Morphological and phylogenetic analysis reveal three new species Phyllosticta (Phyllostictaceae, Botryosphaeriales) in China

By

Zhang, Meng-Yuan
Zhang, Zhaoxue
Li, Duhua
Zhang, Xiuguo
Xia, Jiwen
Li, Zhuang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-05-29

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

118

Pages

35--54

Subjects

Ascomycota , Morphology , new taxa , Phylogeny , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.118.153609

 

Abstract

Phyllosticta (Phyllostictaceae, Botryosphaeriales) species have been reported worldwide and collected from various plant hosts. We proposed three new species, viz., Phyllosticta elliptica sp. nov., P. rhododendri sp. nov., and P. wuzhishanensis sp. nov., based on multi-locus phylogenetic analysis using a combined dataset of ITS rDNA, LSU, tef1, ACT, and GPDH, along with morphological characteristics. Moreover, P. capitalensis, isolated from the leaves of Mangifera indica, is redescribed herein. We have re-examined the six species complexes: the P. capitalensis species complex (including 32 species), P. concentrica species complex (including 32 species), P. cruenta species complex (including 22 species), P. owaniana species complex (including six species), P. rhodorae species complex (including two species), and P. vaccinii species complex (including two species). Detailed descriptions and illustrations of the new species are provided. These findings enrich the biodiversity of fungi and provide reference for subsequent research.