New Species of Nectriaceae (Hypocreales) from China

Species of Nectriaceae commonly occur on living and decaying woody substrates, soil, fruitbodies of other fungi, and insects. Some of them are reported as endophytes, opportunistic pathogens of crops and humans, or producers of mycotoxins. To explore the species diversity of the family, specimens from different regions of China were collected and examined. Four novel taxa of Penicillifer, Pseudocosmospora, and Thelonectria were introduced on the basis of morphological characteristics and DNA sequence analyses of combined datasets of the act, ITS, LSU, rpb1, rpb2, tef1, and tub2 regions. Differences between the new species and their close relatives were compared and discussed.

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This study explored the species diversity of the Nectriaceae family by examining specimens from different regions of China. Four new taxa were introduced based on morphological characteristics and DNA sequence analyses, and the differences between these new species and their close relatives were compared and discussed.