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Issue: Vol. 716 No. 4: 4 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.716.4.5
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Amphibambusa guangxiensis sp. nov. (Sordariomycetes, Xylariales), A Novel Bambusicolous Fungus from Guangxi, China with an Updated Genus Key

State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China; The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province (The Key Laboratory of Optimal Utilization of Natural Medicine Resources), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, Guiyang, Guizhou province, 561113, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China; The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province (The Key Laboratory of Optimal Utilization of Natural Medicine Resources), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, Guiyang, Guizhou province, 561113, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China
Engineering and Research Center for Southwest Bio‐Pharmaceutical Resources of National Education Ministry of China, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China; The High Efficacy Application of Natural Medicinal Resources Engineering Center of Guizhou Province (The Key Laboratory of Optimal Utilization of Natural Medicine Resources), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, University Town, Guian New District, Guiyang, Guizhou province, 561113, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China
Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Wanzhou Wanzhou District, Chongqing, 404100, P.R. China
Anshun university Agricultural College, Anshun, Guizhou province, 561000, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China
State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 561113, P.R. China
bambusicolous ascomycetes Cainiaceae microfungi molecular systematics Fungi

Abstract

A new species in the genus Amphibambusa (Cainiaceae), isolated from decaying bamboo culms in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated here under the name Amphibambusa guangxiensis. Phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS and LSU sequence data support its recognition as a novel species based on maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference criteria. Amphibambusa guangxiensis is characterized by larger asci (160–235 μm in length) and larger ascospores (26–34 × 7.3–9.8 μm), which differentiate it from the closely related species A. bambusicola and A. aquatica. Descriptions and illustration of the new species are provided, as well as an updated key for accepted Amphibambusa species.

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Yao, Z., Ren, Y., Habib, K., Kang, J., Li, W., Lu, C., Liu, L., Lu, P., Jin, Y., Shen, X. & Li, Q. (2025)

Amphibambusa guangxiensis sp. nov. (Sordariomycetes, Xylariales), A Novel Bambusicolous Fungus from Guangxi, China with an Updated Genus Key

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