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Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hongbo Jiang, Nakarin Suwannarach, Saisamorn Lumyong, Jianchu Xu, Sheng Xu, Chun-Fang Liao, Putarak Chomnunti
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Lakmali S. Dissanayake, Diana S. Marasinghe, Kasun M. Thambugala, Ji-Chuan Kang
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Summary: This study reported a coelomycetous fungus found on the leaves of Eriobotrya japonica in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, which was identified as Phaeosphaeria acaciae. This discovery represents the first report of a Phaeosphaeria taxon on Eriobotrya japonica.
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Sho Toshino, Gaku Yamamoto, Shinsuke Saito
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Er-Fu Yang, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Jian-Chu Xu, Zhen-Xiong Zhao, Chathurika Karunanayake, Itthayakorn Promputtha
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Sheng Xu, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hong-Bo Jiang, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Jian-Bo Yang, Jian-Chu Xu, Saisamorn Lumyong
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CHIANG MAI JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
(2022)
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Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Sinang Hongsanan, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Jianchu Xu, Peter E. Mortimer, Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Turki M. Dawoud, Saisamorn Lumyong
Summary: In this study, a new species called Scolecohyalosporium thailandense is described and characterized based on morphological and molecular approaches. The species was found on the grass Imperata sp. in terrestrial habitats in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Phylogenetic analyses showed that S. thailandense is closely related to the type species of the genus, S. submersum, forming a distinct clade within the family Parabambusicolaceae. This study provides morphological characteristics, illustrations, updated phylogenetic analyses, and discusses the distinctiveness of S. thailandense compared to closely related taxa.
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Rong-Ju Xu, Ying-An Zhu, Ning-Guo Liu, Saranyaphat Boonmee, De-Qun Zhou, Qi Zhao
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Chanokned Senwanna, Nakarin Suwannarach, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Jaturong Kumla, Sinang Hongsanan
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Fa Zhang, Yao-Quan Yang, Fa-Ping Zhou, Wen Xiao, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Xiao-Yan Yang
Summary: Five novel nematode-trapping fungi belonging to the genera Arthrobotrys and Drehslerella were identified based on morphological and multigene phylogenetic analyses. Two species produce adhesive networks, while the other three produce constricting rings to capture nematodes. This study provides morphological descriptions, illustrations, taxonomic notes, and phylogenetic analysis for these new taxa, along with a key for Drechslerella species, and discusses deficiencies in the taxonomy and evolution study of nematode-trapping fungi.
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D. S. Marasinghe, S. Hongsanan, X. Y. Zeng, E. B. G. Jones, S. Boonmee, K. D. Hyde
Summary: Epifoliar fungi are poorly studied symbionts that co-inhabit the surface of living plants, and their classification is challenging due to taxonomic confusion and lack of molecular data. Future research should address the limitations of current studies and use new molecular approaches along with taxonomic and ecological studies to gain better insights into these fungi.
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Diana S. Marasinghe, Sinang Hongsanan, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Saisamorn Lumyong, Kevin D. Hyde, Xie Ning
Summary: In this study, a new family (Brunneofissuraceae) and a new species (Cirsosia mangiferae) were introduced based on morpho-molecular evidences. The phylogenetic analysis confirmed the taxonomic placement of Asterolibertia, Brunneofissura, and Cirsosia in Asterinales and provided the first molecular data for Asterolibertia and Cirsosia.
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