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Issue: Vol. 749 No. 2: 26 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.749.2.3
Page range: 148-160
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Chloridium yangxiense sp. nov. (Chaetosphaeriaceae) and Periconia sanqiaoense sp. nov. (Periconiaceae) isolated from soil samples collected in Guizhou Province, China

Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
Guizhou Dashahe Nature Reserve Administration Bureau, Zunyi, 563500, Guizhou, China
Guizhou Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve Administration Bureau, Zunyi, 563300, Guizhou, China
Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
Institute of Fungus Resources, Department of Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Institute of Fungus Resources, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, Guizhou, China
2 new species Dothideomycetes fungal taxonomy phylogeny Sordariomycetes Fungi

Abstract

Soil harbours a diverse array of fungal species; however, a substantial proportion of its fungal diversity remains undescribed. We describe two fungal strains isolated from soil samples collected in the Dashah River National Nature Reserve, Guizhou Province, China. Based on an integrative taxonomic approach combining morphological characterization and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU, SSU, and tef1-α), we identified and characterized two novel species, Chloridium yangxiense sp. nov. (Sordariomycetes) and Periconia sanqiaoense sp. nov. (Dothideomycetes), representing previously undocumented lineages within their respective classes.

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How to Cite

Zou, X.-F., Gou, W., Tian, X.-G., Shen, J., Guan, J.-Q., Long, C.-Y., Fei, G.-X. & Zou, X. (2026) Chloridium yangxiense sp. nov. (Chaetosphaeriaceae) and Periconia sanqiaoense sp. nov. (Periconiaceae) isolated from soil samples collected in Guizhou Province, China. Phytotaxa 749 (2): 148–160. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.749.2.3