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Issue: Vol. 662 No. 2: 8 Aug. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-08-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.662.2.6
Page range: 177-186
Abstract views: 18
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A new species of Wongia (Papulosaceae, Sordariomycetes) from Taiwan

Department of Plant Medicine, National Chiayi University, 300 Syuefu Road, Chiayi City 60004, Taiwan
Bioresource Collection and Research Centre, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, No. 331, Shipin Road, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan
Department of Plant Medicine, National Chiayi University, 300 Syuefu Road, Chiayi City 60004, Taiwan
Fungi 1 new taxon cryptic species freshwater fungi hyphomycetes intraspecific variability Miscanthus floridulus phylogenetics taxonomy

Abstract

Wongia miscanthi sp. nov. from decaying culms of Miscanthus floridulus submerged in freshwater streams at Wufeng District, Taiwan, is described and illustrated, based on two collections. This new species was identified based on morphological comparison and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU, SSU, rpb2, and tef1a sequence dataset. Intraspecific variability between the two collections is discussed. A synopsis of Wongia species is compiled for comparison and a taxonomic key to the species is provided as an aid to their identification.

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