Three New Species of <i>Microdochium</i> (<i>Microdochiaceae</i>, <i>Xylariales</i>) on <i>Bambusaceae</i> sp. and Saprophytic Leaves from Hainan and Yunnan, China

Abstract

Species of the genus Microdochium (Microdochiaceae, Xylariales) have been reported from the whole world and separated from multiple plant hosts. The primary aim of the present study is to describe and illustrate three new species isolated from the leaf spot of Bambusaceae sp. and saprophytic leaves in Hainan and Yunnan provinces, China. The proposed three species, viz., Microdochium bambusae, M. nannuoshanense and M. phyllosaprophyticum, are based on multi-locus phylogenies from a combined dataset of ITS rDNA, LSU, RPB2 and TUB2 in conjunction with morphological characteristics. Descriptions and illustrations of three new species in the genus are provided.

Keywords

• <i>Microdochium</i>
• multigene phylogeny
• new taxon
• taxonomy