Phylogenetic and morphological studies in Xylodon (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) with the addition of four new species

Xylodon (Hymenochaetales, Basidiomycota) is the largest segregate genus of Hyphodontia s.l. Based on molecular and morphological data, 77 species are accepted in Xylodon to date. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS and 28S sequences, including 38 new ITS and 20 28S sequences of Xylodon species, revealed four species new to science. The new taxa X.exilis, X.filicinus, X.follis and X.pseudolanatus from Taiwan, Nepal, Réunion, Belize, and USA are described and illustrated. In addition, species concepts for Odontiavesiculosa from New Zealand and Xylodonlanatus from U.S.A. are revised and the new name X.vesiculosus is proposed. Phylogenetic analyses of the ITS region placed X.spathulatus, X.bubalinus and X.chinensis in a strongly supported clade and demonstrated that they are conspecific. Palifer and Odontiopsis are synonymised under Xylodon based on morphological and sequence data. The following new combinations are proposed: X.erikssonii, X.gamundiae, X.hjortstamii, X.hyphodontinus, X.septocystidiatus and X.verecundus. Line drawings of X.cystidiatus, X.hyphodontinus, X.lanatus and X.vesiculosus, as well as photographs of X.raduloides basidiomata, are provided. A key to X.lanatus and similar species is presented.

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Baorangia duplicatopora (Boletaceae, Boletales), a new bolete from tropical China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.508.1.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 508 (1) ◽

Author(s):

XU ZHANG ◽

ZHI-QUN LIANG ◽

SHUAI JIANG ◽

CHANG XU ◽

XIN-HUA FU ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Elongation Factor ◽

Its Region ◽

Tropical Region ◽

Translation Elongation ◽

Line Drawings ◽

Microscopic Features ◽

Tropical China

Baorangia duplicatopora is described as a new species from Hainan Province, a tropical region of China. It is morphologically characterized by large to very large basidiomata with a dull rose red, rose pink to purplish red pileus, compound pores, pileus context near hymenophore and stipe context staining blue when injured, a red stipe, and cheilocystidia wider than those of other Baorangia species. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequences from part of the 28S gene, the nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, and part of the translation elongation factor 1-α gene (TEF1) also confirmed that B. duplicatopora forms an independent lineage within Baorangia. Detailed descriptions, color photographs of fresh basidiomata, and line drawings of microscopic features of the new species are presented. A key to species of Baorangia in the world is also provided.

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A new species of Gymnopus sect. Androsacei (Omphalotaceae, Agaricales) from China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.521.1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 521 (1) ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

JI-PENG LI ◽

BIN SONG ◽

ZHAN FENG ◽

JING WANG ◽

CHUN-YING DENG ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Similar Species ◽

Line Drawings ◽

Pale Yellow ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

A new species of Gymnopus sect. Androsacei, namely, G. pallipes is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is characterized by marasmioid basidiomata, a dark brown to reddish brown pileus becoming dull white to yellowish grey with age, whitish to pale yellow stipe and presence of rhizomorphs. Phylogenetic analyses support it as a new species within Gymnopus sect. Androsacei. The detailed morphological description, colour photos of basidiomata, and line drawings of microcharacters are presented and delimitation characters from similar species are discussed. A key to the known species of Gymnopus s. str. from China is also provided.

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New species in Dictyosporium, new combinations in Dictyocheirospora and an updated backbone tree for Dictyosporiaceae

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.36.27051 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 83-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jing Yang ◽

Jian-Kui Liu ◽

Kevin D. Hyde ◽

E.B. Gareth Jones ◽

Zuo-Yi Liu

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Freshwater Fungi ◽

New Combinations ◽

The Family ◽

Two New Species ◽

Backbone Tree

A survey of freshwater fungi on submerged wood in China and Thailand resulted in the collection of three species in Dictyocheirospora and four species in Dictyosporium including two new species in the latter genus. Morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses based on ITS, LSU and TEF1α sequence data support their placement in Dictyocheirospora and Dictyosporium (Dothideomycetes). An updated backbone tree is provided for the family Dothideomycetes. Descriptions and illustrations of the new taxa and re-collections are provided. Four new combinations are proposed for Dictyocheirospora.

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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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The ‘xenosmatoid’ group of Cortinarius (Agaricales) in New Zealand

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.438.4.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 438 (4) ◽

pp. 223-236

Author(s):

BÁLINT DIMA ◽

KARL SOOP

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Bayesian Inference ◽

Type Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

The Other ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Nrdna Its ◽

One New Species

Cortinarius section Xenosmatae, originally based on solely morphological characters, was subsequently shown to contain phylogenetically distantly related species. The type species C. xenosma is a singleton, and this study aims to revise the other members of the section using combined molecular (nrDNA ITS and LSU) and morphological data. Based on phylogenetic analyses using RAxML, PhyML and Bayesian Inference and additional morphological features one new species (C. paraxenosma) and one new section (sect. Olorinati) are proposed. Furthermore sect. Carbonelli is extended and emended to include two former members of sect. Xenosmatae. A key to the species in New Zealand with xenosmatoid morphology is provided.

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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 ◽

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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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Lepidozia bragginsiana, a new species from New Zealand (Marchantiopsida)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.173.2.2 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 173 (2) ◽

pp. 117 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Endymion D. Cooper ◽

Matt A. M. Renner

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Forest Floor ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Similar Species ◽

Humid Forest ◽

Small Leaf ◽

A New Species ◽

Forest Habitats ◽

Secondary Shoot

Molecular and morphological data support the recognition of a new Lepidozia species related to L. pendulina and also endemic to New Zealand, which we dedicate to Dr John Braggins. Lepidozia bragginsiana can be distinguished from closely related and other similar species by its bipinnate branching, the narrow underleaf lobes, typically uniseriate toward their tip on both primary and secondary shoots, the asymmetric underleaves on primary shoots that are usually narrower than the stem and also possess basal spines and spurs, the production of spurs and spines, or even accessory lobes, on the postical margin of primary and secondary shoot leaves; and by the relatively small leaf cells with evenly thickened walls. Lepidozia bragginsiana is an inhabitant of hyper-humid forest habitats where it occupies elevated microsites on the forest floor. A lectotype is proposed for L. obtusiloba.

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Leptographium olivaceum complex (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota), including descriptions of six new species from China and Europe

MycoKeys ◽

10.3897/mycokeys.60.39069 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

pp. 93-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mingliang Yin ◽

Michael J. Wingfield ◽

Xudong Zhou ◽

Riikka Linnakoski ◽

Z. Wilhelm de Beer

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North America ◽

Bark Beetles ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

New Combinations

The Leptographium olivacea complex encompasses species in the broadly defined genus Leptographium (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) that are generally characterized by synnematous conidiophores. Most species of the complex are associates of conifer-infesting bark beetles in Europe and North America. The aims of this study were to reconsider the delineation of known species, and to confirm the identity of several additional isolates resembling L. olivacea that have emerged from recent surveys in China, Finland, Poland, Russia, and Spain. Phylogenetic analyses of sequence data for five loci (ACT, TUB, CAL, ITS2-LSU, and TEF-1α) distinguished 14 species within the complex. These included eight known species (L. cucullatum, L. davidsonii, L. erubescens, L. francke-grosmanniae, L. olivaceum, L. olivaceapini, L. sagmatosporum, and L. vescum) and six new species (herein described as L. breviuscapum, L. conplurium, L. pseudoalbum, L. rhizoidum, L. sylvestris, and L. xiningense). New combinations are provided for L. cucullatum, L. davidsonii, L. erubescens, L. olivaceum, L. olivaceapini, L. sagmatosporum and L. vescum. New Typifications: Lectotypes are designated for L. olivaceum, L. erubescens and L. sagmatosporum. Epitypes were designated for L. olivaceapini and L. sagmatosporum. In addition to phylogenetic separation, the synnematous asexual states and ascomata with almost cylindrical necks and prominent ostiolar hyphae, distinguish the L. olivaceum complex from others in Leptographium.

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Cyanoboletus macroporus (Boletaceae), a new bolete species from Pakistani forests Samina

Karstenia ◽

10.29203/ka.2021.512 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 78-87

Author(s):

Samina Sarwar ◽

Arooj Naseer ◽

Abdul N. Khalid

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Its Region ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Species Number ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Distinctive Features ◽

Line Drawings ◽

Unknown Species ◽

Genus Field ◽

Comparison Table

Cyanoboletus macroporus belonging to C. pulverulentus species complex is designated as a new species from the moist temperate and sub-alpine oak forests of Pakistan after in depth macroscopic, microscopic and phylogenetic analyses using the ITS region of nrDNA as well as comparison with allied taxa. This species belonging to Boletoid group is morphologically distinguished from allied taxa (Cyanoboletus flavosanguineus, C. hymenoglutinosus, C. pulverulentus, C. rainisii, and C. sinopulverulentus) by wider openings of pores. C. macroporus is also phylogenetically distinct from C. sinopulverulentus and C. pulverulentus, the most closely related species. Phylogenetic analysis outlined the existence of previously unknown species of this genus. Field photographs of fresh basidocarps and line drawings of micro-characters are provided along with a phylogenetic tree as well as a comparison table and a key of distinctive features of all the species in this genus. This is the first authentic species belonging to Cyanoboletus from Pakistan. Previously, only C. pulverulentus has been mentioned in literature, but no morphological data is available regarding this report. With the addition of this taxon, species number of Cyanoboletus will increase to eight. From Pakistan, despite of the fact that there is great diversity of mushrooms in moist temperate areas (Yousaf et al. 2012), this is the first study that describes a species belonging to Cyanoboletus genus. Previously only one ambiguous species, Cyanoboletus pulverulentus, has been mentioned in literature (Iqbal & Khalid 1996), but with no available materials that could confirm this finding. In this study, Cyanoboletus macroporus is described as a new to science and increase the current species number of Cyanoboletus to eight.

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Species diversity within the Helvella crispa group (Ascomycota: Helvellaceae) in China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.239.2.2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 239 (2) ◽

pp. 130 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

QI ZHAO ◽

TOLGOR B ◽

YONGCHANG ZHAO ◽

ZHULIANG YANG ◽

KEVIN D. HYDE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Species Complex ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Similar Species ◽

Phylogenetic Species ◽

European Species

The white saddle-mushroom, a well-known European species, has long been named as Helvella crispa in China. In this study, phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, nrLSU, tef1-α, rpb2 and mcm7 sequence data, showed that the Chinese H. crispa-like samples represent a species complex, which contains at least six phylogenetic species. Three of these species, H. involuta, H. orienticrispa and H. pseudoreflexa, are introduced as new species in this paper. The remaining two taxa are not described due to paucity of material. Among the six phylogenetic species, H. zhongtiaoensis is more closely related to European H. crispa than the remaining Chinese species. They are provided with descriptions, photographs and are compared with similar species. A key to the Chinese morphologically recognizable taxa of this complex is provided.

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