Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals five novel species of Pestalotiopsis (Sporocadaceae, Amphisphaeriales) from southern China

2026/02/11 by Ming-Gen Liao, Fang-Hua Guo, Xingxing Luo +5 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases #Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies #Plant Pathogens and Resistance

paper · doi:10.3897/mycokeys.128.181974

openalex created_date 2026/02/11 · openalex publication_date 2026/02/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Pestalotioid fungi occurring as plant pathogens, endophytes, or saprophytes exhibit a wide range of plant hosts. During our ongoing mycological surveys in southern China, 21 strains of Pestalotiopsis were isolated from diseased leaves of terrestrial plants. Phylogenetic analyses of ITS, tef 1-α, and tub 2 sequence data were performed using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference to reveal their taxonomic placement within Pestalotiopsis . Both molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological comparisons supported them as five new species of Pestalotiopsis , namely P. acericola , P. corchorifolii , P. fraseri , P. goeppertiae , and P. koelreuteriae , and one known species, P. machiliana . This study supplements the species diversity of Pestalotiopsis associated with multiple hosts in southern China.

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Discussions

• Five new species of fungi have been discovered from southern China living on a variety of local plants. Read more about these 𝘗𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 species: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.128.181974 [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]