Abstract
Two new foliicolous fungal taxa from Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Ponmudi forest areas of Kerala are described and illustrated. Meliola veebeehosagoudarii on Helicia excelsa is a new species while Asteridiella elaeocarpicola var. gadgilii on Elaeocarpus gadgili is described as a new variety. Both taxa are compared morphologically with similar taxa reported on members of Proteaceae and Elaeocarpaceae families, respectively.
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Mibey, R.K. & Hawksworth, D.L. (1997) Meliolaceae and Asterinaceae of the Shimba Hills, Kenya. Mycological Papers 174: 1–108.
Pinho, D.B., Firmino, A.L., Ferreira-Junior, W.G. & Pereira, O.L. (2012) An efficient protocol for DNA extraction from Meliolales and the description of Meliola centellae sp. nov. Mycotaxon 122: 333–345. https://doi.org/10.5248/122.333
Pinho, D.B., Honorato Junior, J., Firmino, A.L., Hora Junior, B.T., Mizubuti, E.S. & Pereira, O.L. (2014) Reappraisal of the black mildews (Meliolales) on Hevea brasiliensis. Tropical Plant Pathology 39: 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-56762014005000002
Yates, H.S. (1917) Some recently collected Philippine fungi. Philippine Journal of Science Section C Botany 12 (6): 361–384.
Zeng, X.Y., Zhao, J.J., Hongsanan, S., Chomnunti, P., Boonmee, S. & Wen, T.C. (2017) A checklist for identifying Meliolales species. Mycosphere 8 (1): 218–359. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/8/1/16
Fries, E.M. (1825) Systema Orbis Vegetabilis 1: 1–374.
Gregory, S.S. & John, W.T. (1999) Phylogenetic relationships of Meliola and Meliolina inferred from nuclear small subunit rRNA sequences. Mycological Research 103 (8): 1049–1056. https://doi:10.1017/S0953756298008211
Hansford, C.G. (1961) The Meliolineae. A monograph. Sydowia Annales Mycologici, Ser. 2: 1–806.
Hawksworth, D.L. & Eriksson, O.E. (1986) The names of accepted orders of ascomycetes. Systema Ascomycetum 5 (1): 175–184.
Hongsanan, S., Tian, Q., Peršoh, D., Zeng, X.Y., Hyde, K.D., Chomnunti, P., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H. & Wen, T.C. (2015) Meliolales. Fungal Diversity 74 (1): 91–141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-015-0344-7
Hongsanan, S., Maharachchikumbura, S.S., Hyde, K.D., Samarakoon, M.C., Jeewon, R., Zhao, Q., Al-Sadi, A.M. & Bahkali, A.H. (2017) An updated phylogeny of Sordariomycetes based on phylogenetic and molecular clock evidence. Fungal Diversity 84: 25–41. https://doi:10.1007/s13225-017-0384-2
Hosagoudar, V.B. (1996) Meliolales of India. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, 363 pp.
Hosagoudar, V.B. (2008) Meliolales of India, Vol. II. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. 390 pp.
Hosagoudar, V.B. (2013) Meliolales of India – Volume III. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (6): 3993–4068. https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3307.3993-4068
Hosagoudar, V.B. & Agarwal, D.K. (2008) Taxonomic studies of Meliolales – Identification Manual. International Book Distributors, Dehradun, India, 263 pp.
Hosagoudar, V.B. & Kapoor, J.N. (1985) New technique of mounting meliolaceous fungi. Indian Phytopathology 38: 548–549.
Hosagoudar, V.B. & Thomas, J. (2013) Meliolales in Peppara and Neyyar Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala State. Sadguru Publications, Udaipur, 254 pp.
Hosagoudar, V.B., Abraham, T.K. & Pushpangadan, P. (1997) The Meliolineae - A Supplement. Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 201 pp.
Huguenin, B. (1969) Micromycètes du Pacifique Sud VII. Méliolinées de Nouvelle-Calédonie 34 (1): 23–61.
Hyde, K.D., Norphanphoun, C., Maharachchikumbura, S.S.N., Bhat, D.J., Jones, E.B.G., Bundhun, D., Chen, Y.J., Bao, D.F., Boonmee, S., Calabon, M.S., Chaiwan, N., Chethana, K.W.T., Dai, D.Q., Dayarathne, M.C., Devadatha, B., Dissanayake, A.J., Dissanayake, L.S., Doilom, M., Dong, W., Fan, X.L., Goonasekara, I.D., Hongsanan, S., Huang, S.K., Jayawardena, R.S., Jeewon, R., Karunarathna, A., Konta, S., Kumar, V., Lin, C.G., Liu, J.K., Liu, N.G., Luangsa-ard, J., Lumyong, S., Luo, Z.L., Marasinghe, D.S., McKenzie, E.H.C., Niego, A.G.T., Niranjan, M., Perera, R.H., Phukhamsakda, C., Rathnayaka, A.R., Samarakoon, M.C., Samarakoon, S.M.B.C., Sarma, V.V., Senanayake, I.C., Shang, Q.J., Stadler, M., Tibpromma, S., Wanasinghe, D.N., Wei, D.P., Wijayawardene, N.N., Xiao, Y.P., Yang, J., Zeng, X.Y., Zhang, S.N. & Xiang, M.M. (2020) Refined families of Sordariomycetes. Mycosphere 11 (1): 305–1059. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/7
Justavino, D.R., Kirschner, R. & Piepenbring, M. (2015) New species and new records of Meliolaceae from Panama. Fungal Diversity 70 (1): 73–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-014-0292-7
Kirk, P.M., Cannon, P.F., Minter, D.W. & Stalpers, J.A. (2008) Dictionary of the Fungi 10<sup>th</sup> edn. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
Lumbsch, H.T. & Huhndorf, S.M. (2010) Outline of Ascomycota – 2009. Myconet 14: 1–64.
Maharachchikumbura, S.N., Hyde, K.D., Jones, E.B.G., McKenzie, E.H.C., Bhat, J.D., Dayarathne, M.C., Huang, S.K., Norphanphoun, C., Senanayake, I.C., Perera, R.H., Shang, Q.J., Xiao, Y., D‘souza, M.J., Hongsanan, S., Jayawardena, R.S., Daranagama, D.A., Konta, S., Goonasekara, I.D., Zhuang, W.Y., Jeewon, R., Phillips, A.J.L., Abdel-Wahab, M.A., Al-Sadi, A.M., Bahkali, A.H., Boonmee, S., Boonyuen, N., Cheewangkoon, R., Dissanayake, A.J., Kang, J., Li, Q.R., Liu, J.K., Liu, X.Z., Liu, Z.Y., Luangsa-ard, J.J., Pang, K.L., Phookamsak, R., Promputtha, I., Suetrong, S., Stadler, M., Wen, T. & Wijayawardene, N.N. (2016) Families of Sordariomycetes. Fungal Diversity 79: 1–317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-016-0369-6
Mathew, L.K. & Thomas, J. (2020) Meliola elaeocarpicola sp. nov. (Ascomycetes, Meliolales) from Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala State, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12 (5): 15671–15674. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5137.12.5.15671-15674
McAlpine, D. (1897) New South Wales fungi. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22: 38.
Mibey, R.K. & Hawksworth, D.L. (1997) Meliolaceae and Asterinaceae of the Shimba Hills, Kenya. Mycological Papers 174: 1–108.
Pinho, D.B., Firmino, A.L., Ferreira-Junior, W.G. & Pereira, O.L. (2012) An efficient protocol for DNA extraction from Meliolales and the description of Meliola centellae sp. nov. Mycotaxon 122: 333–345. https://doi.org/10.5248/122.333
Pinho, D.B., Honorato Junior, J., Firmino, A.L., Hora Junior, B.T., Mizubuti, E.S. & Pereira, O.L. (2014) Reappraisal of the black mildews (Meliolales) on Hevea brasiliensis. Tropical Plant Pathology 39: 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1982-56762014005000002
Yates, H.S. (1917) Some recently collected Philippine fungi. Philippine Journal of Science Section C Botany 12 (6): 361–384.
Zeng, X.Y., Zhao, J.J., Hongsanan, S., Chomnunti, P., Boonmee, S. & Wen, T.C. (2017) A checklist for identifying Meliolales species. Mycosphere 8 (1): 218–359. https://doi.org/10.5943/mycosphere/8/1/16