Heterobasidion amyloideopsis sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Russulales) evidenced by morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 317 (3) ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHANG-LIN ZHAO ◽  
MALKA SABA ◽  
ABDUL NASIR KHALID ◽  
JIE SONG ◽  
DONALD H. PFISTER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Annual Habit

Heterobasidion amyloideopsis sp. nov., a new poroid wood-inhabiting species from Pakistan, is introduced based on a combination of molecular evidence and morphological characteristics. We generated sequences from the nuclear internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) and the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene (LSU), the gene encoding the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1) and the second subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2), focusing on two specimens from Pakistan. We performed phylogenetic analyses with maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and bayesian inference methods on two datasets (RPB1+RPB2 and ITS+nLSU+RPB1+RPB2). Both analyses supported the existence of the new species and showed that it formed a monophyletic group within the H. insulare complex as a sister to H. amyloideum. In addition to assessing the origin and divergence of this new species, we focused on the RPB1+RPB2 dataset to perform maximum likelihood based estimation and Bayesian binary analyses. Heterobasidion amyloideopsis is characterized by an annual habit, pileate basidiomata with a rust colored pileal surface, white, obtuse margin, a dimitic hyphal system with simple septate generative hyphae in the trama and clamp connections present on the contextual hyphae, amyloid skeletal hyphae and broadly ellipsoid, hyaline, fairly thick-walled, and asperulate basidiospores.

scholarly journals Four new species in the Tremella fibulifera complex (Tremellales, Basidiomycota)

MycoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 33-56
Author(s):  
Long-Fei Fan ◽  
Renato Lúcio Mendes Alvarenga ◽  
Tatiana Baptista Gibertoni ◽  
Fang Wu ◽  
Yu-Cheng Dai
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Rrna Gene

Samples of species close to Tremella fibulifera from China and Brazil are studied, and T. fibulifera is confirmed as a species complex including nine species. Five known species (T. cheejenii, T. fibulifera s.s., T. “neofibulifera”, T. lloydiae-candidae and T. olens) and four new species (T. australe, T. guangxiensis, T. latispora and T. subfibulifera) in the complex are recognized based on morphological characteristics, molecular evidence, and geographic distribution. Sequences of eight species of the complex were included in the phylogenetic analyses because T. olens lacks molecular data. The phylogenetic analyses were performed by a combined sequence dataset of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the partial nuclear large subunit rDNA (nLSU), and a combined sequence dataset of the ITS, partial nLSU, the small subunit mitochondrial rRNA gene (mtSSU), the translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF1), the largest and second largest subunits of RNA polymerase II (RPB1 and RPB2). The eight species formed eight independent lineages with robust support in phylogenies based on both datasets. Illustrated description of the six species including Tremella fibulifera s.s., T. “neofibulifera” and four new species, and discussions with their related species, are provided. A table of the comparison of the important characteristics of nine species in the T. fibulifera complex and a key to the whitish species in Tremella s.s. are provided.

scholarly journals Unveiling the Hidden Diversity of Rock-Inhabiting Fungi: Chaetothyriales from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Wei Sun ◽  
Lei Su ◽  
Shun Yang ◽  
Jingzu Sun ◽  
Bingjie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer Region ◽  
Natural Rock ◽  
Rock Inhabiting Fungi

Rock-inhabiting fungi (RIF) are nonlichenized fungi that naturally colonize rock surfaces and subsurfaces. The extremely slow growth rate and lack of distinguishing morphological characteristics of RIF resulted in a poor understanding on their biodiversity. In this study, we surveyed RIF colonizing historical stone monuments and natural rock formations from throughout China. Among over 1000 isolates, after preliminary delimitation using the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) sequences, representative isolates belonging to Trichomeriaceae and Herpotrichiellaceae were selected for a combined analysis of ITS and the nuclear ribosomal large subunit (nucLSU) to determine the generic placements. Eight clades representing seven known genera and one new genus herein named as Anthracina were placed in Trichomeriaceae. While, for Herpotrichiellaceae, two clades corresponded to two genera: Cladophialophora and Exophiala. Fine-scale phylogenetic analyses using combined sequences of the partial actin gene (ACT), ITS, mitochondrial small subunit ribosomal DNA (mtSSU), nucLSU, the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1), small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (SSU), translation elongation factor (TEF), and β-tubulin gene (TUB) revealed that these strains represented 11 and 6 new species, respectively, in Trichomeriaceae and Herpotrichiellaceae. The 17 new species were described, illustrated for their morphologies and compared with similar taxa. Our study demonstrated that the diversity of RIF is surprisingly high and still poorly understood. In addition, a rapid strategy for classifying RIF was proposed to determine the generic and familial placements through preliminary ITS and nucLSU analyses, followed by combined analyses of five loci selected from ACT, ITS, mtSSU, nucLSU, RPB1, and/or the second subunit of RNA polymerase II gene (RPB2), SSU, TEF, and TUB regions to classify RIF to the species level.

scholarly journals Diversity of Akanthomyces on moths (Lepidoptera) in Thailand

MycoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Arifah Nur Aini ◽  
Suchada Mongkolsamrit ◽  
Wijanarka Wijanarka ◽  
Donnaya Thanakitpipattana ◽  
J. Jennifer Luangsa-ard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Three New Species

Akanthomyces is a genus of invertebrate-pathogenic fungi from the family Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales). Its species occurs on two different types of hosts, spiders and insects, and in the latter case specifically Lepidoptera adults. Three new species of Akanthomyces, A. noctuidarum, A. pyralidarum, and A. tortricidarum occurring on adult moths from Thailand are proposed based on the differences of their morphological characteristics and molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses using a combined dataset, including the internal transcribed spacer regions, the large subunit of the ribosomal DNA, translation elongation factor 1-α, the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, and the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, support the delimitation of these new species in Akanthomyces.

scholarly journals Multi-Gene Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Hydnellum (Bankeraceae, Basidiomycota) from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 818
Author(s):  
Yan-Hong Mu ◽  
Jia-Rui Yu ◽  
Ting Cao ◽  
Xiang-Hua Wang ◽  
Hai-Sheng Yuan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Phylogenetic Position ◽  
Ribosomal Rna Gene ◽  
Morphological Studies

The genus Hydnellum is an important group of stipitate hydnaceous fungi which can form ectomycorrhiza with many species of woody plants. In recent decades, the frequency and number of basidiocarps observed in China have been declining significantly. So far, however, we know little about the species diversity of Hydnellum in China. In this study, we conducted molecular phylogenetic analyses based on sections of multiple loci, including the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nLSU), the internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS), the small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (SSU) and the second-largest subunit of RNA polymerase II gene (RPB2), as well as morphological studies, of collected samples of Hydnellum from China. We also inferred Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian phylogenies for the order Thelephorales from the dataset of the combined nLSU and ITS. This study has revealed the phylogenetic position of Hydnellum in the order Thelephorales, and phylogenetically confirmed ten major clades in Thelephorales; Twenty-nine taxa are proposed, described or reported, including 10 new subgenera (Hydnellum subgenus Hydnellum, subg. Caesispinosum, subg. Croceum, subg. Inflatum, subg. Rhizomorphum, subg. Scabrosum, subg. Spongiosum, subg. Subindufibulatum, subg. Violaceum and subg. Zonatum), 11 new species (Hydnellum atrorubrum, H. atrospinosum, H. bomiense, H. brunneorubrum, H. fibulatum, H. granulosum, H. inflatum, H. rubidofuscum, H. squamulosum, H. sulcatum and H. yunnanense), 3 newly recorded species (H. caeruleum, H. peckii and H. spongiosipes) and 5 notable specimens (Hydnellum sp 1, H. sp 2, H. sp 3, H. sp 4 and H. sp 5). A classification system based on the morphological characteristics (especially the hyphal structure types) and molecular analyses is proposed to accommodate most species in Hydnellum. The distinguishing characters of the subgenera and the new species with their closely related taxa are discussed. A key to the species of Hydnellum from China is provided.

Morphological characters and molecular data reveal a new species of Rhodonia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 328 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
YUAN YUAN ◽  
LU-LU SHEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
A New Species

A new polypore, Rhodonia tianshanensis, collected from West Tianshan Nature Reserve in Xinjiang Autonomous Region (northwest China), is described and illustrated based on morphological characteristics and molecular evidence. It is characterized by having resupinate basidiomata with an oblique tube layer, fusoid cystidioles in the hymenium, and cylindrical basidiospores. Based on multiple loci DNA sequences including the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the large subunit (nLSU), and the second subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2) regions, our phylogeny strongly supported R. tianshanensis as a new species belonging to the genus Rhodonia.

A new species and a new record of Clitopilus and a description of C. orientalis from India based on morphology and molecular phylogeny

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 343 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. N. ANIL RAJ ◽  
PATINJAREVEETTIL MANIMOHAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
New Record ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Kerala State ◽  
A New Species

Three species of Clitopilus, C. albidus sp. nov., C. subscyphoides and C. orientalis, are described from Kerala State, India, based on morphology and molecular phylogeny. Comprehensive descriptions, photographs, and comparisons with phenetically similar and phylogenetically related species are provided. The RNA polymerase II genes (rpb2) of the three species were sequenced and analyzed. In addition, the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS) and the nuclear ribosomal large subunit (nLSU) genes were sequenced and used in BLAST searches to find similar sequences. Phylogenetic analyses based on rpb2 sequences performed using both Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Analysis (BA) methods supported the novelty of C. albidus and its placement within the genus Clitopilus. C. subscyphoides and C. orientalis are the first and second record respectively of these species from India.

scholarly journals Species Diversity and Molecular Phylogeny of Cyanosporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Liu ◽  
Lu-Lu Shen ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Tai-Min Xu ◽  
Genevieve Gates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Brown Rot ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Ribosomal Rna Gene

Cyanosporus is a cosmopolitan brown-rot fungal genus, recognizable by blue-tinted basidiocarps. Species in this genus were usually treated as belonging to the Postia caesia complex, however, recent phylogenetic analyses showed that this complex represents an independent genus. During further studies on Cyanosporus, five new species were discovered based on morphological features and molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses of Cyanosporus were conducted using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions, the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nLSU), the small subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (nSSU), the small subunit of mitochondrial rRNA gene (mtSSU), the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB1), the second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II (RPB2), and the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF); illustrated descriptions of the new species are provided. In addition, fifteen species previously belonging to the Postia caesia complex are transferred to Cyanosporus and proposed as new combinations.

Pleurotus sirindhorniae (Pleurotaceae, Agaricales), a new species from northern Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 460 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-295
Author(s):  
NAKARIN SUWANNARACH ◽  
JATURONG KUMLA ◽  
KANITTA SATIENPERAKUL ◽  
WITCHAPHART SUNGPALEE ◽  
KRIANGSAK SRI-NGERNYUANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacers ◽  
Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Northern Thailand

A new saprophytic fungus, Pleurotus sirindhorniae, is described based on collections from northern Thailand. This species is characterized by greyish yellow to olive brown pileus, ellipsoid to elongate basidiospores and clavate to mucronate cheilocystidia. It is distinguished from the previously described Pleuotus species by its distinct morphological characteristics. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the large subunit (LSU) and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA), the translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) and the RNA polymerase II largest subunit (rpb1) genes also support P. sirindhorniae as a distinct new species within the genus Pleurotus. A full description, color photographs, illustrations and a phylogenetic tree to show the position of P. sirindhorniae are provided.

scholarly journals New Species of Tomentella (Thelephorales, Basidiomycota) from Temperate Continental Mountain Climate of China (Xinjiang Region)

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1531
Author(s):  
Xu Lu ◽  
Haisheng Yuan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Mountain Climate ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Species in the genus Tomentella are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical regions worldwide, but few studies associated with the taxonomy and phylogeny of this genus had been reported from Northwest China. In this paper, molecular phylogenetic analyses of the nuclear ribosomal ITS (internal transcribed spacer: ITS1-5.8S-ITS2) and LSU (large subunit: 28S) sequences combined with morphological characteristics identified three new species from Xinjiang Autonomous Region in Northwest China, which were named T. aurantispora, T. kanasensis, and T. schrenkiana. Similar macromorphological and anatomical characteristics are shared by these new species: arachnoid basidiocarps; byssoid sterile margins; utriform basidia with a clamp connection at the base; the absence of rhizomorphs and cystidia; and slightly thick-walled, subglobose to globose basidiospores. Among these new species, the color of the hymenophoral surface, the size of the basidiospores, and some other features can be used for species delimitation. The new species and closely related species in the phylogenetic tree were discussed, and a key to the identified species of Tomentella from China was provided.

Ceriporia albomellea (Phanerochaetaceae, Basidiomycota), a new species from tropical China based on morphological and molecular evidences

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 298 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUAN YUAN ◽  
XIAO-HONG JI ◽  
FANG WU ◽  
JIA-JIA CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Its Regions ◽  
Tropical China ◽  
A New Species

A new polypore, Ceriporia albomellea, collected from tropical China, is described and illustrated based on morphological characteristics and molecular evidence. It is characterized by thin, resupinate basidiome with a white subiculum, cottony margin, white to cinnamon-buff pores, clavate cystidia and oblong-ellipsoid basidiospores measured as 3.1–3.8 × 1.7–2 µm. Phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and nuclear large subunit (nLSU) ribosomal RNA gene regions supported C. albomellea as a distinctive species belonging to Ceriporia.

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