Two new species of Cladosporium from leaf spots of Parispolyphylla in north-western Yunnan Province, China

Yue-Xin Xu; Hong-Wei Shen; Dan-Feng Bao; Zong-Long Luo; Hong-Yan Su; Yu-E Hao

doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e77224

Two new species of Cladosporium from leaf spots of Parispolyphylla in north-western Yunnan Province, China

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Dec 23:9:e77224. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e77224. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Yue-Xin Xu^{1

2}, Hong-Wei Shen^{2

3

4}, Dan-Feng Bao^{2

3

5}, Zong-Long Luo², Hong-Yan Su², Yu-E Hao¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang, China College of Public Health, University of South China Hengyang China.
² College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dali University, Dali, China College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dali University Dali China.
³ 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.
⁴ School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand.
⁵ Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai Thailand.

Abstract

Background: During the survey of pathogenic fungi on medicinal plant leaves in Yunnan Province, China, two Cladosporium-like taxa were isolated from leaf spots of Parispolyphylla. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of combined ITS, TEF1-α and ACT genes, two new species were discovered.

New information: Two new species Cladosporiumyunnanensis and C.paris are introduced, the detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided. Morphology of the two new species is compared with other related Cladosporium species. This study widens the host diversity of the genus Cladosporium.

Keywords: Cladosporium; asexual morph; hyphomycetes; phylogeny; taxonomy.

Yue-Xin Xu, Hong-Wei Shen, Dan-Feng Bao, Zong-Long Luo, Hong-Yan Su, Yu-E Hao.