Fenestelloid clades of the Cucurbitariaceae

Fresh collections and their ascospore and conidial isolates backed up by type studies and molecular phylogenetic analyses of a multigene matrix of partial nuSSU-, complete ITS, partial LSU rDNA, rpb2, tef1 and tub2 sequences were used to evaluate the boundaries and species composition of Fenestella and related genera of the Cucurbitariaceae. Eight species, of which five are new, are recognised in Fenestella s.str., 13 in Parafenestella with eight new species and two in the new genus Synfenestella with one new species. Cucurbitaria crataegi is combined in Fenestella, C. sorbi in Synfenestella, Fenestella faberi and Thyridium salicis in Parafenestella. Cucurbitaria subcaespitosa is distinct from C. sorbi and combined in Neocucurbitaria. Fenestella minor is a synonym of Valsa tetratrupha, which is combined in Parafenestella. Cucurbitaria marchica is synonymous with Parafenestella salicis, Fenestella bavarica with S. sorbi, F. macrospora with F. media, and P. mackenziei is synonymous with P. faberi, and the latter is lectotypified. Cucurbitaria sorbi, C. subcaespitosa and Fenestella macrospora are lecto- and epitypified, Cucurbitaria crataegi, Fenestella media, F. minor and Valsa tetratrupha are epitypified in order to stabilise the names in their phylogenetic positions. A neotype is proposed for Thyridium salicis. A determinative key to species is given. Asexual morphs of fenestelloid fungi are phoma-like and do not differ from those of other representatives of the Cucurbitariaceae. The phylogenetic structure of the fenestelloid clades is complex and can only be resolved at the species level by protein-coding genes, such as rpb2, tef1 and tub2. All fungal species studied here occur, as far as has been possible to determine, on members of Diaporthales, most frequently on asexual and sexual morphs of Cytospora.

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Asian Betylobraconinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with description of a new genus and phylogenetic affinities of the tribe Facitorini

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/187631208788784110 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 133-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alberto Sáez ◽

Kaoru Maeto ◽

Alejandro Zaldivar-Riverón ◽

Sergey Belokobylskij

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

28S Rrna ◽

Asian Region ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Phylogenetic Affinities ◽

One New Species ◽

Rrna Sequences

AbstractThe taxonomy of the Asian genera of the subfamily Betylobraconinae, a small and understudied group within the hymenopteran family Braconidae, is revised. A new genus exclusively from the Asian region, Asiabregma gen. nov., containing three species (A. ryukyuensis sp. nov. (type species, Japan and Malaya), A. makiharai sp. nov. (Japan) and A. sulaensis (van Achterberg), comb. nov. (Indonesia)) is described. One new species of Aulosaphobracon, A. striatus sp. nov. from Vietnam, and one of Facitorus, F. amamioshimus sp. nov. from Japan, are also described. Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses using COI mtDNA and 28S rRNA sequences, the three genera previously placed in the tribe Facitorini, Facitorus, Conobregma and Jannya, together with Asiabregma gen. nov., are transferred to the rogadine tribe Yeliconini.

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Pleurotheciella nilotica sp. nov. (Pleurotheciales, Ascomycota) from freshwater habitats in Egypt

Nova Hedwigia ◽

10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2020/0570 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 110 (1) ◽

pp. 91-98

Author(s):

Faten A. Abdel-Aziz ◽

Ali H. Bahkali ◽

Abdallah M. Elgorban ◽

Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Distinct Species ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

River Nile ◽

Basal Clade ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Freshwater Habitats ◽

A New Species

A new species, Pleurotheciella nilotica is described and illustrated from the River Nile, Sohag, Egypt. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the combined SSU and LSU rDNA placed the new species within Pleurotheciella as a phylogenetically distinct species. P. nilotica formed a basal clade to a node containing P. krabiensis and P.tropica. The new species is characterized by its conidial dimensions being smaller than those recorded in the eleven described species of Pleurotheciella.

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Type studies of Rossbeevera bispora, and a new species of Rossbeevera from south China

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.51.32775 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 51 ◽

pp. 15-28

Author(s):

Md. Iqbal Hosen ◽

Xiang-Jing Zhong ◽

Genevieve Gates ◽

Takamichi Orihara ◽

Tai-Hui Li

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Guangdong Province ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Type Studies ◽

A New Species ◽

Bluish Discoloration ◽

Northern And Southern Hemispheres

The type of Rossbeeverabispora and additional collections from the type location and adjacent areas were studied. Molecular data for R.bispora derived from the new collections are provided. In addition, R.griseobrunnea, a new species of Rossbeevera, is described from Xiangtoushan National Nature Reserve, Guangdong Province of China. The new species is characterized by its globose to subglobose sequestrate basidiomata with grayish white to grayish brown pileus, pale bluish discoloration in some parts of the hymenophore when injured becoming rusty brown to dark brown after being exposed to the air, fusoid (star-shaped in cross section) basidiospores 17–20 × 9–12 μm, and subcutis elements in the pileus. Based on multi-locus (ITS+nrLSU+tef1-α+rpb2) molecular phylogenetic analyses, both species appear as sister to R.paracyanea. We present color photos, macro- and micro-description, SEM basidiospores, molecular affinities of the species and compare them with morphologically similar taxa within the genus. A key to the species known from northern and southern hemispheres is provided.

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One new species and one new record of Zasmidium in China

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.9.e59001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Yuan-Yan An ◽

Xiang-Yu Zeng ◽

Kun Geng ◽

Kevin Hyde ◽

Yong Wang

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Record ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Cremastra Appendiculata ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species ◽

Its Barcoding

Two hyphomycetous species were collected from leaves of Smilax china (Liliales, Smilacaceae) and Cremastra appendiculata (Asparagales, Orchidaceae). ITS barcoding indicated that they belong to the genus Zasmidium. Morphological data in combination with molecular phylogenetic analyses based on ITS, LSU and rpb2 confirmed that our Chinese strains represented a new species, Zasmidium liboense and a new record of Z. citri-griseum.

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New insights on Trametopsis Tomšovský (Polyporales Gäum) based on phylogenetic evidences and morphological analyses of neotropical species

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.311.2.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 311 (2) ◽

pp. 155 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

NATALY GÓMEZ-MONTOYA ◽

ELISANDRO RICARDO DRECHSLER-SANTOS ◽

VALÉRIA FERREIRA-LOPES ◽

MICHAL TOMŠOVSKÝ ◽

CARLOS URCELAY ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Morphological Pattern ◽

Neotropical Species ◽

Rdna Sequences ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

Based on molecular evidence and morphological analyses, a new species in the genus Trametopsis is revealed. Trametopsis aborigena sp. nov. is proposed and described from South America. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU rDNA sequences suggest that Trametopsis cervina seems to encompass more than one species and confirm previous results showing that Antrodiella brasiliensis groups with Trametopsis. The morphological analyses of type specimens of A. brasiliensis and A. luteocontexta revealed a shared morphological pattern with Trametopsis and their combinations in Trametopsis are proposed. The circumscription of Trametopsis is discussed since all the studied specimens revealed a previously overlooked arrangement of characters, i.e., cylindrical and slightly curved to allantoid basidiospores and a metachromatic hyphal system monomitic in the context and dimitic in the tubes.

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Mycosphaerangium and Neomelanconium (Cenangiaceae) are closest relatives: phylogenetic relationships, morphology and a new species

Mycological Progress ◽

10.1007/s11557-020-01630-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (11) ◽

pp. 1329-1352

Author(s):

Hermann Voglmayr ◽

Walter M. Jaklitsch ◽

Salvador Tello

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

The North ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Fungal Associations ◽

First Time ◽

Ascospore Morphology ◽

A New Species

Abstract Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of a multigene matrix of partial nuSSU-ITS-LSU rDNA, RPB1, RPB2 and TEF1 sequences and by morphological evidence, the genus Mycosphaerangium is shown to be the closest relative of Neomelanconium, and confirmed to be a member of the Cenangiaceae (Leotiomycetes). While Mycosphaerangium and Neomelanconium share many traits like similar conidia, conidiogenesis, asci and ascospores, their apothecia differ particularly in excipular features and are therefore recognized as distinct genera. Mycosphaerangium tiliae, described from North America, is excluded from the genus but shown to represent the sexual morph of the European Neomelanconium gelatosporum, and it is therefore synonymized with the latter. Based on morphology, Neomelanconium deightonii is assumed to be congeneric with Neomelanconium gelatosporum, and it is lectotypified. Dermatea tetraspora and Phaeangium magnisporum, the basionyms of Mycosphaerangium tetrasporum and M. magnisporum, respectively, are lectotypified as well, and for M. tetrasporum, the asexual morph is recorded for the first time. Mycosphaerangium quercinum sp. nov. is described as a new species from various Quercus hosts in Europe, where it is shown to be widely distributed. It morphologically and ecologically closely resembles the North American M. tetrasporum, but differs in paraphysis and ascospore morphology and by croziers at its ascus base. The three accepted species of Mycosphaerangium and the two of Neomelanconium are described and illustrated. Mycosphaerangium magnisporum, M. quercinum and M. tetrasporum are recorded to be constantly associated with species of Coryneum, indicating a fungicolous habit, but no evidence for fungal associations has been found in Neomelanconium deightonii and N. gelatosporum.

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Combining morphological and molecular data to classify Laxus sakihariiae sp. n., a new stilbonematine nematode (Nematoda: Desmodoridae) from the coast of Sesoko Island, Japan

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00003126 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 81-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Daniel Leduc ◽

Frederic Sinniger

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Diagnostic Feature ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

Rdna Sequences ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Simple Body ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data

Because of their relatively simple body plan, the number of morphological characters used to differentiate between closely related nematode genera is often limited. In addition, boundaries among genera sometimes become blurred due to the appearance of new trait combinations as more new species are described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses can address the shortcomings of morphological taxonomy by clarifying relationships among closely related species and genera and can help identify which morphological characters are taxonomically informative. Here, we describeLaxus sakihariiaesp. n. from shallow subtidal sands on Sesoko Island in the Okinawa prefecture, investigate phylogenetic relationships with other stilbonematine species and genera based on SSU rDNA sequences, and provide the first LSU rDNA sequence for the subfamily. The new species can be easily distinguished from all other species of the genus by the presence in the male of subventral and ventral rows of stout and spine-like setae in the pre- and postcloacal regions. This feature suggests affinities with the closely related genusLeptonemella, although the SSU consensus tree clearly shows that the new species forms a monophyletic clade together with the otherLaxusspecies for which sequences are available. The structure of the cephalic capsule inL. sakihariiaesp. n., which consists of a block layer between the median and basal zones of the cephalic cuticle, is consistent with the placement of this species. This trait is not currently used as a diagnostic feature, but our finding suggests that the structure of the cephalic capsule may be taxonomically useful for differentiating between some stilbonematine genera.

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Revision of Taiwanese and Ryukyuan species of Propristocera (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4668.4.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4668 (4) ◽

pp. 451-474

Author(s):

HAUCHUAN LIAO ◽

MAMORU TERAYAMA ◽

KATSUYUKI EGUCHI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Valid Species ◽

Gene Markers ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

One New Species ◽

Male Genital Morphology ◽

A New Species ◽

Male Genital

The genus Propristocera Kieffer was very recently revived from the synonymy of the genus Apenesia Westwood, and consists of a total of 25 valid species recorded from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions. Only two of its species, P. formosimonticola and P. pingtungensis, have been previously recorded from Taiwan. In this study, we examined species of Propristocera collected from Taiwan and the Ryukyus based on external morphology, male genital morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses, gene markers: nuclear 28SrDNA, mitochondrial COI. In consequence, four species were recognized. Propristocera okinawensis had its record expanded from the Ryukyus to Taiwan, whereas P. kusigematii previously known from the Ryukyus was synonymized under P. pingtungensis, which was known from Taiwan. Furthermore, one new species, Propristocera seediq sp. nov., was discovered in Taiwan and the Ryukyus.

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Arboricolonus simplex gen. et sp. nov. and novelties in Cadophora, Minutiella and Proliferodiscus from Prunus wood in Germany

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.63.46836 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 ◽

pp. 119-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Steffen Bien ◽

Ulrike Damm

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

Host Plants ◽

New Genus ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

First Time ◽

Asexual Morphs ◽

One New Species ◽

Reference Strains

During a survey on fungi associated with wood necroses of Prunus trees in Germany, strains belonging to the Leotiomycetes and Eurotiomycetes were detected by preliminary analyses of ITS sequences. Multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (LSU, ITS, TUB, EF-1α, depending on genus) of 31 of the 45 strains from Prunus and reference strains revealed several new taxa, including Arboricolonusgen. nov., a new genus in the Helotiales (Leotiomycetes) with a collophorina-like asexual morph. Seven Cadophora species (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes) were treated. The 29 strains from Prunus belonged to five species, of which C. luteo-olivacea and C. novi-eboraci were dominating; C. africanasp. nov., C. prunicolasp. nov. and C. ramosasp. nov. were revealed as new species. The genus Cadophora was reported from Prunus for the first time. Phialophora bubakii was combined in Cadophora and differentiated from C. obscura, which was resurrected. Asexual morphs of two Proliferodiscus species (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes) were described, including one new species, Pr. ingenssp. nov. Two Minutiella species (Phaeomoniellales, Eurotiomycetes) were detected, including the new species M. pruni-aviumsp. nov. Prunus avium and P. domestica are reported as host plants of Minutiella.

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The genus Lolia from freshwater habitats in Egypt with one new species

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.267.4.4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 267 (4) ◽

pp. 279 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FATEN A. ABDEL-AZIZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Rdna Sequence ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

Sexual Morph ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Freshwater Habitats ◽

A New Species

A new species of Lolia and the sexual morph of L. aquatica are described, with illustrations, from decayed submerged wood in the River Nile, Egypt. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of partial SSU and LSU rDNA sequence data place the sexual morph of L. aquatica and the new species, L. dictyospora in a monophyletic clade, distant from the closely related fungi in the freshwater family Lindgomycetaceae. Pairwise LSU rDNA sequence alignment of the sexual/asexual morphs of L. aquatica are 99% similar. Lolia species are characterized by pseudothecial or stromatic, immersed to erumpent, dark-brown to black, coriaceous to sub-carbonaceous ascomata, cylindric-clavate, bitunicate, fissitunicate, short pedicellate asci, yellow to reddish-brown, phragmo- or dictyospores, surrounded by prominent gelatinous sheath. Lolia species are phylogenetically distant from the closely related genera: Leptosphaeria (Leptosphaeriaceae) and Massariosphaeria (Pleosporales incert. sed.). Lolia differs from Leptosphaeria in having a prominent large gelatinous ascospore sheath, while this is absent in Leptosphaeria species. Lolia differs from Massariosphaeria in having smaller ascospores and fewer transverse septa. Based on molecular data and morphology, a new species, Lolia dictyospora, is established.

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