Novelties in Fuscosporellaceae (Fuscosporellales): Two New Parafuscosporella from Thailand Revealed by Morphology and Phylogenetic Analyses

Asexual morphs of freshwater fungi have been mostly reported from tropical and subtropical regions. From our ongoing investigation of the diversity and taxonomy of freshwater microfungi in Thailand, a country with rich natural resources and diverse ecosystems, Parafuscosporella ellipsoconidiogena sp. nov. and P. obovata sp. nov., collected from decaying submerged twigs at Phalad Waterfall in a conserved forest in Chiang Mai Zoo, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, are proposed. DNA phylogenies based on a combination of ITS and LSU datasets support the placement of these species in Parafuscosporella (Fuscosporellaceae, Fuscosporellales, Sordariomycetes), and these two novel species differ from known species in terms of morphology. Detailed descriptions, illustrations and a key to Parafuscosporella species are provided, as well as comparisons with other accepted Parafuscosporella species.

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Middle and Upper Devonian radiolarian faunas from Chiang Dao area, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand

Micropaleontology ◽

10.2113/51.1.39 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 51 (1) ◽

pp. 39-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

N. Wonganan

Keyword(s):

Upper Devonian ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Chiang Mai Province

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TWO NEW RECORDS OF Isomyia paurogonita FANG AND FAN, 1986 AND Sumatria latifrons Malloch, 1926 (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE) FROM NORTHERN THAILAND, WITH REVISED KEY TO THE SPECIES OF Isomyia

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo ◽

10.1590/s0036-46652014000200015 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 175-177

Author(s):

Nophawan Bunchu ◽

Kittikhun Moophayak ◽

Sangob Sanit ◽

Kabkaew L. Sukontason ◽

Kom Sukontason ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rare Species ◽

New Records ◽

Blow Fly ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Chiang Mai Province ◽

First Time

During the annual fly survey at Doi Nang Kaew in Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai Province of Thailand in 2011, Isomyia paurogonitaFang & Fan, 1986 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Sumatria latifrons Malloch, 1926 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were collected for the first time in Thailand. They are the rare species of the subfamily Rhiniinae (tribe Cosminini). Prior to this finding, fifteen species of Isomyia and two species of Sumatriawere recorded from Thailand. Therefore, 96 blow fly species have been found in this country. These new locality records of both flies are very important for further research on their biology and ecology in Thailand.

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Daily and seasonal variation of muscid flies (Diptera: Muscidae) in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand

Acta Tropica ◽

10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105348 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 204 ◽

pp. 105348

Author(s):

Tunwadee Klong-klaew ◽

Narin Sontigun ◽

Chutharat Samerjai ◽

Sangob Sanit ◽

Kom Sukontason ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Seasonal Variation ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Chiang Mai Province

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Lecanicillium subprimulinum (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales), a novel species from Baoshan, Yunnan

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.348.2.4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 348 (2) ◽

pp. 99 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

SHIKE HUANG ◽

SAJEEWA S.N. MAHARACHCHIKUMBURA ◽

RAJESH JEEWON ◽

D JAYARAMA BHAT ◽

RUNGTIWA PHOOKAMSAK ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Novel Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Its Sequence ◽

New Taxon ◽

Sexual Morph ◽

The Family ◽

Asexual Morphs ◽

A New Species

In this paper, we report a new asexual-morph taxon belonging to the family Cordycipitaceae (Hypocreales), which is associated with a sexual morph of an ophioceras-like taxon on submerged wood collected from Baoshan, Yunnan, China. Morphologically, this new taxon is similar to known asexual morphs of Lecanicillium and characterized by conidiophores arising from hyaline hyphae, with gregarious, ellipsoid to ovoid, aseptate conidia. Phylogenetic analyses of a combined LSU, SSU, tef1-α and ITS sequence dataset positions our taxon in Cordycipitaceae and close to Lecanicillium sp. (CBS 639.85) and L. primulinum. Lecanicillium subprimulinum is introduced as a new species with support from molecular data.

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Risk Perception on Haze Pollution and Willingness to Pay for Self-Protection and Haze Management in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos11060600 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 600

Author(s):

Sukanya Sereenonchai ◽

Noppol Arunrat ◽

Duangporn Kamnoonwatana

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Willingness To Pay ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Contingent Valuation Method ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Haze Pollution ◽

Chiang Mai Province ◽

Self Protection

Air pollution is an important environmental health risk that affects people worldwide, including those in the Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand. A questionnaire survey based on accidental sampling to explore risk perception and willingness to pay (WTP) for self-protection and haze management was conducted via face-to-face interview of 250 households, in one urban and four rural areas (covering one rural plain and three different levels of highland areas). Data were analyzed using the contingent valuation method, a one-way ANOVA, correlation, and stepwise multiple linear regression. Key findings on risk perception found that urban respondents living in the lowest areas were more familiar with and experienced more effects from serious haze, while having the least trust in the local authority’s management to cope with the situation. Influential factors determining familiarity and effect for people in most areas were their harm and severe haze experiences. Comparing WTP for a mask, an air purifier, and local authorities support, respondents in all areas were mainly willing to pay for a mask; this was influenced by various factors. The highest average price of willingness to pay was found in the urban area. The important significant factors that increased WTP for self-protection of urban respondents was severe haze experience, while rural respondents who had a longer stay duration, including married farmers in highland areas with less education, tended to have less WTP for self-protection but more WTP for haze management. Avoiding crop residue burning is the first strategy that should be used to deal with haze pollution. Early burning schedules of the highland people should be formally announced, and prompt risk communication should be implemented by local and central authorities and media practitioners.

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Allagelena monticola sp. n. (Araneae: Agelenidae), a new species of funnel-web spiders from northern Thailand

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1397.1.6 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1397 (1) ◽

pp. 47-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

THANAPHUM CHAMI-KRANON ◽

NATDANAI LIKHITRAKARN ◽

PAKAWIN DANKITTIPAKUL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

National Park ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Chiang Mai Province ◽

A New Species ◽

Doi Inthanon

A new species of the funnel-web spiders from Thailand, Allagelena monticola sp. n., is described and illustrated. The types of this species were collected from remnant patches of pristine evergreen hill forest in the Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. The new species resembles the widely distributed species A. opulenta (L. Koch), which is known from China, Korea and Japan. This discovery expands the known zoogeographical distribution of the genus Allagelena southwards into tropical Southeast Asia.

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Dendrobium chiangdaoense (Orchidaceae), a new species from Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.307.1.8 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 307 (1) ◽

pp. 84 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PHATTARAVEE PROMMANUT ◽

MANIT KIDYOO ◽

WINS BUDDHAWONG ◽

SOMRAN SUDDEE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rain Forest ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Type Locality ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Montane Rain Forest ◽

Mixed Deciduous Forest ◽

Chiang Mai Province ◽

A New Species

Dendrobium chiangdaoense, a new species belonging to Dendrobium section Stachyobium is described and illustrated. It is only known from the type locality in mixed deciduous forest at ca. 800 m elev. on limestone hills in Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand. It most closely resembles D. dixonianum, a more widespread northern Thailand species occurring in upper montane rain forest at 1,650–1,800 m elev.

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A Preliminary Study on Morphological Variations from Wet and Dry Microhabitats of Hyophila involuta (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta): A Case Study from Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand

Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences ◽

10.12982/cmujns.2021.020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Narin Printarakul ◽

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Arunothai Jampeetong ◽

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Leaf Size ◽

Stem Diameter ◽

Stem Height ◽

Chiang Mai ◽

Northern Thailand ◽

Morphological Variations ◽

Blade Thickness ◽

Chiang Mai Province

The morphological variations of a cosmopolitan moss, Hyophila involuta (Hook.) A. Jaeger, are reported here using t-test to distinguish 2 distinct forms of ecotypes (humid and arid forms). Three replicates each from 145 collections from 27 places in Doi Inthanon National Park, Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, and Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand were examined. Eleven gametophytic characters were measured such as stem height, branching, stem diameter, leaf size, leaf blade thickness, size of median and basal laminal cells, length of innermost perichaetial leaf, and length of archegonia. Of these, 10 characters, viz. stem height, leaf size, stem diameter, branching, length of basal laminal cells, length of innermost perichaetial leaf, and length of archegonia were significantly different among populations. Other additional features of the two different ecotypes of H. involuta were recorded and discussed including leaf apices, innermost perichaetial leaf apices, marginal teeth, hyaline nodules, and number of cortical and medullary central strand cells.

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