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Abstract
During investigations of invertebrate-associated fungi in Yunnan Province of China, a new species, Sporodiniella sinensis sp. nov., was collected. Morphologically, S. sinensis is similar to Sporodiniella umbellata; however, it is distinguished from S. umbellata by its greater number of sporangiophore branches, longer sporangiophores, larger sporangiospores, and columellae. The novel species exhibits similarities of 91.62 % for internal transcribed spacer (ITS), 98.66–99.10 % for ribosomal small subunit (nrSSU), and 96.36–98.22 % for ribosomal large subunit (nrLSU) sequences, respectively, compared to S. umbellata. Furthermore, phylogenetic analyses based on combined sequences of ITS, nrLSU and nrSSU show that it forms a separate clade in Sporodiniella, and clusters closely with S. umbellata with high statistical support. The phylogenetic and morphological evidence support S. sinensis as a distinct species. Here, it is formally described and illustrated, and compared with other relatives.
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Funding
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the Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education
(Award YCBZ2022028)
- Principle Award Recipient: QiFan
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the High Level Talent Introduction Plan, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
(Award No. E16N61)
- Principle Award Recipient: WangYuan-Bing
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the Science and Technology Planning Project of Yunnan Province
(Award 202001BA070001-078)
- Principle Award Recipient: NotApplicable
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the Science and Technology Planning Project of Yunnan Province
(Award 202207AB110016)
- Principle Award Recipient: WangYuan-Bing