Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal four novel species in Cordycipitaceae in China

By

Bu, Jing
Wei, De-Ping
Liu, Zheng-Hui
Yang, Yang
Liu, Zhong-Liang
Kang, Jichuan
Peng, Xing-Can
Xie, Shi-Wen
Zhang, He-Gui
He, Zhang-Jiang
Huang, Shi-Ke
Zhang, Xian
Hyde, Kevin D
Wijayawardene, Nalin
Wen, Ting-Chi

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

116

Pages

91--124

Subjects

entomopathogenic fungi , four new species , Morphology , Phylogeny

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.116.147006

 

Abstract

Cordycipitaceae is a well-known family in Hypocreales, comprising numerous arthropod-pathogenic species. Many taxa in this family have been identified and described through integrated morphological and molecular analyses. In this study, phylogenetic analyses using nrLSU, ITS, nrSSU, 3P_TEF, rpb1, and rpb2 revealed a new species, Pleurodesmospora sanduensis, and a new collection of Akanthomyces baishanensis. Additionally, a concatenated 5P_TEF+3P_TEF+rpb1+MCM7 dataset was employed to clarify interspecific relationships within Samsoniella, identifying three new species: Samsoniella lurida, S. subasiatica, and S. torquatistipitata. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations are provided for each studied species.