A new conifer-inhabiting species of Ceratocystis from Norway

Botany ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (11) ◽  
pp. 971-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Reid ◽  
M. Iranpour ◽  
S. M. Rudski ◽  
P. C. Loewen ◽  
G. Hausner

A new species, Ceratocystis norvegica J. Reid & Hausner sp. nov., is described from Norway. Based on morphological criteria and analyses of rDNA internal transcribed spacer and small subunit rDNA sequences, strains collected from galleries of the bark beetle Ips typographus on Picea abies (L.) H. Karst, were shown to be distinct both from members of the Ceratocystis coerulescens complex and from other species described previously from conifers. Ceratocystis norvegica has the following defining characteristics: convergent ostiolar hyphae; a sharply defined temperature optimum at 20 °C; an apparent lack of a conidial state; and ascospores that on germination produce either self-fertile or self-sterile strains.

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 1249-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Hausner ◽  
J. Reid ◽  
G. R. Klassen

Phylogenetic analysis of partial rDNA sequences suggests that Ophiostoma should remain the sole genus of the Ophiostomataceae, and this should be the sole family within the Ophiostomatales, whereas Ceratocystis s.s. would be best disposed within the Microascales. Although morphological criteria suggest that the genus Ophiostoma is heterogeneous, analysis of partial small subunit rDNA sequence data shows that Ophiostoma (excluding O. roraimense) represents a monophyletic taxon. Analysis of a partial large subunit rDNA data set, which included sequences from 55 species assignable to Ophiostoma, failed to support the strict subdivision of the genus based on either ascospore characters or the nature of the anamorph. Key words: Ceratocystis, Microascus, Ophiostoma, partial rDNA sequences, phylogeny.


Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4526 (4) ◽  
pp. 576
Author(s):  
WEN-JIA WU ◽  
CHUN-LING XU ◽  
DONG-WEI WANG ◽  
HUI XIE

A new species, Eudorylaimus piceae n. sp., extracted from rhizosphere soil of Picea crassifolia from Inner Mongolia, China was identified. The new species is characterized by these combined characters: body length of 1.03–1.27 mm; lip region distinctly offset; odontostyle 20–22 μm and 1.1–1.4 times the lip region diameter in length; odontophore 1.1–1.2 times the odontostyle length; basal expansion of pharynx occupying 42%–50.5% of the total neck length; genital system didelphic-amphidelphic; vulva transverse; vagina extending inwards 32%–43%; V value averaging more than 60; pars refringens vaginae with two trapezoidal sclerotizations and pars distalis vaginae weakly sclerotized; prerectum 72–107 μm long, 2.3–3.3 times the anal body diameter, and rectum 1–1.6 times the anal body diameter in length; tail conoid and bent ventrally, c’ value 1.5–1.8 and males unknown. Phylogenetic analyses based on sequences of 18S small subunit rDNA and the D2-D3 expansion region of 28S rDNA are presented. 


1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.J.M. Holmdahl ◽  
David A. Morrison ◽  
John T. Ellis ◽  
Lam T.T. Huong

Mycologia ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea J. Humpert ◽  
Eric L. Muench ◽  
Admir J. Giachini ◽  
Michael A. Castellano ◽  
Joseph W. Spatafora

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Boedeker ◽  
F Leliaert ◽  
OA Timoshkin ◽  
VS Vishnyakov ◽  
S Díaz-Martínez ◽  
...  

© 2018 Phycological Society of America Lake Baikal, the oldest lake in the world, is home to spectacular biodiversity and extraordinary levels of endemism. While many of the animal species flocks from Lake Baikal are famous examples of evolutionary radiations, the lake also includes a wide diversity of endemic algae that are not well investigated with regards to molecular-biological taxonomy and phylogeny. The endemic taxa of the green algal order Cladophorales show a range of divergent morphologies that led to their classification in four genera in two families. We sequenced partial large- and small-subunit rDNA as well as the internal transcribed spacer region of 14 of the 16 described endemic taxa to clarify their phylogenetic relationships. One endemic morphospecies, Cladophora kusnetzowii, was shown to be conspecific with the widespread Aegagropila linnaei. All other endemic morphospecies formed a monophyletic group nested within the genus Rhizoclonium (Cladophoraceae), a very surprising result, in stark contrast to their morphological affinities. The Baikal clade represents a species flock of closely related taxa with very low genetic differentiation. Some of the morphospecies were congruent with lineages recovered in the phylogenies, but due to the low phylogenetic signal in the rDNA sequences the relationships within the Baikal clade were not all well resolved. The Baikal clade appears to represent a recent radiation, based on the low molecular divergence within the group, and it is hypothesized that the large morphological variation results from diversification in sympatry from a common ancestor in Lake Baikal.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241413
Author(s):  
Chao-nan Zhang ◽  
Qi-zhi Liu

A new nematode species of the genus Phasmarhabditis was isolated from the body surface of a slug (Philomycus bilineatus Benson, PB). Morphological and molecular analyses confirmed this nematode as a new species. The nematode was named Phasmarhabditis zhejiangensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) and is dioecious. In males, the open bursa with genital papillae is characterized by the formula 1-1-1-2-1-3, and the spicule length is 58μm. In female, the vulva is located approximately in the middle of the body. The nematode belongs to papillosa group because of its tail shape pointed with filiform tip. The phasmids are rod-shaped. The posterior anus is slightly swollen. P. zhejiangensis was further characterized by internal transcribed spacer (ITS), 18S rDNA and 28S rDNA sequences. After the sequencing results were compared with sequences available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the maximum similarities of ITS, 18S and 28S sequences were 89.81%, 96.22% and 95.28%, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses placed Phasmarhabditis zhejiangensis sp. nov. in the genus Phasmarhabditis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didi Jin ◽  
Xuetong Zhao ◽  
Tingting Ye ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Alan Warren ◽  
...  

The Heterotrichea Stein, 1859 are a group of ciliated protists (single-celled eukaryotes) that occur in a wide variety of aquatic habitat where they play important roles in the flow of nutrients and energy within the microbial food web. Many species are model organisms for research in cytology and regenerative biology. In the present study, the morphology and phylogeny of two heterotrich ciliates, namely, Linostomella pseudovorticella n. sp. and Peritromus kahli Villeneuve-Brachon, 1940, collected from subtropical wetlands of China, were investigated using morphological and molecular methods. L. pseudovorticella n. sp. differs from its only known congener, Linostomella vorticella Ehrenberg, 1833 Aescht in Foissner et al., 1999, by having more ciliary rows (48–67, mean about 56 vs. 26–51, mean about 42) and its small-subunit (SSU) rDNA sequence, which shows a 15-bp divergence. Although P. kahli has been reported several times in recent decades, its infraciliature has yet to be described. A redescription and improved diagnosis of this species based on a combination of previous and present data are here supplied. Phylogenetic analyses based on SSU rDNA sequences revealed that the genus Linostomella is positioned within Condylostomatidae, and Peritromidae is sister to Climacostomidae with relatively low support, and the family Spirostomidae is the root branch of the class Heterotrichea.


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