Monilochaetes pteridophytophila (Australiascaceae, Glomerellales), a new fungus from tree fern

Jingyi Zhang; Rungtiwa Phookamsak; Ausana Mapook; Yongzhong Lu; Menglan Lv

doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e67248

Monilochaetes pteridophytophila (Australiascaceae, Glomerellales), a new fungus from tree fern

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Jul 30:9:e67248. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e67248. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Jingyi Zhang^{1

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3}, Rungtiwa Phookamsak^{4

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7}, Ausana Mapook², Yongzhong Lu¹, Menglan Lv¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, China School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology Guiyang China.
² Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand.
³ School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chaing Rai, Thailand School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chaing Rai Thailand.
⁴ East and Central Asia Regional Office, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kunming, China East and Central Asia Regional Office, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Kunming China.
⁵ Centre for Mountain Futures (CMF), Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China Centre for Mountain Futures (CMF), Kunming Institute of Botany Kunming China.
⁶ Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Sciences, Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai Thailand.
⁷ Honghe Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Honghe, China Honghe Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Honghe China.

Abstract

Background: During taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of fungi on pteridophytes in Thailand, Monilochaetes pteridophytophila sp. nov. was collected from the frond stalks of a tree fern (Alsophila costularis, Cyatheaceae). The new species is introduced, based on evidence from morphology and phylogenetic analyses of a concatenated dataset of LSU, ITS, SSU and RPB2 sequences.

New information: Monilochaetes pteridophytophila differs from extant species of Monilochaetes in having darker conidiophores with fewer septae (1-4-septate). Monilochaetes pteridophytophila forms a distinct clade, basal from other species of Monilochaetes in Australiascaceae. A detailed description and illustrations of the new species are provided. We also provided a synopsis of accepted species of Monilochaetes.

Keywords: Hyphomycetes; Sordariomycetes; Pteridophytes; one new taxon; taxonomy.

Jingyi Zhang, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Ausana Mapook, Yongzhong Lu, Menglan Lv.