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Issue: Vol. 769 No. 2: 11 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.769.2.4
Page range: 151-162
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New insights into Vanakripa based on a novel species, V. submersa, isolated from the Pearl River Basin in 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; China
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research; Mae Fah Luang University; Chiang Rai 57100; Thailand
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research; 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; 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; 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; 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; China
College of Artificial Intelligence; Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering; Guangzhou; 510225; 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; 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; China
Fungi 1 new species freshwater fungi Fuscosporellaceae Pearl River Basin taxonomy

Abstract

The Pearl River Basin, comprising the West, North, and East Rivers, and the Pearl River Delta, is the largest water system in southern China. During a sustained survey of freshwater fungi in this region, an interesting asexual species was discovered from the West River, the main stem of the Pearl River. Morphological characteristics and multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of combined LSU, SSU, and ITS sequence dataset identified it as a novel species, namely Vanakripa submersa. The species is distinguished by its conidia having a subcylindrical, pale reddish brown to reddish brown appendage. A re-examination of the morphology and phylogeny of the species within Vanakripa found that this genus could be divided into two major groups based on conidial shape, appendage, and basal frill. However, we refrain from revising the current taxonomic treatment of Vanakripa because a few species deviate from this pattern. We await evidence that may clarify this issue in the future. This study provides new insights into the classification of Vanakripa.

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Li, H., Hyde, K.D., Shu, Y., Zhou, Y., Lin, J., Lin, G., Xu, G., Yang, C., Doilom, M. & Dong, W. (2026) New insights into Vanakripa based on a novel species, V. submersa, isolated from the Pearl River Basin in China. Phytotaxa 769 (2): 151–162. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.769.2.4