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Six Additions to the Genus Periconia (Dothideomycetes: Periconiaceae) from Graminaceous Plants in China

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JOURNAL OF FUNGI
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jof9030300

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5 new records; 6 new species; Ascomycota; fungal taxonomy; multi-locus phylogeny; Sichuan Province

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A study in Sichuan Province, China, discovered 26 Periconia isolates from various graminaceous plants, which belong to 11 species including six new species and five new records. These findings expand our knowledge of the species diversity of Periconia taxa in graminaceous plants in China.
Periconia is a polyphyletic and asexual morphic genus within the family Periconiaceae (Pleosporales). The genus is characterized by a pale to dark brown stipe with an apical conidial head and ellipsoidal to oblong conidia. Species of Periconia are widely distributed throughout the world in various hosts, while most species are isolated from graminaceous plants. During our investigations of microfungal in Sichuan Province, China, 26 Periconia isolates were collected from a wide variety of graminaceous plants. These isolates corresponded to 11 species based on the examination of morphology and multi-locus phylogenetic analysis (SSU, ITS, LSU, TEF1, RPB2). This includes six new species (P. chengduensis, P. cynodontis, P. festucae, P. imperatae, P. penniseti, and P. spodiopogonis) and five new records (P. byssoides, P. chimonanthi, P. cookie, P. pseudobyssoides, and P. verrucosa). A comprehensive description and illustrations of the new species are provided and discussed with comparable taxa. These discoveries expand our knowledge of the species diversity of Periconia taxa in graminaceous plants in China.

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