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Tang, K. D. Hyde, Jayaward. & J. C. Kang + +, +sp. nov. + + + + +Fig. 6 + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific epithet ‘ +longirostrata +’ refers to the conidia containing a long rostrate. + + + + + +Holotype +. + + + +GZAAS +23-0809. + + + + +Description. + + +Saprobic +on an unidentified submerged decaying wood. +Sexual morph +: Undetermined. + +Asexual morph +: +Colonies + +on the natural substrate superficial, effuse, gregarious, hairy, black, glistening. +Mycelium +partly immersed on the substrate, composed of branched, septate, smooth-walled hyphae, pale to dark brown. +Conidiophores +80–252 × 4.5–9.5 μm (x ̄ = 161.3 × 6.8 μm, n = 20), macronematous, mononematous, solitary, cylindrical, straight, or slightly flexuous, unbranched, percurrent, smooth, guttulate, 4–13 - septate, sometimes slightly constricted at the septa, brown to dark brown tapering towards the apex and wider at the base. +Conidiogenous cells +6.5–16 × 5–9 μm (x ̄ = 13 × 7 μm, n = 20), monoblastic, terminal or indeterminate, percurrently proliferating, cylindrical, pale brown to brown. +Conidia +36.5–109 (– 160) × 8–16 μm (x ̄ = 71 × 12 μm, n = 30), solitary, acrogenous, cylindrical, obpyriform to obclavate, rostrate 15–100 (– 120) × 2.5–6 μm (x ̄ = 48 × 4.3 μm, n = 30), smooth, straight or curved, guttulate, 6–18 - septate, slightly constricted and darker at the septa, proliferating, pale brown to brown, becoming paler towards the apex, with a truncate base and a mucilaginous sheath surrounding the upper part of the apex. + + + + + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia longirosrata + +( +GZCC +23-0733, holotype) +a +unidentified submerged wood +b +colonies on natural substrate +c, d +conidiophores, conidiogenous cells +e – g +conidiophores, conidiogenous cells bearing conidia +h – p +conidia (red arrows indicate mucilaginous sheaths) +q +a germinated conidium; +r +Upper surface view of culture +s +lower surface view of culture. Scale bars: 100 μm ( +c – g +); 20 μm ( +h – q +). + + + + + +Culture characteristics. + + +Conidia germinating on +PDA +within 24 hours, producing germ tubes from the apex. Colonies displayed a circular morphology with dense, flat, spreading and fluffy growth, with an entire margin. The surface exhibited an olivaceous-green hue with a darker edge, while the reverse colonies displayed a circular shape with an entire margin, appearing blackish-green. + + + + +Material examined. + + + +China +• +Hainan Province +, + +Jianfengling National Forest +Park + +, saprobic on submerged unidentified decaying wood, + +23 August 2021 + +, +Zili Li, T +10 ( +GZAAS +23-0809, +holotype +) ex-type living culture +GZCC +23-0733 + +. + + + + +Notes. + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia longirostrata + +exhibits sporidesmium-like characteristics and shares similar features with other + +Kirschsteiniothelia +species. + + +Kirschsteiniothelia longirostrata + +can be distinguished from other + +Kirschsteiniothelia +species + +in having different sizes and shapes of conidiophores, conidiogenous cells and unique features of conidia, such as obpyriform to obclavate, long rostrate, proliferating, with a mucilaginous sheath surrounding the upper part of the apex. Unlike + +K. crustacea + +, + +K. longirostrata + +has cylindrical, proliferating conidiogenous cells and obpyriform to obclavate conidia, with longer (15–100 (– 120) × 2.5–6 μm), guttulate, proliferating rostrate structures and a mucilaginous sheath surrounding the upper part of the apex. + + +Molecular data further supports the establishment of + +Kirschsteiniothelia longirostrata + +as a novel taxon. Based on our phylogenetic analyses, + +K. longirostrata + +is sister to + +K. crustacea + +( +MFLU +21-0129) with 94 % +ML +and 1.00 +PP +support (Fig. +1 +). The comparison of the nucleotides between the sequences of + +K. longirostrata + +( +GZCC +23-0733) and + +K. crustacea + +( +MFLU +21-0129) shows differences of 8.4 % (39 / 467 bp) across +ITS +and 0.7 % (5 / 718 bp) across +LSU +, excluding gaps. However, we were unable to compare the nucleotide differences across +SSU +as + +K. crustacea + +lacks sequence data for this locus. Based on these findings, we introduce + +Kirschsteiniothelia longirostrata + +as a novel species, following guidelines outlined in +Jeewon and Hyde (2016) +and +Maharachchikumbura et al. 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Burnat + +, + J. - -Burnat, -Cavillier +Burnat + +, +Cavillier & -Abrezol -56 - - - - -( -G-BU +Abrezol +56 ( +G-BU [ -G00184828 +G00184828 ]!) . diff --git a/data/7F/6A/13/7F6A13232181545A9A9D5A8F92D695F1.xml b/data/7F/6A/13/7F6A13232181545A9A9D5A8F92D695F1.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9781d445e65 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/7F/6A/13/7F6A13232181545A9A9D5A8F92D695F1.xml @@ -0,0 +1,334 @@ + + + +Additions to the genus Kirschsteiniothelia (Dothideomycetes); Three novel species and a new host record, based on morphology and phylogeny + + + +Author + +Tang, Xia +0000-0003-2705-604X +Engineering and Research Center for Southwest Biopharmaceutical Resource of National Education Ministry of China, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Jeewon, Rajesh +0000-0002-8563-957X +School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. +0000-0001-7702-4885 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Gomdola, Deecksha +0000-0002-0817-1555 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Lu, Yong-Zhong +0000-0002-1033-5782 +Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius + + + +Author + +Xu, Rong-Ju +0000-0002-3968-8442 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad +0000-0002-3761-6656 +School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550003, China + + + +Author + +Alotibi, Fatimah +0000-0003-3629-5755 +School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550003, China + + + +Author + +Hyde, Kevin D. +0000-0002-2191-0762 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand & School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550003, China + + + +Author + +Kang, Ji-Chuan +0000-0002-6294-5793 +Engineering and Research Center for Southwest Biopharmaceutical Resource of National Education Ministry of China, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China + +text + + +MycoKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-28 + + +110 + + +35 +66 + + + +journal article +10.3897/mycokeys.110.133450 + + + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia bulbosapicalis +X. Tang, K. D. Hyde, Jayaward. & J. C. Kang + +, +sp. nov. + + + + +Fig. 3 + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific epithet ‘ +bulbosapicalis +’ refers to the bulbous area of the conidia at the apex. + + + + + +Holotype +. + + + +GZAAS +23-0808. + + + + +Description. + + +Saprobic +on unidentified decaying wood. +Sexual morph +: Undetermined. + +Asexual morph +: +Colonies + +on the natural substrate superficial, effuse, gregarious, hairy, black, glistening. +Mycelium +semi-immersed, on the substrate, pale brown to dark brown. +Conidiophores +(– 47) 58–128 (– 199) μm × 7.5–12.5 (– 16.5) μm (x ̄ = 86.7 × 10.6 μm, n = 15), macronematous, mononematous, solitary, straight or slightly flexuous, cylindrical, unbranched, septate, smooth, brown to dark brown, truncate at the apex and wider at the base. +Conidiogenous cells +6–17 μm × 7–10.5 μm (x ̄ = 10.6 × 8.6 μm, n = 15), monoblastic, holoblastic, terminal, determinate, proliferating, cylindrical, brown to dark brown. +Conidia +118–236.5 μm × 15–27 μm (x ̄ = 174.8 × 21 μm, n = 30), solitary, acrogenous, cylindrical, ovoid to obclavate, rostrate, smooth, straight or slightly curved, 8–13 - septate, slightly constricted at the septa, olivaceous to reddish-brown to dark brown, bulbous at the apex and / or third or fourth cell, truncate at the base, with a spherical hyaline mucilaginous sheath. + + + + + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia bulbosapicalis + +( +GZCC +23-0732, holotype) +a, b +colonies natural substrate +c – f +conidiophores, conidiogenous cells bearing conidia (red arrows indicate mucilaginous sheaths) +g, h +conidiophores +i – o +conidia (red arrows indicate mucilaginous sheaths) +p +a germinated conidium +q +upper surface view of culture +r +lower surface view of culture. Scale bars: 100 μm ( +c – f +); 20 μm ( +g, h +); 50 μm ( +i – p +). + + + + + +Culture characteristics. + + +Conidia germinating on +PDA +within 24 hours, producing germ tubes from the apex. Colonies displayed a circular morphology with an umbonate elevation, dense growth and a filiform margin. The surface appeared greyish-green, occasionally exhibiting paler mycelium in the bulge region. The reverse colonies exhibited a circular shape with a filiform margin, displaying a dark brown colour, becoming olivaceous towards the periphery. + + + + +Material examined. + + + +China +• +Hainan Province +, + +Jianfengling National Forest +Park + +, saprobic on unidentified decaying wood, + +23 August 2021 + +, Zili Li, JBT 04 ( +GZAAS +23-0808, +holotype +), ex-type living culture +GZCC +23-0732 + +. + + + + +Note. + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia bulbosapicalis + +exhibits sporidesmium-like characteristics and shares similar morphologies with other + +Kirschsteiniothelia +species. + +However, + +K. bulbosapicalis + +can be distinguished from other + +Kirschsteiniothelia +species + +in having different sizes of conidiophores, conidiogenous cells and the unique feature of its conidia, which comprises one or two bulbous structures at or near the apex, with a spherical hyaline mucilaginous sheath. Phylogenetically, + +K. bulbosapicalis + +is sister to + +K. dujuanhuensis + +( +KUNCC +22-12671) with 85 % +ML +and 0.99 +PP +support (Fig. +1 +). Similar to our new species, + +K. dujuanhuensis + +also comprises a spherical hyaline mucilaginous sheath. + +Kirschsteiniothelia bulbosapicalis + +is characterised by larger conidiophores [(– 47) 58.5–128 (– 199) μm × 7.5–12.5 (– 16.5) μm, L / W ratio = 8.2] compared to + +K. dujuanhuensis + +[29–74 (– 119) × 9–11 μm, L / W ratio = 5.1] and larger conidia (118–236.5 μm × 15–27 μm, L / W ratio = 8.3) compared to + +K. dujuanhuensis + +[(114 –) 122–155 (– 170) × 10–13 (– 16) μm, L / W ratio = 11.5]. In addition, + +K. bulbosapicalis + +exhibits cylindrical to ovoid or obclavate conidia with 8–13 septa and often consist of bulbous structures at the apex and / or the third or fourth cell, as well as a spherical hyaline mucilaginous sheath. In contrast, + +K. dujuanhuensis + +typically contains obclavate to subcylindrical conidia that are 6–15 septate. + + +In addition, the comparison of the nucleotides between the sequences of + +K. bulbosapicalis + +and + +K. dujuanhuensis + +showed differences of 9 % (47 / 512 bp) across +ITS +, 1 % (8 / 812 bp) across +LSU +and 0.1 % (2 / 1003 bp) across +SSU +, excluding gaps. Based on these findings, we introduce + +K. bulbosapicalis + +as a novel species, in accordance with the guidelines established by +Jeewon and Hyde (2016) +and +Maharachchikumbura et al. (2021) +. + + + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/data/A1/9B/E8/A19BE87ABA0F5DD7BF3360B1C765E8A2.xml b/data/A1/9B/E8/A19BE87ABA0F5DD7BF3360B1C765E8A2.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e0ddcc6ec95 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/A1/9B/E8/A19BE87ABA0F5DD7BF3360B1C765E8A2.xml @@ -0,0 +1,374 @@ + + + +Additions to the genus Kirschsteiniothelia (Dothideomycetes); Three novel species and a new host record, based on morphology and phylogeny + + + +Author + +Tang, Xia +0000-0003-2705-604X +Engineering and Research Center for Southwest Biopharmaceutical Resource of National Education Ministry of China, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China & Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Jeewon, Rajesh +0000-0002-8563-957X +School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. +0000-0001-7702-4885 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Gomdola, Deecksha +0000-0002-0817-1555 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Lu, Yong-Zhong +0000-0002-1033-5782 +Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius + + + +Author + +Xu, Rong-Ju +0000-0002-3968-8442 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand + + + +Author + +Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad +0000-0002-3761-6656 +School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550003, China + + + +Author + +Alotibi, Fatimah +0000-0003-3629-5755 +School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550003, China + + + +Author + +Hyde, Kevin D. +0000-0002-2191-0762 +Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand & School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou Province 550003, China + + + +Author + +Kang, Ji-Chuan +0000-0002-6294-5793 +Engineering and Research Center for Southwest Biopharmaceutical Resource of National Education Ministry of China, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou Province, China + +text + + +MycoKeys + + +2024 + +2024-10-28 + + +110 + + +35 +66 + + + +journal article +10.3897/mycokeys.110.133450 + + + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides +X. Tang, K. D. Hyde, Jayaward. & J. C. Kang + +, +sp. nov. + + + + +Figs 4 +, +5 + + + + +Etymology. + + +The specific epithet “ +dendryphioides +” is derived from the resemblance to the dendryphiopsis-like features. + + + + + +Holotype +. + + + +HKAS +136930. + + + + +Description. + + +Saprobic +on an unidentified decaying wood. +Sexual morph +: Undetermined. + +Asexual morph +: +Colonies + +on the natural substrate superficial, effuse, scattered, hairy, black, glistening. +Mycelium +partly immersed, on the substrate, pale brown to dark brown. +Conidiophores +179–467 × 4.5–8 μm (x ̄ = 318.2 × 6.1 μm, n = 10), macronematous, mononematous, erect, subscorpioid branched, straight or flexuous, cylindrical, septate, smooth, brown to dark brown, becoming paler towards the apex. +Conidiogenous cells +9–19 × 4–8 μm (x ̄ = 13.3 × 6.1 μm, n = 30), monotretic, terminal or intercalary, integrated, sometimes percurrent, cylindrical, doliiform, mostly discrete, determinate, smooth, pale brown to brown, both ends appearing darker, with new cells developing from the apical or subapical part of the subtending cells. +Conidia +30–55 × 9–13.5 μm (x ̄ = 40 × 11.1 µm, n = 30), solitary, acrogenous, cylindrical, oblong and occasionally clavate, smooth, guttulate, 2–4 - septate, slightly or deeply constricted and darker at the septa, brown, rounded at the apex and sometimes truncate at the base, exhibiting obtuse ends. + + + + + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides + +( +HKAS +136930, holotype) +a, b +colonies on natural substrate +c, d +conidiophores, conidiogenous cells bearing conidia +e – g +conidiogenous cells bearing conidia +h – o +conidia +p +upper surface view of culture +q +lower surface view of culture; Scale bars: 100 μm ( +c, d +); 50 μm ( +e +); 20 μm ( +f – o +). + + + + + +Culture characteristics. + + +Conidia germinating on +PDA +within 24 hours. Colonies circular, characterised by dense, flat, spreading and fluffy growth, with an entire margin. The surface displayed a dark brown hue, while the reverse colonies exhibited a circular shape with an entire margin, also appearing dark brown. + + + + + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides + +( +HKAS +135651, paratype) +a, b +colonies on natural substrate +c, d +conidiophores, conidiogenous cells bearing conidia +e – g +conidiogenous cells bearing conidia +h – l +conidia +m +upper surface view of culture +n +lower surface view of culture. Scale bars: 100 μm ( +c, d +); 20 μm ( +e – l +). + + + + + +Material examined. + + + +China +• +Yunnan Province +, +Lushui City +, +Sanhe Village +, +Gaoligong Mountain +, saprobic on decaying wood in a freshwater stream, + +5 May 2021 + +, +Rong-ju Xu, XS +17 ( +HKAS +136930, +holotype +), ex-type living culture, +KUNCC +10431; +ibid. + +• saprobic on submerged decaying wood in freshwater habitats, +22 August 2021 +, Rong-ju Xu, SYC- 05 ( +HKAS +135651, +paratype +), living culture, +KUNCC +10499. + + + + +Notes. + + + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides + +exhibits dendryphiopsis-like characteristics and shares similar morphologies with other + +Kirschsteiniothelia +species. + +However, + +K. dendryphioides + +differs from other species in the size of its conidiophores, conidiogenous cells and conidia. + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides + +is distinct from + +K. atra + +in having larger conidiophores (179–467 × 4.5–8 μm, L / W ratio = 52.2 vs. 148–228 µm × 6–8 μm, L / W ratio = 27), shorter conidiogenous cells (9–19 × 4–8 μm, L / W ratio = 2.2 vs. 25–33 µm × 5–7 μm, L / W ratio = 4.8) and smaller conidia (30–55 × 9–13.5 μm, L / W ratio = 3.6 vs. 54–63 × 14–18 μm, L / W ratio = 3.4). + + +The establishment of + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides + +as a new species is further supported by molecular data. Based on our phylogenetic analyses, + +K. dendryphioides + +strains ( +KUNCC +10431 and +KUNCC +10499) form a subclade sister to the strains of + +Kirschsteiniothelia atra + +( +CBS +109.53, DEN, +MFLUCC +15-0424, +MFLUCC +16-1104 and S- 783) with 83 % +ML +and 0.99 +PP +support (Fig. +1 +). The comparison of the nucleotides between the sequences of + +K. dendryphioides + +and + +K. atra + +( +MFLUCC +16-1104) shows a difference of 1.9 % (9 / 481 bp) across +ITS +and 2.4 % (11 / 458 bp) across +SSU +, but no difference was observed across +LSU +(777 bp), excluding gaps. Based on these findings, we introduce + +Kirschsteiniothelia dendryphioides + +as a novel species, following guidelines outlined in +Jeewon and Hyde (2016) +and +Maharachchikumbura et al. (2021) +. We were unable to compare the nucleotide differences across +LSU +and +SSU +of +KUNCC +10499 as it lacks sequence data for these loci. + + + + \ No newline at end of file