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Microbiology
Ya-Fen Hu, Jing-Wen Liu, Zhao-Huan Xu, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Kai Zhang, Jian Ma
Summary: Three new Helminthosporium species, H. guanshanense sp. nov., H. jiulianshanense sp. nov. and H. meilingense sp. nov., were discovered in southern China through morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. These species were found on dead branches of unidentified plants and were identified as independent taxa within Helminthosporium based on both molecular and morphological data.
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Microbiology
Hongwei Shen, Danfeng Bao, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Jiankui Liu, Zonglong Luo
Summary: China and Thailand have abundant fungal diversity and freshwater resources, resulting in the discovery of six new Cheirosporous species and four known species.
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Xi Fu, Dan-Feng Bao, Zong-Long Luo, Xiu He, Hong-Yan Su
Summary: Pleosporales is the largest order of Dothideomycetes and has recently undergone significant revisions in its systematics, with Dictyosporiaceae being one of the newly established families. Two new species, Jalapriya aquaticum and J. apicalivaginatum, were collected from freshwater habitats in Gansu and Yunnan Provinces, China. The phylogenetic analysis confirmed their placement within Dictyosporiaceae (Pleosporales).
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
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Microbiology
Wenhui Tian, Pengwei Su, Yanpeng Chen, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura
Summary: In this study, nine Torula isolates were obtained from dead woody substrates in Sichuan, China. Based on morphological examination and phylogenetic analyses, seven Torula species, including four new species, were identified. This study provides further insights into wood-based Torula species in China.
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Microbiology
Shan-Ping Wan, Lan-Lan Huang, Meng-Jin Cui, Cheng-Jin Yu, Wei Liu, Rui Wang, Xiao-Fei Shi, Fu-Qiang Yu
Summary: Phylogenetic and morphological analyses identified five new species and one new record species of the ectomycorrhizal fungal genus Hydnobolites in Southwest China. Macro- and micro-morphological analyses revealed some differences between the H. cerebriformis complex, while the ITS sequences showed high similarity.
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Microbiology
Jing-Yi Zhang, Meng-Lan Chen, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Yu-Xuan Wang, Yong-Zhong Lu
Summary: Endophytic fungi from medicinal ferns are valuable natural resources for drug precursors or bioactive metabolites. This study identified seven Apiospora strains, representing four new species, from three Dicranopteris species in Guizhou. Phylogenetic analyses and detailed descriptions were conducted to characterize these new species. Three new hosts for Apiospora species were also documented.
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Microbiology
Tanapol Thitla, Jaturong Kumla, Surapong Khuna, Saisamorn Lumyong, Nakarin Suwannarach
Summary: This article provides a brief review of the diversity, distribution, and taxonomy of Exophiala, and introduces four new species of Exophiala. The identification of these new species is based on morphological characteristics and molecular analyses, and a phylogenetic tree is provided to show their position.
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Microbiology
Jingwen Liu, Yafen Hu, Xingxing Luo, Zhaohuan Xu, Rafael F. Castaneda-Ruiz, Jiwen Xia, Xiuguo Zhang, Lianhu Zhang, Ruqiang Cui, Jian Ma
Summary: Three new species of Distoseptispora, namely D. mengsongensis, D. nabanheensis, and D. sinensis, were identified and illustrated based on specimens collected from unidentified plants in Yunnan Province, China. Phylogenetic analyses using LSU, ITS, and TEF1 sequence data confirmed the taxonomic placement of these three new taxa within Distoseptispora. Both morphological observations and molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the recognition of D. mengsongensis, D. nabanheensis, and D. sinensis as distinct species. Additionally, a list of recognized species of Distoseptispora, including major morphological features, habitat, host, and locality, was provided to enhance our understanding of the diversity of Distoseptispora-like fungi.
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Microbiology
Hong-Min Zhou, Shun Liu, Xiao-Juan Deng, Hong-Gao Liu, Rui Xing, Yu-Cheng Dai, Ying-Da Wu
Summary: Two new species of Antrodia, A. aridula and A. variispora, were discovered in western China. Phylogenetic analysis based on a six-gene dataset showed that these two species form independent lineages within the Antrodia clade and have distinct morphological characteristics from other known Antrodia species. A. aridula is characterized by angular to irregular pores of 2-3 mm and oblong ellipsoid to cylindrical basidiospores measuring 9-12 x 4.2-5.3 μm, while A. variispora has sinuous or dentate pores of 1-1.5 mm and oblong ellipsoid, fusiform, pyriform, or cylindrical basidiospores measuring 11.5-16 x 4.5-5.5 μm, and they grow on different types of wood.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Chao-Ge Wang, Josef Vlasak, Can Jin, Jing Si
Summary: Phylogenetic and morphological analyses were conducted on the genus Rigidoporus, which is characterized by its annual to perennial basidiomata, monomitic to pseudo-dimitic hyphal structure, and ellipsoid to globose basidiospores. The study reconstructed the phylogeny of Rigidoporus species using DNA sequences and provided descriptions of three new species and one new combination in the genus.
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(2023)
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Qiu-Yue Zhang, Hong-Gao Liu, Lu-Sen Bian, Qian Chen
Summary: Two new species of Scytinostroma, S. acystidiatum and S. macrospermum, were identified in southwest China. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS + nLSU dataset showed that these two species form independent lineages and exhibit morphological differences from known Scytinostroma species.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Hong-Min Zhou, Tolgor Bau, Jing Si
Summary: In this study, samples of the genus Pseudohydnum from North China were examined morphologically and phylogenetically. Three new species were described: Pseudohydnum abietinum, Pseudohydnum candidissimum, and Pseudohydnum sinobisporum. The characteristics, type localities, and hosts of Pseudohydnum species were listed.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Mycology
Teik-Khiang Goh, Chang-Hsin Kuo
Summary: Multiple Canalisporium species collected from freshwater habitats in Taiwan, including new species and records, were described and identified based on nuclear rDNA sequences. Additionally, a division of Canalisporium species into two major groups based on conidial morphology was discussed.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
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Qiu-Yue Zhang, Can Jin, Hong-Min Zhou, Zi-Yan Ma, Yi-Zhe Zhang, Jia-Qi Liang, Jing Si, Hai-Jiao Li
Summary: Through re-examination of Chinese Cortinarius specimens, three new species, C. cinnamomeolilacinus, C. subclackamasensis, and C. tropicus, belonging to the sect. Anomali, were described in China based on morphological examination and phylogenetic analysis.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Mycology
Hong-Min Zhou, Qi Zhao, Qi Wang, Fang Wu, Yu-Cheng Dai
Summary: Two new species of Boletopsis, B. macrocarpa and B. tibetana, are described and illustrated from Southwest (SW) China. Their characteristics and phylogenetic positions were determined through morphological, ecological, and genomic analyses. Additionally, a key to identify accepted species of Boletopsis was provided.
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Mycology
Milan C. Samarakoon, Kevin D. Hyde, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Marc Stadler, E. B. Gareth Jones, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Nakarin Suwannarach, Erio Camporesi, Timur S. Bulgakov, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: This research focused on inconspicuous stromatic xylarialean taxa from several countries and identified 39 new taxa, including a new family, five new genera, 27 new species, and seven new host/geographical records. The analysis suggests that stromatic variations mostly occurred during the Cretaceous period.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yuan S. Liu, Jiankui Liu, Jaturong Kumla, Saisamorn Lumyong
Summary: Based on a survey of macro-fungi in northern and northeastern Thailand, two new species of Amanita, Amanita kalasinensis and A. ravicrocina, are introduced. These two species belong to Amanita section Amanita and show distinct characteristics from other known species. Detailed morphological features, line-drawing illustration, and molecular analysis support their classification.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Zuo-Peng Liu, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Qi Zhao, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: Microfungi associated with woody plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau were investigated, and a new genus Crassoascoma was discovered based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis. Four collections associated with Potentilla fruticosa were obtained from Gansu and Qinghai provinces in China, and they formed a distinct lineage within the Lentitheciaceae family.
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Plant Sciences
Ning-Guo Liu, Jian-Kui Liu, Ya-Ru Sun, Juangjun Jumpathong
Summary: A new hyphomycetous species, Tretospeira cheirospora, collected in northern Thailand, was described. It has unique characteristics such as brown conidiophores, monotretic conidiogenous cells, and distoseptate conidia. Molecular data confirms its classification in Phaeosphaeriaceae, and it is closely related to Banksiophoma australiensis. Comparison and discussion of similar genera in Phaeosphaeriaceae were also conducted.
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Microbiology
Wen-Li Li, Asha J. Dissanayake, Tian Zhang, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: This study provides an updated phylogeny for Pestalotiod fungi genera Neopestalotiopsis, Pestalotiopsis, and Seiridium, based on fresh collections from woody oil plants in Sichuan Province, China. Several new species were discovered, and pathogenicity tests showed some of them to be pathogenic on detached olive leaves.
Review
Microbiology
Achala R. Rathnayaka, K. W. Thilini Chethana, Alan J. L. Phillips, Jian-Kui Liu, Milan C. Samarakoon, E. B. Gareth Jones, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Chang-Lin Zhao
Summary: This study re-evaluated the character evolution and taxonomic placements of Botryosphaeriales species. It found that the order originated around 109 million years ago in the early Cretaceous period. The study also assessed two hypotheses and found a relationship between conidial color and nutritional mode in botryosphaerialean taxa.
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Microbiology
Lingling Liu, Jing Yang, Si Zhou, Xiaofeng Gu, Jiulan Gou, Quanquan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuoyi Liu
Summary: During an investigation of freshwater fungi in the wetlands of Guizhou Province, southwest China, three new asexual morphs were identified. Two new asexual genera, Paramirandina and Pseudocorniculariella, and three new species, Pa. aquatica, Pa. cymbiformis, and Ps. guizhouensis, were introduced based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis.
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Plant Sciences
Chuan-Gen Lin, Jian-Kui Liu, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Kevin D. Hyde
Summary: A new species of Rhamphoriopsis, Rhamphoriopsis hyalospora, is described, and its distinguishing characteristics from other Rhamphoriopsis species are discussed based on morphological and molecular data analyses.
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Microbiology
Yuan S. Liu, Jian-Kui Liu, Jaturong Kumla, Nakarin Suwannarach, Saisamorn Lumyong
Summary: This study examined 20 samples collected in 2019 and 2020, and found that they represented nine species in four sections through microscopic characteristics and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses. Three of these species were newly discovered, and there were also six interesting taxa, including four new records in Thailand.
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Microbiology
Xian-Dong Yu, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: Asexual and sexual morphs of saprobic bambusicolous fungi from Sichuan Province, China were taxonomically identified using morphological, cultural, and molecular phylogenetic methods. The multi-gene phylogeny indicated that these fungi belong to the Savoryellaceae family. Three new species, Canalisporium sichuanense, Dematiosporium bambusicola, and Savoryella bambusicola, were identified and described, while two new records, C. dehongense and D. aquaticum, were found in both terrestrial and freshwater bamboo habitats. The nomenclatural confusion of C. dehongense and C. thailandense was discussed.
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Mycology
Jin-Feng Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu, Kevin D. Hyde, Ya-Ya Chen, Hai-Yan Ran, Zuo-Yi Liu
Summary: This study investigates the morphology and phylogeny of ascomycetes collected from karst landscapes in Guizhou Province, China. Through the analysis of morphological characteristics and DNA sequence data, a total of 70 species were identified, belonging to two classes, 16 orders, 41 families, and 60 genera. Additionally, 13 new geographical records for China and 34 new species were discovered. Detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided in the study.
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Plant Sciences
Rui-Ru Liang, Sheng-Nan Zhang, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: A new bamboo inhabiting ascomycete, Bambusicola autumnalis, was identified and analyzed in this study, providing morpho-phylogenetic evidence for its distinction from other Bambusicola species.
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Microbiology
Na Wu, Asha J. Dissanayake, Hong-Zhi Du, Jian-Kui Liu
Summary: A survey conducted in China and Thailand revealed a high diversity of Botryosphaeriaceae fungi on a broad range of hosts. This study identified new species and previously known species, and reported new hosts and geographical records.
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Mycology
A. R. Rathnayaka, K. W. T. Chethana, I. S. Manawasinghe, S. N. Wijesinghe, N. de Silva, D. S. Tennakoon, A. J. L. Phillips, J. K. Liu, E. B. G. Jones, Y. Wang, K. D. Hyde
Summary: Lasiodiplodia is a globally distributed pathogen that causes various diseases on a wide range of hosts. This study presents a reliable molecular marker for accurate taxonomic identification of Lasiodiplodia species. Geographical studies show that Lasiodiplodia is distributed in tropical and temperate regions. Lasiodiplodia theobromae is the most common species in this genus and has a wide distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Mycology
W. L. Li, R. R. Liang, A. J. Dissanayake, J. K. Liu
Summary: This article introduces fungal species associated with woody oil plants, which are important in terms of food security, ecology, agriculture, and industrial manufacturing. The article provides descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic trees for various fungal taxa, as well as introducing new taxa and host/country records.
