Two new species of Sordariomycetes (Chaetomiaceae and Nectriaceae) from China

MycoKeys. 2024 Mar 7:102:301-315. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.102.114480. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Rich and diverse fungal species occur in different habitats on the earth. Many new taxa are being reported and described in increasing numbers with the advent of molecular phylogenetics. However, there are still a number of unknown fungi that have not yet been discovered and described. During a survey of fungal diversity in different habitats in China, we identified and proposed two new species, based on the morphology and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses. Herein, we report the descriptions, illustrations and molecular phylogeny of the two new species, Bisifusariumkeratinophilumsp. nov. and Ovatosporasinensissp. nov.

Keywords: Fungal taxonomy; mesophilic fungus; phylogeny; thermophilic fungus; two new taxa.

Grants and funding

The work was supported by “Hundred” Talent Projects of Guizhou Province (Qian Ke He [2020] 6005), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 32060011, 32160007, 32260003), Guizhou Provincial Department of Education Characteristic Field Project [QianJiaohe KY character [2021]073].