Novelties in Fuscosporellaceae (Fuscosporellales): Two New <i>Parafuscosporella</i> from Thailand Revealed by Morphology and Phylogenetic Analyses
Nattawut Boonyuen,
Charuwan Chuaseeharonnachai,
Salilaporn Nuankaew,
Papichaya Kwantong,
Natapol Pornputtapong,
Nakarin Suwannarach,
E. B. Gareth Jones,
Sayanh Somrithipol
Affiliations
Nattawut Boonyuen
Plant-Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group (ACBG), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Charuwan Chuaseeharonnachai
Plant-Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group (ACBG), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Salilaporn Nuankaew
Plant-Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group (ACBG), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Papichaya Kwantong
Plant-Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group (ACBG), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Natapol Pornputtapong
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Unit of DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Nakarin Suwannarach
Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
E. B. Gareth Jones
Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Sayanh Somrithipol
Plant-Microbe Interaction Research Team (APMT), Integrative Crop Biotechnology and Management Research Group (ACBG), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
Asexual morphs of freshwater fungi have been mostly reported from tropical and subtropical regions. From our ongoing investigation of the diversity and taxonomy of freshwater microfungi in Thailand, a country with rich natural resources and diverse ecosystems, Parafuscosporella ellipsoconidiogena sp. nov. and P. obovata sp. nov., collected from decaying submerged twigs at Phalad Waterfall in a conserved forest in Chiang Mai Zoo, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand, are proposed. DNA phylogenies based on a combination of ITS and LSU datasets support the placement of these species in Parafuscosporella (Fuscosporellaceae, Fuscosporellales, Sordariomycetes), and these two novel species differ from known species in terms of morphology. Detailed descriptions, illustrations and a key to Parafuscosporella species are provided, as well as comparisons with other accepted Parafuscosporella species.
