Morphology and multigene phylogeny reveal three new species of Distoseptispora (Distoseptisporales, Distoseptisporaceae) on palms (Arecaceae) from peatswamp areas in southern Thailand

Omid Karimi; K W Thilini Chethana; Antonio R G de Farias; Raheleh Asghari; Saithong Kaewchai; Kevin D Hyde; Qirui Li

doi:10.3897/mycokeys.102.112815

Morphology and multigene phylogeny reveal three new species of Distoseptispora (Distoseptisporales, Distoseptisporaceae) on palms (Arecaceae) from peatswamp areas in southern Thailand

MycoKeys. 2024 Feb 9:102:55-81. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.102.112815. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Omid Karimi^{1

2}, K W Thilini Chethana², Antonio R G de Farias², Raheleh Asghari², Saithong Kaewchai³, Kevin D Hyde^{2

4

5}, Qirui Li¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004, China.
² School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
³ Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
⁴ Princess of Naradhiwas University, 99 Moo 8, Kok Kian, Muang District, Narathiwat Province, 9600 Thailand.
⁵ Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai 50150, Thailand.

Abstract

Peatswamp forest is a unique habitat that supports high biodiversity, particularly fungal diversity. The current study collected submerged and dead plant parts from Eleiodoxaconferta, Eugeissonatristis and Licualapaludosa from a peatswamp forest in Narathiwat Province, Thailand. Morphological features coupled with multigene phylogenetic analyses of ITS, LSU, rpb2 and tef1-α sequence data identified our isolates as new Distoseptispora species (viz. D.arecacearumsp. nov., D.eleiodoxaesp. nov. and D.narathiwatensissp. nov.). Morphological descriptions, illustrations and notes are provided.

Keywords: Sordariomycetes; asexual morph; molecular phylogeny; novel taxa; saprobic fungi; taxonomy.

Omid Karimi, K. W. Thilini Chethana, Antonio R. G. de Farias, Raheleh Asghari, Saithong Kaewchai, Kevin D. Hyde, Qirui Li.

Grants and funding

The National Science, Research and Innovation Fund: Thailand Science Research Innovation (Basic Research Fund 2023) entitled ‘Taxonomy, Phylogeny and chemo-profiling of selected families in Xylariales (662A01003) China National Natural Science Foundation (31960005 and 32000009) National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) grant “Total fungal diversity in a given forest area with implications towards species numbers, chemical diversity and biotechnology” (grant no. N42A650547)