Heterosporicola beijingense sp. nov. (Leptosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales) associated with Chenopodium quinoa leaf spots

Rashika S. BRAHMANAGE; Mei LIU; Dhanushka N. WANASINGHE; Monika C. DAYARATHNE; Li MEI; Rajesh JEEWON; Xinghong LI; Kevin D. HYDE

doi:10.14601/Phyto-11113

Phytopathologia Mediterranea (Jul 2020)

Heterosporicola beijingense sp. nov. (Leptosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales) associated with Chenopodium quinoa leaf spots

Rashika S. BRAHMANAGE,
Mei LIU,
Dhanushka N. WANASINGHE,
Monika C. DAYARATHNE,
Li MEI,
Rajesh JEEWON,
Xinghong LI,
Kevin D. HYDE

Affiliations

Rashika S. BRAHMANAGE: Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, People’s Republic of China
Mei LIU: Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, People’s Republic of China
Dhanushka N. WANASINGHE: CAS key Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
Monika C. DAYARATHNE: Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
Li MEI: Beijing Agricultural technology extension station, Beijing 100029, China
Rajesh JEEWON: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
Xinghong LI: Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, People’s Republic of China
Kevin D. HYDE: Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14601/Phyto-11113
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 59, no. 2

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A coelomycetous fungus with hyaline, aseptate, oblong to ellipsoidal conidia was isolated from living Chenopodium quinoa leaves with leaf spots, in Beijing, China. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses of a combined LSU, SSU, ITS and TEF sequence dataset confirmed its placement in Heterosporicola in Leptosphaeriaceae. The new taxon resembles other Heterosporicola species, but is phylogenetically distinct, and is introduced as a new species. Heterosporicola beijingense sp. nov. is compared with other Heterosporicola species, and comprehensive descriptions and micrographs are provided.

Published in Phytopathologia Mediterranea

ISSN: 0031-9465 (Print); 1593-2095 (Online)
Publisher: Firenze University Press
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Science: Botany
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