Frontiers in Microbiology (Aug 2024)

Four novel species of Pleurotheciaceae collected from freshwater habitats in Jiangxi Province, China

  • Wen-Ming He,
  • Wen-Ming He,
  • Wen-Ming He,
  • Jun-Bo Zhang,
  • Zhi-Jun Zhai,
  • Zhi-Jun Zhai,
  • Zhi-Jun Zhai,
  • Danushka Sandaruwan Tennakoon,
  • Chao-Yu Cui,
  • Chao-Yu Cui,
  • Chao-Yu Cui,
  • Jian-Ping Zhou,
  • Jian-Ping Zhou,
  • Jian-Ping Zhou,
  • Ming-Hui Chen,
  • Ming-Hui Chen,
  • Ming-Hui Chen,
  • Hai-Jing Hu,
  • Hai-Jing Hu,
  • Hai-Jing Hu,
  • Hua Yin,
  • Hua Yin,
  • Yang Gao,
  • Yang Gao,
  • Yang Gao,
  • Dian-Ming Hu,
  • Dian-Ming Hu,
  • Dian-Ming Hu,
  • Hai-Yan Song,
  • Hai-Yan Song,
  • Hai-Yan Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1452499
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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During an investigation of fungal diversity from freshwater environments in different regions in Jiangxi Province, China, four interesting species were collected. Morphology coupled with combined gene analysis of an ITS, LSU, SSU, and rpb2 DNA sequence data showed that they belong to the family Pleurotheciaceae. Four new species, Pleurotheciella ganzhouensis, Pla. irregularis, Pla. verrucosa, and Pleurothecium jiangxiense are herein described. Pleurotheciella ganzhouensis is characterized by its capsule-shaped conidia and short conidiophores, while Pla. irregularis has amorphous conidiophores and 3-septate conidia. Pleurotheciella verrucosa has cylindrical or verrucolose conidiogenous cells, 1-septate, narrowly fusiform, meniscus or subclavate conidia. Pleurothecium jiangxiense characterized in having conidiogenous cells with dense cylindrical denticles and short conidiophores. Pleurothecium obovoideum was transferred to Neomonodictys based on phylogenetic evidence. All species are compared with other similar species and comprehensive descriptions, micrographs, and phylogenetic data are provided.

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