National Science & Technology Development Agency - Thailand; National Center Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (BIOTEC)
Type
Article
Source Title
MYCOSPHERE
ISSN
2077-7000
Year
2016
Volume
7
Issue
3
Open Access
gold
Publisher
MYCOSPHERE PRESS
DOI
10.5943/mycosphere/7/9/2
Format
PDF
Abstract
Parafuscosporella garethii, a new freshwater taxon, is described and illustrated from submerged decaying twigs in a Thai community forest located in Chiang Mai Province. The species is recognized as the third species in the genus, and markedly differs from those previously accepted in the genus by its conidial size and shape and having two forms of conidiogenous cells. Phylogenetic analysis based on combined LSU, SSU and RPB2 sequence data place P. garethii in Fuscosporellales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes. The novel taxon is compared with morphologically and phylogenetically similar species in the genus and a taxonomic comparison to accepted Parafuscosporella species is also provided.