Multigene Phylogeny Reveals <i>Haploanthostomella elaeidis</i> gen. et sp. nov. and Familial Replacement of <i>Endocalyx</i> (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota)
Sirinapa Konta,
Kevin D. Hyde,
Prapassorn D. Eungwanichayapant,
Samantha C. Karunarathna,
Milan C. Samarakoon,
Jianchu Xu,
Lucas A. P. Dauner,
Sasith Tharanga Aluthwattha,
Saisamorn Lumyong,
Saowaluck Tibpromma
Affiliations
Sirinapa Konta
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
Kevin D. Hyde
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Prapassorn D. Eungwanichayapant
School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Samantha C. Karunarathna
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
Milan C. Samarakoon
Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Jianchu Xu
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
Lucas A. P. Dauner
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
Sasith Tharanga Aluthwattha
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Daxuedonglu 100, Nanning 530004, China
Saisamorn Lumyong
Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Saowaluck Tibpromma
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
During our investigation of palm fungi in Thailand, two interesting taxa from Elaeis guineensis and Metroxylon sagu (Arecaceae) were collected. Based on phylogenetic analyses of a combined dataset of ITS, LSU, rpb2, and tub2 nucleotide sequences as well as unique morphological characteristics, we introduce the new genus Haploanthostomella within Xylariales, and a new species Endocalyx metroxyli. Additionally, in our study, the genus Endocalyx is transferred to the family Cainiaceae based on its brown conidia and molecular phylogenetic evidence.
