA region (ITS), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (<i>gpd</i>), translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), and RNA polymerase second largest subunit (rpb2), revealed that these isolates grouped into three sections, namely <i>Embellisia</i>, <i>Embellisioides</i>, and <i>Eureka</i>. Four isolates had significant differences with their closest species and were determined to be new species, namely <i>Alternarialongiformis</i> and <i>A.radicicola</i> <b>spp. nov.</b> The three other isolates of section Eureka were identified as <i>A.eureka</i> and <i>A.hungarica</i>, the latter species being described as a new record in Algeria. Detailed descriptions of new species are provided based on colony color, aspect, diameter, conidial size, septa, sporulation patterns and compared with other relevant <i>Alternaria</i> species within same sections. All these species were weakly pathogenic on carrot, coriander, and fennel under greenhouse experiments. Apiaceae may constitute a reservoir of <i>Alternaria</i> species that could represent potential pathogens for other plant families.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"169-192"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11815330/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143411295","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 : 2025-02-03eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.113.139427
Xing-Juan Xiao, Ning-Guo Liu, Jian Ma, Li-Juan Zhang, Dan-Feng Bao, Song Bai, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Kevin D Hyde, Yong-Zhong Lu
{"title":"Three new asexual <i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i> species from Guizhou Province, China.","authors":"Xing-Juan Xiao, Ning-Guo Liu, Jian Ma, Li-Juan Zhang, Dan-Feng Bao, Song Bai, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Kevin D Hyde, Yong-Zhong Lu","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.139427","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.139427","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During our investigation of saprobic fungi in southwestern China, three micro-hyphomycetous fungi were isolated from dead wood in freshwater and terrestrial habitats in Guizhou Province. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, and SSU sequences, performed using Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference methods, confirmed that these isolates belong to <i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i>. Based on distinct morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic evidence, we describe three new species: <i>Kirschsteiniotheliaguizhouensis</i>, <i>K.weiningensis</i>, and <i>K.xishuiensis</i>. Furthermore, the effectiveness of three DNA markers for species-level identification within <i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i> was evaluated using Assemble Species by Automatic Partitioning (ASAP) analysis, which identified the ITS nucleotide sequences as the most reliable marker for species differentiation within the genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"147-168"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11811712/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400460","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 : 2025-01-31eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.113.142643
Jing-Yi Zhang, Kevin D Hyde, Jian Ma, Na Wu, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Li-Juan Zhang, Yong-Zhong Lu
{"title":"Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals <i>Pseudolomaanthathailandica</i> gen. et sp. nov. and <i>Submultiguttulisporamultiseptata</i> gen. et sp. nov. in Chaetosphaeriaceae.","authors":"Jing-Yi Zhang, Kevin D Hyde, Jian Ma, Na Wu, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Li-Juan Zhang, Yong-Zhong Lu","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.142643","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.142643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anamorphic chaetosphaeriaceous fungi exhibit high morphological variability and are distributed worldwide across terrestrial and aquatic habitats. During an ongoing taxonomic study of microfungi, two intriguing chaetosphaeriaceous hyphomycetes were collected from dead wood and dead bamboo stems in China and Thailand. A polyphasic approach, combining morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of LSU and ITS sequence data, revealed that these fungi represent two new genera within Chaetosphaeriaceae. <i>Pseudolomaantha</i> and <i>Submultiguttulispora</i> are proposed for these new genera, and they exhibit non-phialidic and phialidic asexual morphs, respectively. <i>Pseudolomaanthathailandica</i> <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> is characterized by a sporidesmium-like asexual morph with macronematous, mononematous conidiophores; monoblastic conidiogenous cells, and pyriform to obclavate, rostrate conidia bearing an apical appendage. <i>Submultiguttulisporamultiseptata</i> <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> is distinguished by macronematous, mononematous conidiophores, mono- to polyphialidic conidiogenous cells, and fusiform or ellipsoidal-fusiform, pale brown to olive green to brown conidia with filiform, hyaline appendages at both ends. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and notes on the new collections are provided, along with a key to non-phialidic hyphomycetous genera in Chaetosphaeriaceae.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"123-146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11806344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383750","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 : 2025-01-31eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.113.137678
Jing-Yi Zhang, Kevin D Hyde, Li-Juan Zhang, Song Bai, Dan-Feng Bao, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Yong-Zhong Lu
{"title":"Two novel hyphomycetes associated with ferns from China.","authors":"Jing-Yi Zhang, Kevin D Hyde, Li-Juan Zhang, Song Bai, Dan-Feng Bao, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Yong-Zhong Lu","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.137678","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.137678","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During an ongoing investigation of fungi associated with ferns in southwestern China, three hyphomycetes were discovered on the dead rachises of <i>Angiopterisfokiensis</i> and an unidentified fern. Based on morphology and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses, <i>Arthrobotrysangiopteridis</i> and <i>Corynesporaseptata</i> are introduced as new species. <i>Arthrobotrysangiopteridis</i> is a nematode-trapping fungus characterized by macronematous, mononematous, hyaline conidiophores, conidiogenous cells with polyblastic denticles at each node, and 0-1-septate, clavate to elongate pyriform, hyaline conidia. <i>Corynesporaseptata</i> features macronematous, mononematous, pale brown to dark brown conidiophores, integrated, monotretic conidiogenous cells and up to 7-distoseptate with one true septum, subcylindrical to obclavate, hyaline to pale brown conidia. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of these two new species are provided, along with morphological comparisons of the new taxa with closely related species.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"101-121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11806345/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383755","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":"Morphology and multigene phylogeny revealed four new species of <i>Geastrum</i> (Geastrales, Basidiomycota) from China.","authors":"Xin Yang, Yonggao Zhu, Songjing Duan, Xingxing Wu, Changlin Zhao","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.139672","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.139672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, four new species, <i>Geastrumartocarpicola</i>, <i>G.fibulatum</i>, <i>G.sinense</i> and <i>G.trachelium</i> collected from China, are proposed based on a combination of morphological characteristics and molecular evidence. <i>Geastrumartocarpicola</i> is characterized by shallowly saccate to deep saccate exoperidium, bubble-shaped to flask shaped basidia, spherical basidiospores. <i>G.fibulatum</i> is characterized by shallowly saccate to deep saccate exoperidium, spherical basidiospores, generative hyphae with clamp connections in the mycelium layer. <i>G.sinense</i> has arched exoperidium, long stipe expanded basidiomata, and spherical basidiospores. <i>G.trachelium</i> has deep saccate exoperidium, flask-shaped basidia, and spherical basidiospores. Sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS), large subunit (nrLSU), the largest subunit of ribosomal polymerase II (RPB1), and subunit 6 of ATP synthase (ATP6) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) markers of the studied samples were generated, and the phylogenetic analyses were performed with maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony and Bayesian inference methods. The results showed that our collection clustered within <i>Geastrum</i> but distinctly from the others. Full morphological descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic analyses results for the four new species are provided. In addition, <i>G.sanglinense</i> is treated as a synonym of <i>beijingense</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"73-100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11795189/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257043","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":"Two new arthroconidial yeast species from bark and pit mud in China.","authors":"Hai-Yan Zhu, Yu-Hua Wei, Liang-Chen Guo, Zhang Wen, Shuang Hu, Di-Qiang Wang, Xiao-Long You, En-Di Fan, Shang-Jie Yao, Feng-Yan Bai, Pei-Jie Han","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.141799","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.141799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A study on yeast species from the genera <i>Geotrichum</i> and <i>Magnusiomyces</i> in southwest and central China was conducted based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses using the ITS region and the D1/D2 domain of the LSU rRNA gene. The research identified two new yeast species: <i>Geotrichumhubeiense</i> and <i>Magnusiomycespitmudophilus</i>. The study contributed to understanding arthroconidial yeast diversity in fermentation and natural environments and paved the way for future taxonomic and ecological studies. Descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic analysis results of the two new taxa are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"57-72"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11795185/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257045","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 : 2025-01-27eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.113.137082
Ming-Gen Liao, Xing-Xing Luo, Ya-Fen Hu, Rafael F Castañeda-Ruíz, Zhao-Huan Xu, Jian Ma
{"title":"Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal four novel species of <i>Distoseptispora</i> (Distoseptisporaceae, Distoseptisporales) from southern China.","authors":"Ming-Gen Liao, Xing-Xing Luo, Ya-Fen Hu, Rafael F Castañeda-Ruíz, Zhao-Huan Xu, Jian Ma","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.137082","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.113.137082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Saprobic hyphomycetes with high density and species diversity were observed on plant debris. During our mycological surveys in southern China, numerous strains were isolated from dead branches of unidentified plants in the forest of Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, China. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, <i>RPB2</i>, and <i>TEF1</i> sequence data using maximum-likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods revealed the systematic placement of several <i>Sporidesmium</i>-like species within <i>Distoseptispora</i>. Based on morphological characteristics and molecular evidence, four new species of <i>Distoseptispora</i>, namely <i>D.fujianensis</i>, <i>D.ganzhouensis</i>, <i>D.nanpingensis</i> and <i>D.subtropica</i>, are introduced, and two known species, <i>D.clematidis</i> and <i>D.yunjushanensis</i>, are reported. This study enhances our knowledge of the species diversity of <i>Distoseptispora</i> in southern China.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"113 ","pages":"31-55"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11791510/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190772","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}