A taxonomic study of Nemania from China, with six new species

By

Pi, Yinhui
Long, Sihan
Wu, Youpeng
Liu, Lili
Lin, Yan
Long, Qingde
Kang, Jichuan
Kang, Yingqian
Chang, Churui
Shen, Xiangchun
Wijayawardene, Nalin
Zhang, Xu
Li, Qirui

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

83

Pages

39--67

Subjects

Phylogeny , six new species , taxonomy , Xylariaceae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.83.69906

 

Abstract

During an investigation of Xylariaceae from 2019 to 2020, isolates representing eight Nemania (Xylariacese) species were collected from Yunnan, Guizhou and Hainan Provinces in China. Morphological and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses, based on combined ITS, α-actin, rpb2 and β-tubulin sequences, confirmed that six of them are new to science, viz. Nemania camelliae, N. changningensis, N. cyclobalanopsina, N. feicuiensis, N. lishuicola and N. rubi; one is a new record (N. caries) for China and one is a known species (N. diffusa). Morphological descriptions and illustrations of all species are detailed. In addition, the characteristics of Nemania are summarised and prevailing contradictions in generic concepts are discussed.