Tremateia murispora sp. nov. (Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales) from Guizhou, China

An Ascomycetous species was found from decaying woody stems in Guizhou, China. Morphologically, the fungus can be assigned well in Tremateia in having immersed ascomata, cellular pseudoparaphyses and muriform ascospores, but it differs from other species in having the 3–7 transverse septa ascospores surrounded by a gelatinous sheath. Phylogenetic analyses based on a concatenated dataset of ITS, LSU, SSUand TEF1-α sequence data indicated that the fungus belongs to the genus Tremateia, Didymosphaeriaceae, four taxa formed a monophyletic clade and represent the genus Tremateia with well supported. The new collection formed a distinct lineage and can be recognized as a new species. Therefore, a new species Tremateia murispora is introduced with detailed description and illustration, the notes on its morphologically and phylogenetically related taxa is provided.

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Two new entomopathogenic species of Ophiocordyceps in Thailand

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.47.29898 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 53-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yuan-Pin Xiao ◽

Sinang Hongsanan ◽

Kevin D. Hyde ◽

Siraprapa Brooks ◽

Ning Xie ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Similar Species ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

The Family ◽

Distinct Lineage ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

A New Species ◽

Rpb1 Sequence

Ophiocordyceps is entomopathogenic and the largest studied genus in the family Ophiocordycipitaceae. Many species in this genus have been reported from Thailand. The first new species introduced in this paper, Ophiocordycepsglobiceps, differs from other species based on its smaller perithecia, shorter asci and secondary ascospores and additionally, in parasitising fly species. Phylogenetic analyses of combined LSU, SSU, ITS, TEF1α and RPB1 sequence data indicate that O.globiceps forms a distinct lineage within the genus Ophiocordyceps as a new species. The second new species, Ophiocordycepssporangifera, is distinguished from closely related species by infecting larvae of insects (Coleoptera, Elateridae) and by producing white to brown sporangia, longer secondary synnemata and shorter primary and secondary phialides. We introduce O.sporangifera based on its significant morphological differences from other similar species, even though phylogenetic distinction is not well-supported.

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Additions to Occultibambusaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes): Unrevealing Palmicolous Fungi in China

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d13110516 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 516

Author(s):

Xian-Dong Yu ◽

Sheng-Nan Zhang ◽

Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon ◽

Jian-Kui Liu

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Relationship ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Ecological Significance ◽

Generic Type ◽

The Family ◽

Distinct Lineage ◽

Relationship Of ◽

A New Species

During a survey of microfungi associated with palms from karst formations, three novel ascomycetes were found from decaying petioles of Trachycarpus fortunei (Arecaceae) in Guizhou, China. Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses based on a combined SSU, ITS, LSU, RPB2 and TEF1α sequence data showed that these collections were affiliated to Brunneofusispora and Neooccultibambusa in the family Occultibambusaceae. A new species Brunneofusispora inclinatiostiola is introduced. It is phylogenetically close to B. clematidis but represents a distinct lineage. Morphologically, it differs from the latter in having immersed ascomata with eccentric, periphysate ostiole and smaller ascospores. Morpho-phylogenetic evidence also revealed two new Neooccultibambusa species, N. kaiyangensis and N. trachycarpi. Together with the generic type N. chiangraiensis, they formed a distinct lineage within the genus Neooccultibambusa. Three novel palmicolous fungi of Occultibambusaceae are described, illustrated and notes on their identification are provided. The ecological significance of the new taxa and the phylogenetic relationship of genera in Occultibambusaceae is discussed.

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Mimaporia, a new genus of Epicopeiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of a new species from Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4254.5.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4254 (5) ◽

pp. 537 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

CHIA-HSUAN WEI ◽

SHEN-HORN YEN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Sister Group ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

New Taxon ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

The Epicopeiidae is a small geometroid family distributed in the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions. It exhibits high morphological diversity in body size and wing shape, while their wing patterns involve in various complex mimicry rings. In the present study, we attempted to describe a new genus, and a new species from Vietnam, with comments on two assumed congeneric novel species from China and India. To address its phylogenetic affinity, we reconstructed the phylogeny of the family by using sequence data of COI, EF-1α, and 28S gene regions obtained from seven genera of Epicopeiidae with Pseudobiston pinratanai as the outgroup. We also compared the morphology of the new taxon to other epicopeiid genera to affirm its taxonomic status. The results suggest that the undescribed taxon deserve a new genus, namely Mimaporia gen. n. The species from Vietnam, Mimaporia hmong sp. n., is described as new to science. Under different tree building strategies, the new genus is the sister group of either Chatamla Moore, 1881 or Parabraxas Leech, 1897. The morphological evidence, which was not included in phylogenetic analyses, however, suggests its potential affinity with Burmeia Minet, 2003. This study also provides the first, although preliminary, molecular phylogeny of the family on which the revised systematics and interpretation of character evolution can be based.

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Pyrenochaetopsis kuksensis (Pyrenochaetopsidaceae), a new species associated with an ornamental boxwood in the Czech Republic

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.498.3.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 498 (3) ◽

pp. 177-185

Author(s):

MILAN ŠPETÍK ◽

AKILA BERRAF-TEBBAL ◽

ROBERT POKLUDA ◽

ALEŠ EICHMEIER

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

New Taxon ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Buxus Sempervirens ◽

Fungal Microbiome ◽

A New Species

During the investigation of fungal microbiome associated with boxwood in the Czech Republic, samples from Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae) plants were collected and used for isolation. Two fungal strains were proposed as a new species Pyrenochaetopsis kuksensis based on morphology as well as phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, rpb2, and tub2 sequence data. Detailed descriptions and phylogenetic relationships of the new taxon are provided.

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Rhexocercosporidium camporesii sp. nov. (Ploettnerulaceae, Helotiales) from Italy

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.482.1.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 482 (1) ◽

pp. 14-24

Author(s):

KUNTHIDA PHUTTHACHAROEN ◽

K.W. THILINI CHETHANA ◽

RUNGTIWA PHOOKAMSAK ◽

ERIC H.C. MCKENZIE ◽

KEVIN D. HYDE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Gene Analysis ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Its Sequence ◽

A New Species

A new species, Rhexocercosporidium camporesii was collected from dead branches of Scabiosa maritima (Caprifoliaceae) in Forlì-Cesena, Italy. The new species is characterized by a lack of setae surrounding the apothecia and by fusiform, aseptate ascospores containing multiple guttules. Rhexocercosporidium camporesii has larger asci and ascospores than other species of Rhexocercosporidium. Phylogenetic analyses using a combined gene analysis of LSU and ITS sequence data indicated that the new species belongs to Ploettnerulaceae (Helotiales). A detailed morphological description and illustration of the new species are provided.

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A new vole from Xizang, China and the molecular phylogeny of the genus Neodon (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3235.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3235 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

SHAO YING LIU ◽

ZHI YU SUN ◽

YANG LIU ◽

HAO WANG ◽

PENG GUO ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

The Body ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Distinct Lineage ◽

Upper Molar ◽

A New Species ◽

Lower Molar

During a faunal survey in southern Xizang, we collected 27 specimens of voles that could not be identified as any knownspecies in the Arvicolinae. These specimens shared the following morphological characteristics, not corresponding withany other arvicoline species: the first lower molar possessed five closed triangles, the third upper molar exhibited eitherfour or three inner angles, and the tails of all specimens measured 30% of the body length. Their proximal baculum of theglans was very sturdy and trumpet-shaped, the distal baculum was tongue-like and sturdy, and the lateral bacula were veryshort. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) geneclustered these specimens as a distinct lineage within the genus Neodon. According to the morphological and moleculardata, we described them as a new species, Neodon linzhiensis. Our phylogenetic analysis strongly supported that Lasio-podomys fuscus, Phaiomys leucurus, Neodon sikimensis, N. irene and the new species formed a monophyletic group, notincluding N. juldaschi. We suggested that L. fuscus and P. leucurus should be transferred to Neodon and that N. juldaschishould be removed from this genus. Following our new delineation of Neodon, we proposed a redefinition of the morphological diagnostic characters of the genus.

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Morphology, genetic characterization and molecular phylogeny of pinworm Skrjabinema longicaudatum n. sp. (Oxyurida: Oxyuridae) from the endangered Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae)

Parasites & Vectors ◽

10.1186/s13071-020-04430-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yi-Fan Cao ◽

Hui-Xia Chen ◽

Yang Li ◽

Dang-Wei Zhou ◽

Shi-Long Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Ribosomal Dna ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Large Subunit ◽

Small Subunit ◽

Sister Relationship ◽

Tibetan Antelope ◽

A New Species

Abstract Background The Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) is an endangered species of mammal endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Parasites and parasitic diseases are considered to be important threats in the conservation of the Tibetan antelope. However, our present knowledge of the composition of the parasites of the Tibetan antelope remains limited. Methods Large numbers of nematode parasites were collected from a dead Tibetan antelope. The morphology of these nematode specimens was observed using light and scanning electron microscopy. The nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences, i.e. small subunit ribosomal DNA (18S), large subunit ribosomal DNA (28S), internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1), were amplified and sequenced for molecular identification. Moreover, phylogenetic analyses were performed using maximum likelihood (ML) inference based on 28S and 18S + 28S + cox1 sequence data, respectively, in order to clarify the systematic status of these nematodes. Results Integrated morphological and genetic evidence reveals these nematode specimens to be a new species of pinworm Skrjabinema longicaudatum (Oxyurida: Oxyuridae). There was no intraspecific nucleotide variation between different individuals of S. longicaudatum n. sp. in the partial 18S, 28S, ITS and cox1 sequences. However, a high level of nucleotide divergence was revealed between the new species and its congeners in 28S (8.36%) and ITS (20.3–23.7%) regions, respectively. Molecular phylogenetic results suggest that the genus Skrjabinema should belong to the subfamily Oxyurinae (Oxyuroidea: Oxyuridae), instead of the subfamily Syphaciidae or Skrjabinemiinae in the traditional classification, as it formed a sister relationship to the genus Oxyuris. Conclusions A new species of pinworm Skrjabinema longicaudatum n. sp. (Oxyurida: Oxyuridae) is described. Skrjabinema longicaudatum n. sp. represents the first species of Oxyurida (pinworm) and the fourth nematode species reported from the Tibetan antelope. Our results contribute to the knowledge of the species diversity of parasites from the Tibetan antelope, and clarify the systematic position of the genus Skrjabinema.

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The genus Phillipsia from China and Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.316.2.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 316 (2) ◽

pp. 138 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ANUSHA H. EKANAYAKA ◽

D. J. BHAT ◽

KEVIN D. HYDE ◽

E. B. GARETH JONES ◽

QI ZHAO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Examination ◽

Phylogenetic Studies ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

The genus Phillipsia (Sarcoscyphaceae) is characterized by large, bright-coloured, sub-stipitate apothecia, sub-operculate asci and asymmetrical ascospores with longitudinal striations. Morphological and phylogenetic studies were carried out on new collections of Phillipsia from China and Thailand. Phillipsia subpurpurea are recorded from China and Phillipsia gelatinosa from Thailand is introduced as a new species to science. Our new collections are confirmed to be divergent from other species of Phillipsia based on morphological examination and molecular phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU sequence data. Descriptions and figures are provided for the taxa which are also compared with allied taxa.

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Phallus haitangensis, a new species of stinkhorn from Yunnan Province, China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.280.2.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 280 (2) ◽

pp. 116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

HUILI LI ◽

XUELAN MA ◽

PETER E. MORTIMER ◽

SAMANTHA C. KARUNARATHNA ◽

JIANCHU XU ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Its Sequence ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Line Drawings ◽

A New Species

Four specimens of Phallus were collected during surveys in a Pinus armandii forest in Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China. Macro- and micro-characteristics, together with Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequence data, showed that the four specimens belong to a new species, here named Phallus haitangensis. The ITS phylogenetic analyses, morphological descriptions, color photographs, and line drawings are provided, and compared with closely related species in the genus.

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Pustula junggarensis (Albuginales, Oomycota), a new species of white blister rust on Takhtajaniantha pusilla from Junggar Basin in China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.289.1.7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 289 (1) ◽

pp. 83 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

BIAO XU ◽

JIAGE GE SONG ◽

PING GEN XI ◽

ZI DE JIANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Junggar Basin ◽

Outer Wall ◽

Mtdna Sequences ◽

Blister Rust ◽

White Blister ◽

White Blister Rust ◽

Distinct Lineage ◽

A New Species

An unknown white blister rust was collected on Takhtajaniantha pusilla (Pall.) Nazarovain (Asteraceae) in the desert regions of Junggar Basin in China. The pathogen is characterized by depressed primary sporangia,subglobose secondary sporangia with annulus, yellowish to dark reddish-brown oospores, (45.4)54.6–65.4(68.5) µm in diameter, with inner walls on average up to 2.7 µm thick and outer wall on average up to 5.2 µm thick, which is obviously larger than in the morphologically similar P. obtusata and P. helianthicola. Phylogenetic analyses based on cox2 mtDNA sequences provided the evidence that this pathogen is separated from other species of Pustula and forms a distinct lineage. Therefore, we consider this pathogen as a new species of Pustula, described here as Pustula junggarensis.

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