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Plant Sciences
Pushpendu Kundu, Felix Bast
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Priscila Barreto de Jesus, Goia de Mattos Lyra, Hongrui Zhang, Mutue Toyota Fujii, Fabio Nauer, Jose Marcos de Castro Nunes, Charles C. Davis, Mariana Cabral Oliveira
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MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
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Mycology
Qi Rui Li, Xu Zhang, Yan Lin, Milan C. Samarakoon, Kevin David Hyde, Xiang Chun Shen, Wan Qing Liao, Anuruddha Karunarathna, Si Han Long, Ying Qian Kang, Ji Chuan Kang
Summary: Three Arecophila-like fungal samples were collected in China, and morphological and phylogenetic analyses confirmed their affinity with Arecophila. Two new species, Arecophila australis and A. clypeata, were introduced based on morphology and phylogeny, and a monospecific genus, Alishanica, was synonymized under Arecophila.
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Plant Sciences
Deni Rodriguez, Ivette Ruiz-Boijseauneau, Edith Ponce-Marquez, Norma Lopez, Carlos Candelaria, Lourdes Teresa Agredano-Moreno
Summary: This study describes the anatomical changes that occur at the contact points between the branches and axes of two macroalgae species in the Mexican Tropical Pacific. The adhesion structures result in significant morphological and anatomical changes to the superficial cortical cells, forming a new type of interspecific fastening tissue.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Romina Manfrino, Alejandra Gutierrez, Flavia Diez del Valle, Christina Schuster, Haifa Ben Gharsa, Claudia Lopez Lastra, Andreas Leclerque
Summary: This study identified three fungal strains pathogenic to aphids and whiteflies in Argentina as Lecanicillium uredinophilum, representing the first documentation of this fungus in hemipteran insects and outside of Southeast Asia, particularly in the Americas. Through a combination of morphological and molecular taxonomy analyses, it was proposed that the entire species L. uredinophilum should be reclassified into the genus Akanthomyces, leading to the introduction of a new taxon, Akanthomaces uredinophilus comb. nov.
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Microbiology
Paul A. Lawson, Liz Saavedra Perez, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan
Summary: The genus Clostridium is diverse and includes species like C. cocleatum, C. ramosum, C. spiroforme, and C. saccharogumia. These species form a distinct cluster within the family Coprobacillaceae in the order Erysipelotrichales. Based on phylogenetic, genomic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic information, it is proposed that these species be transferred to a new genus called Thomasclavelia.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Mycology
Shuang Song, Meng Li, Jun-En Huang, Fang Liu
Summary: This article reports the isolation of two new species of the genus Scolecobasidium from the mangroves in Shenzhen and Zhuhai, China. These new species are named S. acanthi and S. aegiceratis. The study also provides an updated description of the genus Scolecobasidium and proposes a new combination, S. terrestre.
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Microbiology
Shun Liu, Jun-Liang Zhou, Jie Song, Yi-Fei Sun, Yu-Cheng Dai, Bao-Kai Cui
Summary: This study proposes two new families, Climacocystaceae and Gloeoporellaceae, within the diverse group of Polyporales based on morphological and molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using DNA sequences of various genes, and the divergence time of Polyporales was estimated using the conserved regions of five DNA fragments. The results reveal the ancestral split of Polyporales and the ages of the families, with Climacocystaceae and Gloeoporellaceae originating at specific time periods.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Muneki Yamada, Rikiya Endoh, Hiroshi Masumoto, Yuma Yoshihashi, Moriya Ohkuma, Yousuke Degawa
Summary: In this study, strains of Sirotrema translucens and Sirobasidium japonicum were isolated for the first time from basidiocarps collected in Japan, and an undescribed species in the genus Sirobasidium was also discovered. Sirobasidium sp. is characterized by its apiculate epibasidia and 2-celled basidia divided by a longitudinal septum, which is a unique combination of characteristics in the genus. Through mating experiments and analysis, we proposed the names Sirobasidium apiculatum sp. nov. and Phaeotremella translucens comb. nov.
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Mycology
Cony A. Decock, Leif Ryvarden, Mario Amalfi
Summary: A new polypore species, Niveoporofomes oboensis, was discovered during a survey in the montane forest of Sao Tome. The species was characterized by subglobose basidiospores and a brown rot. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the placement and a new combination, N. widdringtoniae, was proposed. Additionally, a key to the species in Tropical Africa was provided.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2022)
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Mycology
Matteo Gelardi, Claudio Angelini, Alona Yu. Biketova, Laura M. Suz, Enrico Ercole, Tatiana Yu. Svetasheva, Kurt O. Miller, Javier Isaac de la Fuente, Jesus Garcia Jimenez, Alfredo Vizzini
Summary: A multilocus phylogenetic analysis revealed that there are only two Coccoloba-associated xerocomoid boletes with smooth basidiospores known from the Dominican Republic, namely Boletus ruborculus and Xerocomus coccolobae. Boletus ruborculus forms a new genus called Tropicoboletus gen. nov., while Xerocomus coccolobae is confirmed as a member of Xerocomus s. str.
MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS
(2023)
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Zoology
Xiao-Yu Zhu, Shi-Yang Wu, Yi-Jiao Liu, Yun Bai, Cristian Romn-Palacios, Zheng Li, Zhu-Qing He
Summary: A new species of Tiger Gecko has been discovered in Guangdong, China. It is the fifth species of Goniurosaurus found in karst topography of Guangdong. The new species is distinguished by its unique morphological features and genetic analysis.
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Mycology
O. Savary, M. Coton, J. C. Frisvad, P. Nodet, J. Ropars, E. Coton, J-L Jany
Summary: Investigation of various cheese rinds for Bisifusarium domesticum revealed unexpected diversity of Fusarium-like fungi, leading to the discovery of four novel cheese-associated species, including two new genera. A multi-gene phylogenetic analysis, morphological observations, and metabolite profiling were used to determine the phylogenetic position and characteristics of the isolates.
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Plant Sciences
Gina A. Tonicelli, Maria Emilia Croce, Pilar Diaz-Tapia, Suzanne Fredericq, David Wilson Freshwater, Maria Cecilia Gauna, Elisa R. Parodi, Heroen Verbruggen, Max H. Hommersand
Summary: This study used DNA sequences and morphological observations to confirm that Cystoclonium obtusangulum actually consists of two distinct species, leading to the proposal of a new genus name Meridionella. These two species are morphologically similar but have different distributions, one found in South America and the Falkland Islands, and the other occurring in Antarctic waters.
JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
So Young Jeong, Wendy A. Nelson, Judith E. Sutherland, Viviana Pena, Line Le Gall, Guillermo Diaz-Pulido, Boo Yeon Won, Tae Oh Cho
Summary: The coralline algal genus Corallinapetra is monospecific and distinct from other families and orders within the Corallinophycidae. DNA analysis supports the establishment of a new family and order for Corallinapetra, and the reassignment of L. gabrielii to Corallinapetra. Additionally, comparison of molecular data confirms the placement of L. muelleri within the Hapalidiales.
JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
(2021)