Two new endophytic Colletotrichum species from Nothapodytespittosporoides in China

MycoKeys. 2019 Mar 11:49:1-14. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.49.31904. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Two new endophytic species, Colletotrichumjishouense sp. nov. and. C.tongrenense sp. nov. were isolated from Nothapodytespittosporoides in Guizhou and Hunan provinces, China. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of these new taxa are provided and morphological comparisons with similar taxa are explored. Phylogenetic analysis with combined sequence data (ITS, GAPDH, ACT and TUB2) demonstrated that both species formed distinct clades in this genus. This is the first record of Colletotrichum species from N.pittosporoides in China.

Keywords: Ascomycota; Morphology; Multi-loci; Phylogeny; Taxonomy.