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Issue: Vol. 737 No. 2: 9 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.737.2.5
Page range: 99-108
Abstract views: 24
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A new species of Neophyllachora (Phyllachoraceae, Phyllachorales) on Ficus altissima (Moraceae) in Southwestern China

International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P.R. China; Key Laboratory of Breeding and Utilization of Resource Insects, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education of the Deep-Time Evolution on Biodiversity from the Origin of the Pearl River, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan Province 655011, P.R. China
International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, P.R. China
dicotyledonous plants morphology new taxa phylogeny analysis taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Neophyllachora species are parasitic on the leaves of dicotyledonous plants. In this study, a new species of Neophyllachora, N. tongbiguanensis, was introduced from Yunnan Province, China, based on morpho-molecular analyses. A multi-gene phylogenetic analysis (based on large subunit rRNA, internal transcribed spacer region, and small subunit rRNA) was conducted using Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Inference (BI) methods to clarify its taxonomic position. Our study provides a detailed description, illustrations, and a phylogenetic tree showing the position of this new species. The key to the species of Neophyllachora is also provided. These findings enrich the taxonomic diversity of Neophyllachora and provide valuable morphological and molecular data for its classification.

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How to Cite

Wang, Y.-T., Wu, H.-X., Wijayawardene, N.N., Song, J.-Y., Gong, C.-L. & Li, Z.-Y. (2026) A new species of Neophyllachora (Phyllachoraceae, Phyllachorales) on Ficus altissima (Moraceae) in Southwestern China. Phytotaxa 737 (2): 99–108. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.737.2.5