Mycological Progress

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Phialemoniopsis endophytica sp. nov., a new species of endophytic fungi from Luffa cylindrica in Henan, China

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Abstract

During a survey of endophytic fungi in the cucurbit plants collected from Henan, China, a new species, Phialemoniopsis endophytica was isolated from the lower stem of Luffa cylindrica. It differs from other Phialemoniopsis species by its cylindrical to flask-shaped phialides, falcate conidia with blunt ends, ostiolate pycnidium-like conidiomata without marginal setae and ellipsoidal chlamydospores. Multi-locus (ITS, LSU, ACT, and TUB) phylogenetic analysis confirmed that P. endophytica is distinct from other species. A synopsis of the morphological characters of the new species is provided.

Keywords

Phialemoniopsis Luffa cylindrica Systematics Endophytic fungus 
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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National ‘863’ Program of China (No.2013AA102801, No. 2013AA102802) and the Fund of National Infrastructure of Microbial Resources.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional PlanningChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina

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