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Issue: Vol. 769 No. 1: 7 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.769.1.3
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Morphological and phylogenetic appraisal of Aurantiascoma phillipsii sp. nov. from Shangri-La, China

Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650201; P.R. China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Fungal Diversity and Green Development; Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650201; P.R. China
Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit; Faculty of Applied Sciences; University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Nugegoda; 10250; Sri Lanka; Center for Plant Materials and Herbal Products Research; University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Nugegoda 10250; Sri Lanka; Center for Biotechnology; Department of Zoology; University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Nugegoda; 10250; Sri Lanka
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650201; P.R. China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Fungal Diversity and Green Development; Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650201; P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650201; P.R. China; Yunnan Key Laboratory of Fungal Diversity and Green Development; Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; Yunnan; 650201; P.R. China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research; Mae Fah Luang University; Chiang Rai; 57100; Thailand
1 new species Dothideomycetes Rosaceae taxonomy terrestrial Fungi Parateichospora

Abstract

Aurantiascoma belongs to Teichosporaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes), which currently comprises five species. Most species of the genus are reported in their sexual morphs except for A. nephelii, which is known only in its asexual morph. Aurantiascoma quercus has been documented in both sexual and asexual morphs. In the present study, we introduce a new species of Aurantiascoma from China, which is identified through morphological examinations and multigene phylogenetic analyses (LSU, ITS, SSU, tef1-α and rpb2). The novel taxon is herein described as Aurantiascoma phillipsii and is also the first species of the genus reported from the bark of Rosaceae. This species is distinguished from the extant members by having ascomata that are superficially embedded in the bark and covered by remnants of the host and strictly 1-septate, hyaline to rarely pale yellow ascospores. In addition, the present phylogenetic analyses revealed a close relationship between Parateichospora and Aurantiascoma species, and we discussed their potential taxonomic placement and the issues in detail. A comprehensive morphological and phylogenetic comparison of species within Aurantiascoma is also presented.

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Thiyagaraja, V., Thambugala, K.M., Zhao, Q. & Hyde, K.D. (2026) Morphological and phylogenetic appraisal of Aurantiascoma phillipsii sp. nov. from Shangri-La, China. Phytotaxa 769 (1): 41–54. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.769.1.3