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Issue: Vol. 784 No. 2: 12 Nov. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-11-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.784.2.3
Page range: 161-187
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A taxonomic novelty of wood-inhabiting Terriera species (Rhytismataceae, Rhytismatales) and a new record from Yunnan, China

College of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; Yunnan Province; P.R. China
Department of Urban Bioresources; Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bioresources; University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Gangodawila; Nugegoda; Colombo 10250; Sri Lanka
College of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; Yunnan Province; P.R. China
Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development; Germplasm Bank of Wild Species; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650201; Yunnan Province; P.R. China
College of Forestry; Southwest Forestry University; Kunming 650224; Yunnan Province; P.R. China
Fungi 2-species Leotiomycetes morphology phylogeny saprobes terrestrial habitats

Abstract

During our survey of ascomycetes associated with dead woody substrates in forest habitats of Southwest China, two collections representing two Terriera species (Leotiomycetes) were obtained. This study aimed to determine the taxonomy of these collections and assess their phylogenetic affinities with previously described Terriera species through a biphasic approach combining morphological characterization and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Detailed morphological examinations for the genus were conducted, and phylogenetic relationships were inferred using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) analyses using a concatenated LSU–ITS–mtSSU sequence dataset of selected Rhytismataceae species. Morphologically, our collections fit within the generic circumscription of Terriera. Results supported the recognition of our first collection as a new species and herein described as Terriera pini sp. nov. The second collection was identified as T. karsti and is the first report in Yunnan Province. Detailed morphological illustrations (sexual morph), comprehensive descriptions, including ecological and habitat information are provided for both species. This study expands the knowledge of taxonomy, phylogeny and geographical distribution of Terriera species associated with Chinese forest habitats.

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Wijesinghe, S.N., Ekanayaka, A.H., Yang, X., Rathnayaka, A.R. & Zhao, C. (2026) A taxonomic novelty of wood-inhabiting Terriera species (Rhytismataceae, Rhytismatales) and a new record from Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa 784 (2): 161–187. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.784.2.3