Two new species in Capillidium (Ancylistaceae, Entomophthorales) from China, with a proposal for a new combination

By

Nie, Yong
Zhao, Heng
Wang, ZiMin
Zhou, ZhengYu
Liu, Xiaoyong
Huang, Bo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-29

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

89

Pages

139--153

Subjects

Ancylistaceae , capilliconidia , Morphology , new taxa , Phylogeny

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.89.79537

 

Abstract

A taxonomic revision of Conidiobolus s.l. (Ancylistaceae, Entomophthorales) delimited all members that form capilliconidia into the genus Capillidium. In this study, we report two new species of Capillidium that were isolated in China. Capillidium macrocapilliconidiumsp. nov. is characterised by large capilliconidia. Capillidium jiangsuensesp. nov. is differentiated by large capilliconidia and long, slender secondary conidiophores. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using sequences from the nuclear large subunit of rDNA (nucLSU), the mitochondrial small subunit of rDNA (mtSSU) and elongation-factor-like (EFL). The analyses revealed sister relationships between Ca. macrocapilliconidiumsp. nov. and Ca. globuliferus / Ca. pumilum and between Ca. jiangsuensesp. nov. and Ca. denaeosporum. Additionally, a new combination of Ca. rugosum (Drechsler) B. Huang & Y. Nie comb. nov. is proposed herein. An identification key is provided for the ten accepted Capillidium species.