Insight into the Taxonomic Resolution of Apiospora: Introducing Novel Species and Records from Bamboo in China and Thailand

Taxonomic studies of bambusicolous fungi in China and Thailand have resulted in the collection of three fascinating saprobic coelomycetes strains. Morphology coupled with combined gene analysis of ITS, LSU, TUB2, and TEF1-α DNA sequence data showed that they belong to the genus Apiospora, family Api...

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Published in:Diversity (Basel) 2022-11, Vol.14 (11), p.918
Main Authors: Monkai, Jutamart, Phookamsak, Rungtiwa, Tennakoon, Danushka S., Bhat, Darbhe Jayarama, Xu, Sheng, Li, Qinxian, Xu, Jianchu, Mortimer, Peter E., Kumla, Jaturong, Lumyong, Saisamorn
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Language:English
Subjects:
Apiosporaceae
Bamboo
Bayesian analysis
Datasets
fungal diversity
fungus–host distribution
Introduced species
Morphology
New records
New species
Nucleotide sequence
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Ribosomal DNA
Taxonomy
Thermal cycling
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Summary:Taxonomic studies of bambusicolous fungi in China and Thailand have resulted in the collection of three fascinating saprobic coelomycetes strains. Morphology coupled with combined gene analysis of ITS, LSU, TUB2, and TEF1-α DNA sequence data showed that they belong to the genus Apiospora, family Apiosporaceae. A new species from Thailand, Apiospora mukdahanensis, and new records of A. locuta-pollinis from China are herein described. In addition, based on both morphological data coupled with phylogenetics and nomenclatural analyses, A. mori is proposed as a new combination. Maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses were performed to clarify the phylogenetic affinities of the species obtained in this study. Newly obtained strains are compared with morphologically- and phylogenetically-related taxa. The comprehensive descriptions, illustrations, and updated phylogeny are provided and discussed for intra-and intergeneric relationships within Apiospora species.
ISSN:1424-2818
1424-2818
DOI:10.3390/d14110918