Albophoma belongs in Ophiocordycipitaceae, with a new record from China

fungus isolated from forest soil in Guizhou Province, China, was identified by morphology and phylogenetic analyses as Albophoma yamanashiensis, a new record from China. T he combined ITS+LSU phylogenetic tree places Albophoma (previously a conidial coelomycetous genus of unknown affinity) in Ophiocordycipitaceae and sister to Tolypocladium.

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This article reports a new fungus isolated from forest soil in Guizhou Province, China, identified as Albophoma yamanashiensis using morphology and phylogenetic analyses. The combined ITS+LSU phylogenetic tree reveals that Albophoma (previously an unknown conidial coelomycetous genus) belongs to Ophiocordycipitaceae and is sister to Tolypocladium.