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Micronematobotrys, a new genus and its phylogenetic placement based on rDNA sequence analyses

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A new hyphomycetous fungus, Micronematobotrys verrucosus, isolated as an endophyte from Quercus liaotungensis and Ulmus macrocarpa in the Dongling Mountain of Beijing is described as a new monotypic genus represented by M. verrucosus. This new species differs morphologically from Botrytis-like fungi and other similar genera in possessing micronematous conidiophores and colored verrucose conidia. The phylogenetic relationships of Micronematobotrys among sexual ascomycetes are examined based on 18S and 28S rDNA sequence data using maximum parsimony and Bayesian methods. The phylogenetic analyses suggest that M. verrucosus is a member of Pyronemataceae in Pezizales.

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We would thank Prof. Jian-Yun Zhuang of Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences for revision of Latin descriptions and valuable comments, Prof. Kevin D. Hyde of Mae Fah Luang University for English correction and valuable comments, and anonymous reviewers for suggestions of improvements of the manuscript. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants (Nos. 30930005 and 30870087) and by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant Nos. KSCX2-YW-G-068 and KSCX2-YW-Z-0935).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Systematic Mycology & Lichenology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Xiang Sun & Liang-Dong Guo

  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Xiang Sun

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Sun, X., Guo, LD. Micronematobotrys, a new genus and its phylogenetic placement based on rDNA sequence analyses. Mycol Progress 9, 567–574 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-010-0664-7

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