Translucidithyrium thailandicum gen. et sp. nov.: a new genus in Phaeothecoidiellaceae

A sooty blotch and flyspeck fungus with semi-transparent ascomata was discovered in northern Thailand. Its multi-loculate-like ascomata arrangement is similar to species of Lecideopsella (Schizothyriaceae), but ascomata lack a network-like arrangement. The new genus also has ascospores with appendag...

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Published in:Mycological progress 2018-09, Vol.17 (9), p.1087-1096
Main Authors: Zeng, Xiang-Yu, Hongsanan, Sinang, Hyde, Kevin D., Putarak, Chomnunti, Wen, Ting-Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendages
Ascospores
Bayesian analysis
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blotch
Ecology
Fungi
Genera
Life Sciences
Microbiology
New genera
New species
Original Article
Plant Sciences
Statistical inference
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Summary:A sooty blotch and flyspeck fungus with semi-transparent ascomata was discovered in northern Thailand. Its multi-loculate-like ascomata arrangement is similar to species of Lecideopsella (Schizothyriaceae), but ascomata lack a network-like arrangement. The new genus also has ascospores with appendages at both ends. Maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian inference analyses of a combined ITS and partial LSU sequence dataset revealed that this new taxon is a member of the family Phaeothecoidiellaceae, but it is distinct from any other genera. Therefore, Translucidithyrium thailandicum gen. et sp. nov. is introduced here with descriptions and illustrations. The discovery of this new genus with sexual characters in Capnodiales will make contributions to the further understanding of sooty blotch and flyspeck fungal group.
ISSN:1617-416X
1861-8952
DOI:10.1007/s11557-018-1419-0