Diversity of Plectosphaerella within aquatic plants from southwest China, with P. endophytica and P. sichuanensis spp. nov.

By

Yang, Xiaoqian
ma, shiyun
peng, zexiang
Wang, zhongqiao
Qiao, Min
Yu, Zefen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

80

Pages

57--75

Subjects

Endophytic fungi , multi-locus phylogeny , new species , Plectosphaerellaceae , Sordariomycetes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.80.64624

 

Abstract

Members of Plectosphaerella inhabit different substrates, including plants, soil and insects, and most species are pathogens causing large losses in agriculture. During a survey of endophytic fungi in aquatic plants in southwest China, 112 strains of Plectosphaerella were isolated, representing two new species, P. endophyticasp. nov. and P. sichuanensissp. nov., as well as two known species, P. cucumerina and P. pauciseptata. The novel taxa are described and illustrated here using combined morphological and multi-locus phylogenetic (LSU-ITS-TEF-1α-TUB2) analyses. Our result revealed Plectosphaerella species inhabiting within aquatic plants in southwest China, and the separation frequency of each species was presented.