Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal three new species of Apiospora in China

By

Li, Shu-Ji
Peng, Cheng
Yuan, Rong
Tian, Chengming

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

Zoosystematics and evolution

Volume

99

Pages

297--317

Subjects

Apiosporaceae , Ascomycota , Morphology , Phylogeny , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.99.108384

 

Abstract

Species of Apiospora are distributed worldwide as endophytes, pathogens and saprobes. In this study, we analysed Apiospora strains isolated from diseased leaves in Yunnan Province and dead culms in Shaanxi Province, China and we identified fungal species based on multi-locus phylogeny of ITS, LSU, tef1 and tub2 genes, along with the morphological characters, host and ecological distribution. Analyses revealed three new species, namely A. corylisp. nov., A. lophatherisp. nov. and A. oenotheraesp. nov. and one known species A. arundinis. Illustrations and descriptions of the four taxa are provided, along with comparisons with closely-related taxa in the genus.