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Issue: Vol. 638 No. 3: 5 Mar. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-03-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.638.3.9
Page range: 294-300
Abstract views: 33
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Tubakia byeongjinii, a new species of Tubakiaceae, isolated from Quercus variabilis in South Korea

Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, South Korea.
Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, South Korea. Department of Forest Environmental Resources, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, South Korea.
Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea.
Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
Leaf spot oak pycnothyria scutellum Fungi

Abstract

A routine survey to establish an inventory of fungal pathogens occurring on Quercus spp. in South Korea was conducted in the autumn of 2021 and 2022. Symptoms, including leaf spot, were frequently observed on Quercus variabilis leaves in a natural forest located in Sejong. A fungus with unique morphological characteristics, including pycnothyria, was found to be a major colonizer in the infected leaves of Q. variabilis. Based on the morphological characteristics of the fungus, it was identified as a member of Tubakia. Sequence comparisons of LSU, ITS, and TEF-1α gene regions revealed that the fungus was an undetermined species of Tubakia. This novel species is described as T. byeongjinii sp. nov., and this is the first report of Tubakia species on Q. variabilis in South Korea.

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