Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals Pseudolomaantha thailandica gen. et sp. nov. and Submultiguttulispora multiseptata gen. et sp. nov. in Chaetosphaeriaceae

By

Zhang, Jing-Yi
Hyde, Kevin D
Ma, Jian
Wu, Na
Al-Otibi, Fatimah Olyan
Zhang, Li-Juan
Lu, Yong-Zhong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

113

Pages

123--146

Subjects

4 new taxa , asexual morph , Sordariomycetes , sporidesmium-like fungus , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.113.142643

 

Abstract

Anamorphic chaetosphaeriaceous fungi exhibit high morphological variability and are distributed worldwide across terrestrial and aquatic habitats. During an ongoing taxonomic study of microfungi, two intriguing chaetosphaeriaceous hyphomycetes were collected from dead wood and dead bamboo stems in China and Thailand. A polyphasic approach, combining morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of LSU and ITS sequence data, revealed that these fungi represent two new genera within Chaetosphaeriaceae. Pseudolomaantha and Submultiguttulispora are proposed for these new genera, and they exhibit non-phialidic and phialidic asexual morphs, respectively. Pseudolomaantha thailandicagen. et sp. nov. is characterized by a sporidesmium-like asexual morph with macronematous, mononematous conidiophores; monoblastic conidiogenous cells, and pyriform to obclavate, rostrate conidia bearing an apical appendage. Submultiguttulispora multiseptatagen. et sp. nov. is distinguished by macronematous, mononematous conidiophores, mono- to polyphialidic conidiogenous cells, and fusiform or ellipsoidal-fusiform, pale brown to olive green to brown conidia with filiform, hyaline appendages at both ends. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and notes on the new collections are provided, along with a key to non-phialidic hyphomycetous genera in Chaetosphaeriaceae.