Southwestern China belongs among the global biodiversity hotspots and the Daba Mountains are recognized as one of the priority conservation areas. During the exploration of fungal biodiversity from soil samples collected from Mount Daba, two species of were discovered as new to science based on phylogenetic analyses and morphological comparisons. sp. nov. is a sister taxon of and in the section ; and sp. nov., affiliated to the section , is closely related to and . The new species differ from their sisters in DNA sequences, growth rates, and morphological characteristics. Descriptions and illustrations of them are provided in detail.
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BMC Plant Biol
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School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PR China; Institute of Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Technology of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PR China. Electronic address:
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School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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College of Forestry, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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