MycokeysPub Date : 2024-03-08eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.103.116153
Qi Fan, Tao Yang, Hui Li, Xue-Mei Wang, He-Fa Liao, Pei-Hong Shen, Zhu-Liang Yang, Wen-Bo Zeng, Yuan-Bing Wang
{"title":"Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new entomopathogenic species of <i>Ophiocordyceps</i> (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) parasitic on termites from China.","authors":"Qi Fan, Tao Yang, Hui Li, Xue-Mei Wang, He-Fa Liao, Pei-Hong Shen, Zhu-Liang Yang, Wen-Bo Zeng, Yuan-Bing Wang","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.103.116153","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.103.116153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new termite-pathogenic species, <i>Ophiocordycepsglobiperitheciata</i> and <i>O.longistipes</i>, are described from Yunnan Province, China. Six-locus (ITS, nrSSU, nrLSU, <i>tef-1α</i>, <i>rpb1</i> and <i>rpb2</i>) phylogenetic analyses in combination with morphological observations were employed to characterize these two species. Phylogenetically, <i>O.globiperitheciata</i> is most closely related to <i>Hirsutellacryptosclerotium</i> and <i>O.communis</i>, whereas <i>O.longistipes</i> shares a sister relationship with <i>O.fusiformis</i>. However, <i>O.globiperitheciata</i> differs from <i>H.cryptosclerotium</i> by parasitizing Blattodea and producing clavate, unbifurcated stromata. <i>Ophiocordycepsglobiperitheciata</i> is distinguished from <i>O.communis</i> by multiple stromata, shorter asci and ascospores. <i>Ophiocordycepslongistipes</i> differs from <i>O.fusiformis</i> in producing larger stromata, perithecia, asci and ascospores, as well as smaller citriform or oval conidia. Morphological descriptions of the two new species and a dichotomous key to the 19 termite-pathogenic <i>Ophiocordyceps</i> species are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"103 ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10943269/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144360","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":"Erratum: Corrigendum: Hu H et al. (2023) Taxonomic and phylogenetic characterisations of six species of Pleosporales (in Didymosphaeriaceae, Roussoellaceae and Nigrogranaceae) from China. MycoKeys 100: 123-151. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.100.109423.","authors":"Hongmin Hu, Minghui He, Youpeng Wu, Sihan Long, Xu Zhang, Lili Liu, Xiangchun Shen, Nalin N Wijayawardene, Zebin Meng, Qingde Long, Jichuan Kang, Qirui Li","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.116896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.102.116896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.100.109423.].</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"317-322"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10940859/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140144359","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 and one new combination of <i>Ophiocordyceps</i> (Hypocreales, Ophiocordycipitaceae) in Guizhou.","authors":"Xing-Can Peng, Ting-Chi Wen, De-Ping Wei, Yu-Hong Liao, Yi Wang, Xian Zhang, Gui-Ying Wang, Yun Zhou, Khanobporn Tangtrakulwanich, Jian-Dong Liang","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.113351","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.113351","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Ophiocordyceps</i> is the largest genus in Ophiocordycipitaceae and has a broad distribution with high diversity in subtropical and tropical regions. In this study, two new species, pathogenic on lepidopteran larvae are introduced, based on morphological observation and molecular phylogeny. <i>Ophiocordycepsfenggangensis</i><b>sp. nov.</b> is characterised by having fibrous, stalked stroma with a sterile tip, immersed perithecia, cylindrical asci and filiform ascospores disarticulating into secondary spores. <i>Ophiocordycepsliangii</i><b>sp. nov.</b> has the characteristics of fibrous, brown, stipitate, filiform stroma, superficial perithecia, cylindrical asci and cylindrical-filiform, non-disarticulating ascospores. A new combination <i>Ophiocordycepsmusicaudata</i> (syn. <i>Cordycepsmusicaudata</i>) is established employing molecular analysis and morphological characteristics. <i>Ophiocordycepsmusicaudata</i> is characterised by wiry, stipitate, solitary, paired to multiple stromata, yellowish, branched fertile part, brown stipe, immersed perithecia, cylindrical asci and cylindrical-filiform, non-disarticulating ascospores.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"245-266"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140095607","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":"Morphological and molecular analyses reveal two new species of <i>Grifola</i> (Polyporales) from Yunnan, China.","authors":"Song-Ming Tang, De-Chao Chen, Shuai Wang, Xiao-Qu Wu, Cheng-Ce Ao, Er-Xian Li, Hong-Mei Luo, Shu-Hong Li","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.118518","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.118518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Species of <i>Grifola</i> are famous edible mushrooms and are deeply loved by consumers around the world. Most species of this genus have been described and recorded in Oceania, Europe and South America, with only <i>Grifolafrondosa</i> being recorded in Asia. In this study, two novel species of <i>Grifola</i> from southwestern China (Asia) are introduced. Macro and micromorphological characters are described. <i>Grifolaedulis</i><b>sp. nov.</b> present medium-size basidiomata with gray to gray-brown lobes upper surface, mostly tibiiform or narrowly clavate, rarely narrowly lageniform or ellipsoid chlamydospores, cuticle hyphae terminal segments slightly enlarged. <i>Grifolasinensis</i><b>sp. nov.</b> has white to grayish white lobes upper surface, mostly ellipsoid, rarely narrowly utriform chlamydospores, and broadly ellipsoid to ellipsoid basidiospores (4.6-7.9 × 3.0-5.9 μm). The two new species are supported by phylogenetic analyses of combined nuclear rDNA internal transcribed spacer ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA (ITS) and β-tubulin (<i>TUBB</i>). Moreover, the genetic distance between <i>TUBB</i> sequences of those specimen from GenBank was 1.76-1.9%. Thus, the conspecificity relationship of our specimens remains uncertain, and further specimens are required to conclusively confirm its identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"267-284"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10921059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094899","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 : 2024-02-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.102.113696
Yifeng Wang, Kin-Ming Tsui, Shimei Chen, Chongjuan You
{"title":"Diversity, pathogenicity and two new species of pestalotioid fungi (Amphisphaeriales) associated with Chinese Yew in Guangxi, China.","authors":"Yifeng Wang, Kin-Ming Tsui, Shimei Chen, Chongjuan You","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.113696","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.113696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chinese yew, Taxuschinensisvar.mairei is an endangered shrub native to south-eastern China and is widely known for its medicinal value. The increased cultivation of Chinese yew has increased the incidence of various fungal diseases. In this study, Pestalotioid fungi associated with needle spot of Chinese yew were isolated from Guangxi Province. Based on morphological examinations and multi-locus (ITS, <i>tub2</i>, <i>tef-1α</i>) phylogenies, these isolates were identified to five species, including two new species, <i>Pestalotiopsistaxicola</i> and <i>P.multicolor</i>, two potential novel <i>Neopestalotiopsis</i> species, <i>Neopestalotiopsis</i> sp. 3 and <i>Neopestalotiopsis</i> sp. 4, with a known <i>Pestalotiopsis</i> species (<i>Pestalotiopsistrachycarpicola</i>), firstly recorded from Chinese yew. These two new <i>Pestalotiopsis</i> species were morphologically and phylogenetically distinct from the extant Pestalotioid species in Chinese yew. Pathogenicity and culture characteristic tests of these five Pestalotioid species were also performed in this study. The pathogenicity test results revealed that <i>Neopestalotiopsis</i> sp. 3 can cause diseases in Chinese yew needles. These results have indicated that the diversity of Pestalotioid species associated with Chinese yew was greater than previously determined and provided helpful information for Chinese yew disease diagnosis and management.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"201-224"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915749/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050758","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 : 2024-02-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.102.113412
Hong Y Liu, Dun Luo, Han L Huang, Qin Yang
{"title":"Two new species of <i>Diaporthe</i> (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) associated with <i>Camelliaoleifera</i> leaf spot disease in Hainan Province, China.","authors":"Hong Y Liu, Dun Luo, Han L Huang, Qin Yang","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.113412","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.113412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tea-oil tree (<i>Camelliaoleifera</i> Abel.) is an important edible oil woody plant with a planting area over 3,800,000 hectares in southern China. Species of <i>Diaporthe</i> inhabit a wide range of plant hosts as plant pathogens, endophytes and saprobes. Here, we conducted an extensive field survey in Hainan Province to identify and characterise <i>Diaporthe</i> species associated with tea-oil leaf spots. As a result, eight isolates of <i>Diaporthe</i> were obtained from symptomatic <i>C.oleifera</i> leaves. These isolates were studied, based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses of partial ITS, <i>cal</i>, <i>his3</i>, <i>tef1</i> and <i>tub2</i> gene regions. Two new <i>Diaporthe</i> species (<i>D.hainanensis</i> and <i>D.pseudofoliicola</i>) were proposed and described herein.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"225-243"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10915747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050759","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 novel species of <i>Aquapteridospora</i> (Distoseptisporales, Aquapteridosporaceae) from freshwater habitats in Tibetan Plateau, China.","authors":"Rong-Ju Xu, Jun-Fu Li, De-Qun Zhou, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Qi Zhao, Ya-Ya Chen","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.112905","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.112905","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During an investigation of lignicolous freshwater fungi in the Tibetan Plateau, three <i>Aquapteridospora</i> taxa were collected from freshwater habitats in Xizang, China. The new species possess polyblastic, sympodial, denticles conidiogenous cells and fusiform, septate, with or without sheath conidial, that fit within the generic concept of <i>Aquapteridospora</i>, and multi-gene phylogeny placed these species within <i>Aquapteridospora</i>. Detailed morphological observations clearly demarcate three of these from extant species and are hence described as new taxa. The multi-gene phylogeny of the combined LSU, <i>TEF</i>1-α, and ITS sequence data to infer phylogenetic relationships and discuss phylogenetic affinities with morphologically similar species. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses, three new species <i>viz. A.linzhiensis</i>, <i>A.yadongensis</i>, and <i>A.submersa</i> are introduced. Details of asexual morphs are described, and justifications for establishing these new species are also provided in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"183-200"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10907956/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023066","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 : 2024-02-05eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.102.117067
Sugantha Gunaseelan, Kezhocuyi Kezo, Samantha C Karunarathna, Erfu Yang, Changlin Zhao, Abdallah M Elgorban, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Malarvizhi Kaliyaperumal
{"title":"New species of <i>Tropicoporus</i> (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetales, Hymenochaetaceae) from India, with a key to Afro-Asian Tropicoporus species.","authors":"Sugantha Gunaseelan, Kezhocuyi Kezo, Samantha C Karunarathna, Erfu Yang, Changlin Zhao, Abdallah M Elgorban, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Malarvizhi Kaliyaperumal","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.117067","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.117067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>Inonotuslinteus</i> complex, predominantly reported from East Asia, Mesoamerica and Caribbean countries, was circumscribed into <i>Tropicoporus</i> as one of the new genera, based on morphological and phylogenetic data. The present paper describes four new species of <i>Tropicoporus</i> from India. Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses, based on ITS and nLSU data, delimited the new species, which are named <i>T.cleistanthicola</i>, <i>T.indicus</i>, <i>T.pseudoindicus</i> and <i>T.tamilnaduensis</i>. The pairwise homoplasy index (PHI) test was done to confirm the distinctive nature of the new species. The traits of Indian species remain distinct from one another, except for the pileate basidiome with the mono-dimitic hyphal system, cystidioles and broadly ellipsoid basidiospores. Descriptions, illustrations, PHI test results and a phylogenetic tree to show the position of the new species are provided. In addition, an identification key to <i>Tropicoporus</i> in Asia and an African species is given.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"29-54"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10862346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736485","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 : 2024-02-05eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.102.116096
Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Yong-Zhong Lu, Xi-Jun Su, Yun-Xia Li, Zong-Long Luo
{"title":"Diversity of <i>Distoseptispora</i> (Distoseptisporaceae) taxa on submerged decaying wood from the Red River in Yunnan, China.","authors":"Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Yong-Zhong Lu, Xi-Jun Su, Yun-Xia Li, Zong-Long Luo","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.116096","DOIUrl":"10.3897/mycokeys.102.116096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Red River Basin is located in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot and is rich in lignicolous freshwater fungi, but no systematic research has been conducted. A systematic study on the species diversity of lignicolous freshwater fungi in the basin is ongoing. Seven distoseptispora-like specimens were collected from the Red River Basin in Yunnan. Phylogenetic analysis of ITS, LSU, <i>tef</i>1-α, and <i>rpb</i>2 genes and combined morphological data indicate that there are six distinct species of <i>Distoseptispora</i>, including two new species and four known species. Two new species were named <i>D.suae</i> and <i>D.xinpingensis</i>, and the four known species were <i>D.bambusae</i>, <i>D.euseptata</i>, <i>D.obpyriformis</i> and <i>D.pachyconidia</i>. This study provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of these six species and an updated phylogenetic backbone tree of <i>Distoseptispora</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"102 ","pages":"1-28"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10862349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736484","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 : 2024-02-02eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.101.115286
Antonio Roberto Gomes de Farias, Naghmeh Afshari, Veenavee S Hittanadurage Silva, Johnny Louangphan, Omid Karimi, Saranyaphat Boonmee
{"title":"Three novel species and new records of <i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i> (Kirschsteiniotheliales) from northern Thailand.","authors":"Antonio Roberto Gomes de Farias, Naghmeh Afshari, Veenavee S Hittanadurage Silva, Johnny Louangphan, Omid Karimi, Saranyaphat Boonmee","doi":"10.3897/mycokeys.101.115286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.101.115286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i> (Kirschsteiniotheliales, Pleosporomycetidae) includes 39 saprobic species recorded from dead or decaying wood in terrestrial and freshwater habitats. This study focuses on exploring <i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i> diversity in woody litter in Thailand. Wood samples were collected from forest areas in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Provinces in Thailand and examined for fungal fructifications. Fungal isolates were obtained and their morphological and sequence data were characterised. Micromorphology associated with multilocus phylogeny of ITS, LSU and SSU sequence data identified three isolates as novel species (<i>Kirschsteiniotheliainthanonensis</i>, <i>K.saprophytica</i> and <i>K.zizyphifolii</i>) besides new host records for <i>K.tectonae</i> and <i>K.xishuangbannaensis</i>. The placement of the new taxa and records are supported by morphological illustrations, descriptions and molecular phylogenies and the implications of these findings are discussed. Our findings provide information for understanding <i>Kirschsteiniothelia</i> diversity and ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":48720,"journal":{"name":"Mycokeys","volume":"101 ","pages":"347-370"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10858444/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139724596","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}