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- Two new species of termite-pathogenic fungi have been identified in Yunnan Province, China, based on genetic analysis and morphological features.
- The study includes detailed comparisons showing how these new species differ from existing ones, particularly in terms of reproductive structures and host preferences.
- A morphological description and a dichotomous key for distinguishing among the 19 known termite-pathogenic species are also provided.
Article Abstract
Two new termite-pathogenic species, and , are described from Yunnan Province, China. Six-locus (ITS, nrSSU, nrLSU, , and ) phylogenetic analyses in combination with morphological observations were employed to characterize these two species. Phylogenetically, is most closely related to and , whereas shares a sister relationship with . However, differs from by parasitizing Blattodea and producing clavate, unbifurcated stromata. is distinguished from by multiple stromata, shorter asci and ascospores. differs from in producing larger stromata, perithecia, asci and ascospores, as well as smaller citriform or oval conidia. Morphological descriptions of the two new species and a dichotomous key to the 19 termite-pathogenic species are presented.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10943269 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.103.116153 | DOI Listing |
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