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Issue: Vol. 405 No. 4: 6 June 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-06-06
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.405.4.2
Page range: 187–194
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 1

Deniquelata quercina sp. nov.; a new endophyte species from Persian oak in Iran

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran.
Microbial Biotechnology Department, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization ¬(AREEO), Karaj, Iran
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran.
Microbial Biotechnology Department, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization ¬(AREEO), Karaj, Iran
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Microbial Biotechnology Department, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization ¬(AREEO), Karaj, Iran
1-new species Didymosphaeriaceae Dothideomycetes phylogeny Morphology Taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

In this study, a new endophyte species within the genus Deniquelata (Didymosphaeriaceae) was isolated from the branches of Persian oak trees (Quercus brantii) in Zagros forests, Iran. The maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses of 18S, 28S and ITS, rDNA sequence data revealed that the isolates were distinct from other species of the Deniquelata. Based on molecular phylogenetic and morphological characteristics, this fungus was demonstrated to be a new species, Deniquelata quercina. Detailed descriptions and illustrations were provided for D. quercina and it was compared with other known species in the genus.