A novel Melnikomyces species from forest litter in China

TIAN-PENG WEI; XIN ZHANG; PENG-PENG REN; YU-LAN JIANG

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.471.1.7

Issue: Vol. 471 No. 1: 10 November 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-11-10

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.471.1.7

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**A novel Melnikomyces species from forest litter in China**

TIAN-PENG WEI⁺⁻
XIN ZHANG⁺⁻
PENG-PENG REN⁺⁻
YU-LAN JIANG⁺⁻

Department of Plant Pathology, Agriculture College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China

Fungi Sympoventuriaceae morphology phylogeny taxonomy new taxon

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Abstract

A new species, Melnikomyces longisporum sp. nov. was isolated from forest litter in Guizhou Province, China. Phylogenetic analysis based on a combined nuclear ribosomal markers (SSU, ITS, and LSU) and protein coding genes (ACT1, TUB2, and TEF1-α) sequence data indicated that this strain belonged to the genus Melnikomyces but it constituted a distinct lineage and represented herein as a novel taxon. Morphological examination showed that it can be distinguished from known Melnikomyces species by its longer branched conidiophores, and longer verruculose conidia.

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