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Issue: Vol. 700 No. 1: 7 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.700.1.5
Page range: 60-72
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Hongkongmyces wuhanensis sp. nov. from freshwater habitats in Wuhan, China

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, P.R. China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, P.R. China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia; Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, P.R. China
Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, P.R. China
School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, P.R. China
1 new species aquatic multi-locus phylogeny saprobe taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Hongkongmyces is a genus of particular interest, as its type species was isolated from a biopsy specimen of a patient with an invasive foot infection, making it the only member of Lindgomycetaceae associated with human infections. However, most Hongkongmyces species have been identified as saprobes from freshwater habitats. During our ongoing investigation into the taxonomy and diversity of freshwater fungi in southern China and along a north-south gradient, we discovered a novel species, Hongkongmyces wuhanensis, from a freshwater lake in Wuhan City, China. The classification of the new species is supported by morphological characteristics and multi-locus phylogeny using combined LSU, SSU, ITS and tef1-α rDNA sequence data. Hongkongmyces wuhanensis is distinguished by its narrowly fusiform or vermiform, yellowish brown, mostly 5-septate ascospores. A detailed description, illustration, and an updated phylogenetic tree are presented. In addition, we discuss the possibility of Clohesyomyces being the asexual morph of Aquimassariosphaeria.

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How to Cite

Shu, Y.-X., Hyde, K.D., Al-Otibi, F.O., Doilom, M., Kitiphong, K. & Dong, W. (2025) Hongkongmyces wuhanensis sp. nov. from freshwater habitats in Wuhan, China. Phytotaxa 700 (1): 60–72. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.700.1.5