Identification of endophytic fungi from leaves of Pandanaceae based on their morphotypes and DNA sequence data from southern Thailand
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Tibpromma, Saowaluck
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Hyde, Kevin D.
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Bhat, Jayarama D.
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Mortimer, Peter E.
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Xu, Jianchu
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Promputtha, Itthayakorn
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Doilom, Mingkwan
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Yang, Jun-Bo
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Tang, Alvin M. C.
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Karunarathna, Samantha C.
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MycoKeys
2018
33
25
67
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.33.23670
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.33.23670
1314-4049-33-25
Endopandanicola Tibpromma & K.D. Hyde
gen. nov.
Etymology.
Named after its habitat as an endophyte of
Pandanus
.
Type species.
Endopandanicola thailandica
Tibpromma & K.D. Hyde
Culture characteristics.
Colonies
on PDA (PE60), superficial, initially white, later becoming yellow-white, smooth at the surface, irregular, with undulate margin, flossy to velvety; reverse white to yellow-white. Generative hyphae simple-septate, branched, sub-hyaline, thin-walled.
Notes.
Endopandanicola
formed a single, well-supported clade (100 % in ML, 100 % in MP), which is distinct as compared to other genera in
Polyporaceae
(Figure 3). This genus comprises resupinate or crust polypores that live inside leaves or wood as endophytes and do not form fruiting bodies (sexual morph), but form flat mycelia. More collections of
Pandanus
are needed in the future to locate the sexual morph of
Endopandanicola
.