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Issue: Vol. 483 No. 2: 10 February 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-02-10
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.483.2.1
Page range: 85–94
Abstract views: 22
PDF downloaded: 22

Dendrostoma covidicola sp. nov. (Erythrogloeaceae, Diaporthales) on Fagus sylvatica from Sichuan Province, China

School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P.R. China. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P.R. China.
1 new species Diaporthales Multi-gene Phylogeny Taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Dendrostoma covidicola sp. nov. is described from a dead branch of Fagus sylvatica (Fagaceae) collected from Sichuan Province, China. The taxon has 5–20 perithecia per pseudostroma and small, ellipsoidal to subfusiform ascospores with polar appendages. Phylogenetic analyses of a combined ITS–LSU–rpb2–tef1 sequence matrix confirmed its placement in Dendrostoma where it is close to D. qinlingense, D. osmanthi and D. quercus, but representing a distinct lineage. The new taxon is compared with other Dendrostoma species and comprehensive descriptions and illustrations are provided. An ascospore comparison for relevant species is also provided, as well as an updated phylogenetic tree (ITS–LSU–rpb2–tef1) including all the species of Dendrostoma.