Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A. Elizabeth Arnold
Summary: An intriguing new study uses newly generated metagenomes to study the evolution of fungi, specifically focusing on lichens, which are one of the most species-rich and fascinating manifestations of symbiosis.
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Agronomy
Josef P. Halda, Jung-Jae Woo, Dong Liu, Soon-Ok Oh, Yogesh Joshi, Jae-Seoun Hur
Summary: This study describes a new species of lichen, Jejulea byssolomoides, from Jeju Island, Korea, and provides its characteristics and phylogenetic position. The new taxon is closely related to Byssoloma in the family Pilocarpaceae.
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Plant Sciences
Qi-Jia Zuo, Lei Wang, Lu-Lu Zhang
Summary: This study reports four new species of Porpidia from China, including one new species to science (Porpidia crystallina) and three new records to China (Porpidia umbonifera, P. seakensis and P. cf. contraponenda). Morpho-anatomical, chemical, and phylogenetic analyses were conducted to clarify the placement of these species and to support the delimitation of the new taxon. Detailed taxonomic descriptions, ecological and chemical characteristics, and illustrations are provided for each species. Additionally, a key to all known Chinese Porpidia species is included.
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Plant Sciences
Gary B. Perlmutter, Ricardo Miranda-Gonzalez, Frank Bungartz
Summary: Arthonia rubrocincta is transferred to Coniocarpon rubrocinctum based on its morphological and anatomical characteristics that fit the generic concept of Coniocarpon. The study expands the distribution range of the species to North Carolina, USA and the Bahamas, in addition to southeastern United States and the Bahamas. Thatch palm (Coccothrinax argentata) is reported as a new phorophyte. An emended description of the species is provided based on examined material.
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Mycology
V Thiyagaraja, R. Luecking, D. Ertz, B. J. Coppins, D. N. Wanasinghe, S. C. Karunarathna, N. Suwannarach, C. To-Anun, R. Cheewangkoon, K. D. Hyde
Summary: The study discovered the polyphyly of non-lichenized, temperate species of Arthopyrenia and Julella, with Julella fallaciosa being transferred to Arthopyrenia. Ancestor character state analysis was conducted using Bayes Traits and Bayesian Binary MCMC approaches to reconstruct lifestyle changes within Trypetheliales.
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Plant Sciences
Gintaras Kantvilas
Summary: The paper describes five new species of the genus Arthothelium A. Massal. in Tasmania, as well as the first records of three species for Tasmania. It also corrects some synonyms and misidentifications within the genus.
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Plant Sciences
Lijuan Li, Lisong Wang, Christian Printzen
Summary: This article describes a new lichen species, Lecanora zeorina, from southwest China. It is characterized by its areolate-squamulose thallus, zeorine to lecanorine apothecia, epihymenium without crystals around expanded paraphyses tips, amphithecium with large calcium oxalate crystals, and the production of atranorin. A new combination, Lecanora crystalliniformis, is proposed based on the similarity between Chinese specimens and Protoparmeliopsis crystalliniformis from South Korea. Phylogenetic analysis shows that these two lichen species belong to Lecanora s. str. and form a sister group to sorediate species. Detailed descriptions, discussions, distributions, and phylogenetic trees are provided.
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Plant Sciences
Mohammad Sohrabi, Steven D. Leavitt, Walter Obermayer, Helmut Mayrhofer
Summary: A new manna lichen species, Circinaria nimisii sp. nov., is described and illustrated in this study. It is the fourth known manna lichen in Europe and was found on Mount Olympus in Greece. The distinct morphological and molecular characteristics differentiate this species from closely related congeners. Additionally, the study proposes Agrestia zerovii to be a new synonym of Circinaria hispida.
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Biology
Qiuxia Yang, Jason Hollinger, Steven D. Leavitt, Xinli Wei
Summary: This study reports two new species and two new records of the lichen-forming fungal genus Peltula in China, and provides comprehensive analysis of their external morphology, anatomy, and molecular systematics to support species delimitation. The results contribute to the knowledge of species diversity and geographical distributions of Peltula species in China.
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Plant Sciences
Iram Fayyaz, Najam-ul-Sehar Afshan, Abdul Rehman Niazi, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Alan Orange
Summary: A new species of Porpidia has been discovered in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Its morphology, chemistry, and molecular sequences distinguish it from other species within the genus.
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Microbiology
Hongli Si, Yichen Wang, Yanyu Liu, Shiguo Li, Tanay Bose, Runlei Chang
Summary: Through five surveys conducted in Yunnan Province of China, we discovered the first known endolichenic fungi belonging to the Teratosphaeriaceae family. These fungi belong to a new genus called Intumescentia and consist of four new species. They exhibit a wide range of lifestyles and ecological roles.
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Plant Sciences
Damien Ertz, Neil Sanderson, Marc Lebouvier
Summary: This study investigated the systematic position of the genus Thelopsis within the family Stictidaceae using molecular methods. It was found that Thelopsis forms a monophyletic group within the genus Gyalecta, challenging the generic circumscription of this group. Thelopsis was shown to be polyphyletic, with new combinations introduced and a new species of Gyalecta described.
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Genetics & Heredity
Gizem Kaya, Chisom Ezekannagha, Dominik Heider, Georges Hattab
Summary: Sustained efforts in next-generation sequencing technologies are changing the field of taxonomy. In order to support evolutionary and taxonomic studies, researchers have developed an interactive web tool called Context-Aware Phylogenetic Trees (CAPT). This tool enhances the traditional phylogenetic tree view with taxonomic icicle view, providing context and interactive techniques for exploring and validating the data.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Maria Fernanda de Souza, Andre Aptroot, Adriano Afonso Spielmann
Summary: The species of Heterodermia in Brazil have been revised, reporting additional species and new species. A key to all accepted species is provided. The split genera proposed recently are not accepted and an additional group is informally recognized.
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Plant Sciences
Maria Beatrice Castellani, Elis Abetta Bianchi, Andrea Coppi, Juri Nascimbene, Renato Benesperi
Summary: Recent molecular studies on Parmelia have identified new semi-cryptic and cryptic species, indicating significant genetic diversity within this genus that may not be evident phenotypically. Molecular data are essential for identifying the species within this group accurately.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jordan R. Hoffman, Yoshihito Ohmura, James C. Lendemer
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Lars R. Ludwig, Gintaras Kantvilas, Andy R. Nilsen, David A. Orlovich, Yoshihito Ohmura, Tina C. Summerfield, Karina Wilk, Janice M. Lord
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mieko Kono, Yoshiaki Kon, Yoshihito Ohmura, Yoko Satta, Yohey Terai
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Plant Sciences
Lidia Yakovchenko, Evgeny A. Davydov, Alexander Paukov, Yoshihito Ohmura
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hiroya Suno, Masahiko Machida, Terumi Dohi, Yoshihito Ohmura
Summary: The study evaluates the stability of lichen metabolites and alkali-metal cation complexes in both gas and aqueous phases, finding that lichens can retain radioactive Cs over several years. Quantum chemical calculations show that different metabolites have varying affinities and complexation stabilities with alkali-metal cations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Terumi Dohi, Yoshihito Ohmura, Kazuya Yoshimura, Takayuki Sasaki, Kenso Fujiwara, Seiichi Kanaizuka, Shigeo Nakama, Kazuki Iijima
Summary: The study found that the Cs-137 inventory in lichens from Fukushima was significantly higher than in adjacent barks, and that the distribution of radioactivity was heterogeneous in both lichens and barks. Lichens were able to capture fine particles, including radiocaesium particles, with radioactivity concentrated more towards their interiors.
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Plant Sciences
Andreas Frisch, Yoshihito Ohmura, Hakon Holien, Mika Bendiksby
Summary: The study provides new insights into the taxon limits, phylogenetic placement, and lichenisation evolution of the genus Arthrorhaphis. It supports the monophyly of Arthrorhaphis and suggests that the transition to lichenisation has occurred only once. Additionally, the study identifies new species within the genus.
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Plant Sciences
L. S. Yakovchenko, E. A. Davydov, Y. Ohmura
Summary: This paper reports a newly discovered species, Candelariella xanthostigmoides, from East Asia. It was found on the bark of Tsuga diversifolia in Honshu, Japan, at elevations between 900 and 1100 m. The paper provides a description of the species' characteristic features, distribution, and a comparison with the most closely related species.
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Plant Sciences
Miyu SUGIMOTO, Yoshihito OHMURA
Summary: Pyrgillus mammosus, a new species from Xitou, Taiwan, is described and distinguished from similar taxa based on its thallus reaction, chemical compounds, and ascomata size.
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Plant Sciences
Kento Miyazawa, Yoshihito Ohmura, Yuichi Yamaoka
Summary: Based on foliicolous lichen material collected on Iriomote Island in 2011 and 2019, several noteworthy species were identified, including new records for Japan and Iriomote Island. The study also described the hyphophores and diahyphae of Tricharia kashiwadanii for the first time, as well as obtaining mtSSU sequences for several species and comparing their homology with sequences in GenBank.
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Plant Sciences
Alexander K. Ezhkin, Yoshihito Ohmura
Summary: After examining Taiwanese collections housed in the National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan, ten species in the lichen family Pannariaceae were identified, with seven of them being new records to Taiwan. The study discusses the morphology, ecology, and phytogeography of these species. Additionally, Vahliella leucophae was removed from the list of Pannariaceae lichens in Taiwan.
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Plant Sciences
Yoshihito Ohmura, Andreas Frisch, Miyu Sugimoto, Mu Mu Aung, Nobuyuki Tanaka
Summary: This study reports the new record of Heterocyphelium triseptatum from Asia, previously only known from South America and Africa. An unidentified substance was detected for the species through thin layer chromatography, while phylogenetic analysis confirmed its close relationship with H. leucampyx within the Heterocyphelium clade.
Proceedings Paper
Chemistry, Analytical
Terumi Dohi, Hisaya Tagomori, Yoshihito Ohmura, Kenso Fujiwara, Seiichi Kanaizuka, Kazuki Iijima
ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS VI
(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Lidia Yakovchenko, Evgeny A. Davydov, Alexander Paukov, Liudmila Konoreva, Sergei Chesnokov, Yoshihito Ohmura
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Plant Sciences
Mikhail P. Zhurbenko, Yoshihito Ohmura
