Three new Pochonia taxa (Clavicipitaceae) from soils in Japan.
Mycologia, 2013/9-2013/10;105(5):1202-18.
Nonaka K[1], Omura S, Masuma R, Kaifuchi S, Masuma R
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PMID: 23921245DOI: 10.3852/12-132
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Abstract
Fifty Pochonia strains were isolated from soil samples collected throughout Japan. Using a combination of micromorphological characters and multigene (SSU, LSU, TEF, RPB1, RPB2) phylogenics, seven taxa were identified, three of which previously were undescribed. In this paper we describe the new species, P. boninensis, and two new varieties, P. chlamydosporia var. ellipsospora and var. spinulospora. They were recovered from Chichi-jima, Aogashima and Okinawa's main island. The three new taxa are distinguished from known species and varieties by conidial morphology. We also report the first finding of P. rubescens from Japan.
Keywords: multigene phylogeny; oceanic islands; soil-inhabiting fungi; subtropics; taxonomy
MeSH terms
DNA, Fungal; Genes, Fungal; Hyphae; Hypocreales; Japan; Multilocus Sequence Typing; Mycological Typing Techniques; Phylogeny; Soil Microbiology; Spores, Fungal
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