Multi-Gene Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal Haplohelminthosporium gen. nov. and Helminthosporiella gen. nov. Associated with Palms in Thailand and A Checklist for Helminthosporium Reported Worldwide

Palms (Arecaceae) are substrates for a highly diverse range of fungi. Many species are known as saprobes and many are important plant pathogens. Over the course of our studies of micro-fungi from palms in Thailand, two new taxa were discovered. Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU, SSU, and tef1-α sequence data revealed their taxonomic positions within Massarinaceae. There are currently ten genera identified and accepted in Massarinaceae, with the addition of the two new genera of Haplohelminthosporium and Helminthosporiella, that are introduced in this paper. Each new genus is provided with a full description and notes, and each new taxon is provided with an illustration for the holotype. A list of identified and accepted species of Helminthosporium with morphology, host information, locality, sequence data, and related references of Helminthosporium reported worldwide is provided based on records in Species Fungorum 2021. This work provides a micro-fungi database of Haplohelminthosporium, Helminthosporiella, and Helminthosporium which can be modified and validated as new data come to light.

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Colletotrichum dracaenigenum, a new species on Dracaena fragrans

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.491.2.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 491 (2) ◽

pp. 143-157

Author(s):

NAPALAI CHAIWAN ◽

SAOWALUCK TIBPROMMA ◽

RUVISHIKA S. JAYAWARDENA ◽

AUSANA MAPOOK ◽

DHANUSHKA N. WANASINGHE ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Complex ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Morphological Characterization ◽

Full Description ◽

New Taxon ◽

Asexual Morphs ◽

A New Species

During an investigation into the microfungi on Dracaena fragrans in Thailand, a saprobic taxon belonging to Glomerellaceae was collected. Based on morphological characterization and combined phylogenetic analyses of ITS, GAPDH, CHS-1, ACT and TUB2 sequence data from the sexual and asexual morphs our taxon was identified as a new species of Colletotrichum. Colletotrichum dracaenigenum sp. nov. is introduced here with a full description, colour photographs of morphological characteristics and a phylogenetic tree to show the placement of the new taxon in the gloeosporioides species complex.

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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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Morpho-molecular diversity of Linocarpaceae (Chaetosphaeriales): Claviformispora gen. nov. from decaying branches of Phyllostachys heteroclada

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.69.54231 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 ◽

pp. 113-129

Author(s):

Xiu-Lan Xu ◽

Chun-Lin Yang ◽

Rajesh Jeewon ◽

Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe ◽

Ying-Gao Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bayesian Inference ◽

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Molecular Diversity ◽

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

New Taxon ◽

Dna Sequence Data ◽

Distinct Genus

In this paper, Claviformisporagen. nov. in Linocarpaceae is introduced from Phyllostachys heteroclada in Sichuan Province, China. The new genus is characterised by its distinct morphological characters, such as ostiole with periphyses, asci with a thick doughnut-shaped, J- apical ring and clavate ascospore without septum-like band and appendage. Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference phylogenetic analyses, based on DNA sequence data from ITS, LSU, SSU and TEF-1α regions, provide further evidence that the fungus is a distinct genus within this family. The new genus is compared with similar genera, such as Linocarpon and Neolinocarpon. Descriptions, illustrations and notes are provided for the new taxon.

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Cucurbitinus gen. nov. (Halosphaeriaceae, Microascales), a new genus to accommodate Cucurbitinus constrictus comb. nov. and Cucurbitinus ibericus comb. nov.

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.455.2.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 455 (2) ◽

pp. 119-136

Author(s):

LING-LING LIU ◽

NINGGUO LIU ◽

JING YANG ◽

YAYA CHEN ◽

ZUOYI LIU

Keyword(s):

New Taxa ◽

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Freshwater Lake ◽

Guizhou Province

Two strains, representing trichocladium-like species, were collected from a freshwater lake in Guizhou Province, China. Based on the morphological characters, they were well identified as Trichocladium constrictum who lacked molecular data. In the phylogenetic analyses of combined LSU, ITS and SSU sequence data, the collections cluster together with Cirrenalia iberica within Halosphaeriaceae but formed a distinct clade to the type of Cirrenalia (Halosphaeriaceae) and Trichocladium (Chaetomiaceae). The significant long conidiophores of Trichocladium constrictum differ from those of other Trichocladium species. The straight conidia of Cirrenalia iberica is distinguished from curved conidia of other Cirrenalia species. In line with the morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses, Cucurbitinus gen. nov. is proposed to accommodate Trichocladium constrictum and Cirrenalia iberica as Cucurbitinus constrictus comb. nov. and Cucurbitinus ibericus comb. nov. Descriptions and illustrations of the new taxa are provided with discussion of the reclassification.

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Aquimonospora tratensis gen. et sp. nov. (Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes), a new lineage from a freshwater habitat in Thailand

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.397.2.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 397 (2) ◽

pp. 146 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

JING YANG ◽

JIAN-KUI (JACK) LIU ◽

KEVIN D. HYDE ◽

E.B. GARETH JONES ◽

ZONG-LONG LUO ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

Unique Feature ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

New Taxon ◽

The Novel ◽

Lower Semi ◽

The Family ◽

Freshwater Stream ◽

Transparent Cell

An interesting hyphomycetous taxon was collected on submerged wood in a freshwater stream in Trat Province, Thailand. It is morphologically similar to endophragmiella-like taxa, characterized by macronematous, mononematous conidiophores, monoblastic, enteroblastic conidiogenous cells and clavate to obovoid, septate brown conidia. The unique feature of this taxon is that the mature conidium often bears a young new conidial primordium which develops percurrently from a lower semi-transparent cell and they secede simultaneously. Phylogenetic analyses of a combined LSU, SSU and RPB2 sequence data support the placement of this fungus together with Platytrachelon and close to the family Papulosaceae within Diaporthomycetidae, Sordariomycetes. A new genus is introduced to accommodate the new taxon as Aquimonospora. The novel species Aquimonospora tratensis is described and illustrated and is compared with other morphologically similar taxa.

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Pseudodidymosphaeria gen. nov. in Massarinaceae

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.231.3.5 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 231 (3) ◽

pp. 271 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kasun Madhusanka Thambugala ◽

YU CHUNFANG ◽

ERIO CAMPORESI ◽

ALI H. BAHKALI ◽

ZUO YI LIU ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Molecular Phylogeny ◽

Bayesian Analysis ◽

Phylogenetic Trees ◽

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

New Taxon ◽

Asexual Morph ◽

Spartium Junceum

Didymosphaeria spartii was collected from dead branches of Spartium junceum in Italy. Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses of ITS, 18S and 28S nrDNA sequence data were carried out using maximum likelihood and Bayesian analysis. The resulting phylogenetic trees showed this to be a new genus in a well-supported clade in Massarinaceae. A new genus Pseudodidymosphaeria is therefore introduced to accommodate this species based on molecular phylogeny and morphology. A illustrated account is provided for the new genus with its asexual morph and the new taxon is compared with Massarina and Didymosphaeria.

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Ligninsphaeria jonesii gen. et. sp. nov., a remarkable bamboo inhabiting ascomycete

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.247.2.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 247 (2) ◽

pp. 109 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

JIN-FENG ZHANG ◽

JIAN-KUI LIU ◽

KEVIN D. HYDE ◽

YONG-XIANG LIU ◽

ALI H. BAHKALI ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

New Taxon ◽

Monophyletic Clade ◽

Incertae Sedis ◽

Distinct Lineage

A new ascomycete species, inhabiting decaying bamboo culms, is introduced in this paper based on morphology and molecular evidence. Analyses of partial LSU sequence data place the taxon in a monophyletic clade within the order Pleosporales. Morphological characters of the taxon are also distinct from other members of Pleosporales. Ligninsphaeria jonesii gen. et sp. nov. is therefore introduced to accommodate the new taxon, which is characterized by its clypeate, scattered, deeply immersed ascomata, with a slit-like opening, long ostioles, cellular pseudoparaphyses, clavate asci containing broad-fusiform and 1-septate ascospores surrounded by a gelatinous cap at both ends. The phylogenetic analyses show that the new taxon is phylogenetically close but distinct from the families Amniculicolaceae and Testudinaceae, and forms a distinct clade from other taxa in Pleosporales. The new taxon is described and compared with similar taxa. A new genus Ligninsphaeria (Pleosporales, incertae sedis) is introduced to accommodate this distinct lineage.

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Morpho-molecular diversity of Linocarpaceae (Chaetosphaeriales): Claviformispora gen. nov. from decaying branches of Phyllostachys heteroclada

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.70.54231 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Xiu-Lan Xu ◽

Chun-Lin Yang ◽

Rajesh Jeewon ◽

Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe ◽

Ying-Gao Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bayesian Inference ◽

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Molecular Diversity ◽

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

New Taxon ◽

Dna Sequence Data ◽

Distinct Genus

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Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal a new genus and two new species of Tubakiaceae from China

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.84.73940 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 84 ◽

pp. 185-201

Author(s):

Zhaoxue Zhang ◽

Taichang Mu ◽

Shubin Liu ◽

Rongyu Liu ◽

Xiuguo Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Plant Pathogens ◽

New Genus ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Wide Range ◽

Two New Species ◽

Plant Hosts ◽

Quercus Palustris

Species of Tubakiaceae have often been reported as plant pathogens or endophytes, commonly isolated from a wide range of plant hosts. The isolated fungi were studied through a complete examination, based on multilocus phylogenies from combined datasets of ITS/LSU/rpb2 and ITS/tef1/tub2, in conjunction with morphological characteristics. Five strains isolated from Lithocarpus fohaiensis and Quercus palustris in China represented a new genus of Tubakiaceae, Obovoideisporodochium and three species, viz. Obovoideisporodochium lithocarpi sp. nov., Tubakia lushanensis sp. nov. and T. dryinoides.

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Cell-division pattern and phylogenetic analyses of a new ciliate genus Parasincirra n. g. (Protista, Ciliophora, Hypotrichia), with a report of a new soil species, P. sinica n. sp. from northwest China

BMC Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1186/s12862-020-01730-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jiyang Ma ◽

Yan Zhao ◽

Tengyue Zhang ◽

Chen Shao ◽

Khaled A. S. Al-Rasheid ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Molecular Phylogeny ◽

New Genus ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Posterior Part ◽

Northwest China ◽

Small Subunit ◽

Systematic Position ◽

New Taxon ◽

The Family

Abstract Background Ciliated protists, a huge assemblage of unicellular eukaryotes, are extremely diverse and play important ecological roles in most habitats where there is sufficient moisture for their survivals. Even though there is a growing recognition that these organisms are associated with many ecological or environmental processes, their biodiversity is poorly understood and many biotopes (e.g. soils in desert areas of Asia) remain largely unknown. Here we document an undescribed form found in sludge soil in a halt-desert inland of China. Investigations of its morphology, morphogenesis and molecular phylogeny indicate that it represents a new genus and new species, Parasincirra sinica n. g., n. sp. Results The new, monotypic genus Parasincirra n. g. is defined by having three frontal cirri, an amphisiellid median cirral row about the same length as the adoral zone, one short frontoventral cirral row, cirrus III/2 and transverse cirri present, buccal and caudal cirri absent, one right and one left marginal row and three dorsal kineties. The main morphogenetic features of the new taxon are: (1) frontoventral-transverse cirral anlagen II to VI are formed in a primary mode; (2) the amphisiellid median cirral row is formed by anlagen V and VI, while the frontoventral row is generated from anlage IV; (3) cirral streaks IV to VI generate one transverse cirrus each; (4) frontoventral-transverse cirral anlage II generates one or two cirri, although the posterior one (when formed) will be absorbed in late stages, that is, no buccal cirrus is formed; (5) the posterior part of the parental adoral zone of membranelles is renewed; (6) dorsal morphogenesis follows a typical Gonostomum-pattern; and (7) the macronuclear nodules fuse to form a single mass. The investigation of its molecular phylogeny inferred from Bayesian inference and Maximum likelihood analyses based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequence data, failed to reveal its exact systematic position, although species of related genera are generally assigned to the family Amphisiellidae Jankowski, 1979. Morphological and morphogenetic differences between the new taxon and Uroleptoides Wenzel, 1953, Parabistichella Jiang et al., 2013, and other amphisiellids clearly support the validity of Parasincirra as a new genus. The monophyly of the family Amphisiellidae is rejected by the AU test in this study. Conclusions The critical character of the family Amphisiellidae, i.e., the amphisiellid median cirral row, might result from convergent evolution in different taxa. Amphisiellidae are not monophyletic.

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