Strigula sensu lato has been previously defined based on phenotype characters as a rather broad genus including tropical to temperate species growing on a wide array of substrata.In this study,based on a multilocus ph...Strigula sensu lato has been previously defined based on phenotype characters as a rather broad genus including tropical to temperate species growing on a wide array of substrata.In this study,based on a multilocus phylogenetic approach,we show that foliicolous species form six well-delimited clades that correlate with diagnostic phenotype features,including thallus morphology,carbonization of the involucrellum and excipulum,ascospore dimensions,and type of macroconidia.Given the topology,with five of the six clades emerging on long stem branches,and the strong phenotypical differentiation between the clades,we recognize these at the genus level,making mostly use of previously established genus names.Four genera,namely Phylloporis,Puiggariella,Raciborskiella,and Racoplaca,are resurrected for the S.phyllogena,S.nemathora,S.janeirensis,and S.subtilissima groups,respectively,whereas one new genus,Serusiauxiella gen.nov.,is introduced for a novel lineage with peculiar macroconidia.The only sequenced non-foliicolous species,S.jamesii,is not closely related to these six foliicolous lineages but clusters with Flavobathelium and Phyllobathelium,revealing it as an additional undescribed genus-level lineage being treated elsewhere.Within the new genus Serusiauxiella,three new species are described:Serusiauxiella filifera sp.nov.,S.flagellata sp.nov.,and S.sinensis sp.nov.In addition,ten new combinations are proposed:Phylloporis austropunctata comb.nov.,P.radiata comb.nov.,P.vulgaris comb.nov.,Puiggariella confluens comb.et stat.nov.,P.nemathora comb.nov.,P.nigrocincta comb.nov.,Racoplaca maculata comb.nov.,R.melanobapha comb.nov.,R.transversoundulata,and R.tremens comb.nov.We also report on a peculiar,previously unrecognized growth behaviour of the macroconidial appendages in Strigula s.lat.展开更多
A new Epichloëspecies distributed in Africa,Europe,North America and South America on host genera Bromus,Festuca,Lolium and Poa is described.Stromata,characteristic of the genus,frequently occurred on the reprodu...A new Epichloëspecies distributed in Africa,Europe,North America and South America on host genera Bromus,Festuca,Lolium and Poa is described.Stromata,characteristic of the genus,frequently occurred on the reproductive tillers of Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia,but neither perithecia nor mature asci were observed.Conidiogenous cells and conidial characteristics were in the range of Epichloëtyphina.Regions of the genes encodingβ-tubulin(tub2)and translation elongation factor 1-α(tef1)were amplified and sequenced.Phylogenetic analyses of these sequences grouped the Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia endophyte into one group within a non-hybrid Epichloëspecies complex.On the basis of morphology,host range and evolutionary history we propose that this endophyte represents a new species of Epichloë.The name Epichloëpoae is proposed for this endophyte.The infectivity of the conidia produced on plants was evaluated.In the first experiment,using conidia of Epichloëpoae from leaves and endophytefree seeds of Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia we show that when germinating seeds and developing seedlings of the plant were exposed to conidia,28–57%of seedlings became infected by the endophyte.The non-inoculated control plants showed no colonization by the endophyte.In the following spring after vernalization,colonized plants on flowering culms produced stromata with conidia.In the second experiment,using stromal conidia and the same procedure,19–42%of seedlings of Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia became colonized by the endophyte.Our results demonstrate that Epichloëpoae may spread to uninfected grass hosts by conidia frequently formed on the surfaces of plant leaves as well as by conidia formed on stromata.展开更多
Epiphyllous liverworts are found in Yangjia Brook in Houhe National Nature Reserve( 110° 33′10″ E , 30°5′32″ N) , Hubei province recently,which distribute in the evergreen broadleaved forests at 1 000～1...Epiphyllous liverworts are found in Yangjia Brook in Houhe National Nature Reserve( 110° 33′10″ E , 30°5′32″ N) , Hubei province recently,which distribute in the evergreen broadleaved forests at 1 000～1 050 m above sea level. It is the first report of the most northern boundary line of the distribution of the epiphyllous liverworts in China.展开更多
基金Open Access funding was provided by Projekt DEAL.This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project Nos.31800010 and 31750001).
文摘Strigula sensu lato has been previously defined based on phenotype characters as a rather broad genus including tropical to temperate species growing on a wide array of substrata.In this study,based on a multilocus phylogenetic approach,we show that foliicolous species form six well-delimited clades that correlate with diagnostic phenotype features,including thallus morphology,carbonization of the involucrellum and excipulum,ascospore dimensions,and type of macroconidia.Given the topology,with five of the six clades emerging on long stem branches,and the strong phenotypical differentiation between the clades,we recognize these at the genus level,making mostly use of previously established genus names.Four genera,namely Phylloporis,Puiggariella,Raciborskiella,and Racoplaca,are resurrected for the S.phyllogena,S.nemathora,S.janeirensis,and S.subtilissima groups,respectively,whereas one new genus,Serusiauxiella gen.nov.,is introduced for a novel lineage with peculiar macroconidia.The only sequenced non-foliicolous species,S.jamesii,is not closely related to these six foliicolous lineages but clusters with Flavobathelium and Phyllobathelium,revealing it as an additional undescribed genus-level lineage being treated elsewhere.Within the new genus Serusiauxiella,three new species are described:Serusiauxiella filifera sp.nov.,S.flagellata sp.nov.,and S.sinensis sp.nov.In addition,ten new combinations are proposed:Phylloporis austropunctata comb.nov.,P.radiata comb.nov.,P.vulgaris comb.nov.,Puiggariella confluens comb.et stat.nov.,P.nemathora comb.nov.,P.nigrocincta comb.nov.,Racoplaca maculata comb.nov.,R.melanobapha comb.nov.,R.transversoundulata,and R.tremens comb.nov.We also report on a peculiar,previously unrecognized growth behaviour of the macroconidial appendages in Strigula s.lat.
基金supported in part by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and the Rutgers Turfgrass Science Center.
文摘A new Epichloëspecies distributed in Africa,Europe,North America and South America on host genera Bromus,Festuca,Lolium and Poa is described.Stromata,characteristic of the genus,frequently occurred on the reproductive tillers of Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia,but neither perithecia nor mature asci were observed.Conidiogenous cells and conidial characteristics were in the range of Epichloëtyphina.Regions of the genes encodingβ-tubulin(tub2)and translation elongation factor 1-α(tef1)were amplified and sequenced.Phylogenetic analyses of these sequences grouped the Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia endophyte into one group within a non-hybrid Epichloëspecies complex.On the basis of morphology,host range and evolutionary history we propose that this endophyte represents a new species of Epichloë.The name Epichloëpoae is proposed for this endophyte.The infectivity of the conidia produced on plants was evaluated.In the first experiment,using conidia of Epichloëpoae from leaves and endophytefree seeds of Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia we show that when germinating seeds and developing seedlings of the plant were exposed to conidia,28–57%of seedlings became infected by the endophyte.The non-inoculated control plants showed no colonization by the endophyte.In the following spring after vernalization,colonized plants on flowering culms produced stromata with conidia.In the second experiment,using stromal conidia and the same procedure,19–42%of seedlings of Poa secunda subsp.juncifolia became colonized by the endophyte.Our results demonstrate that Epichloëpoae may spread to uninfected grass hosts by conidia frequently formed on the surfaces of plant leaves as well as by conidia formed on stromata.
文摘Epiphyllous liverworts are found in Yangjia Brook in Houhe National Nature Reserve( 110° 33′10″ E , 30°5′32″ N) , Hubei province recently,which distribute in the evergreen broadleaved forests at 1 000～1 050 m above sea level. It is the first report of the most northern boundary line of the distribution of the epiphyllous liverworts in China.
