Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China

Brown-rot fungi are an important group of wood-decaying fungi, but there has been limited research on the species diversity of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang, China. During an investigation of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang, from July 2018 to July 2023, five new species belonging to the family Postiaceae...

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Main Authors: Tai-Min Xu, Dong-Mei Wu, Neng Gao, Long Zeng, Yi-Hua Xu, Xiang-Ping Fan, Yi-Fei Sun, Bao-Kai Cui
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description Brown-rot fungi are an important group of wood-decaying fungi, but there has been limited research on the species diversity of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang, China. During an investigation of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang, from July 2018 to July 2023, five new species belonging to the family Postiaceae were discovered based on morphological and molecular evidence. <i>Amaropostia altaiensis</i> is characterized by a conchate pileus, circular pores (5–8 per mm), and growing on <i>Populus</i>. <i>Amaropostia tianshanensis</i> is characterized by a flabelliform-to-conchate pileus, angular pores (5–6 per mm), and growing on <i>Picfea</i>. <i>Cyanosporus latisporus</i> is characterized by a hirsute and dark greyish blue pileal surface with fresh, larger pores (3–6 per mm) and broad basidiospores (4.3–5.9 × 1.4–2 µm). <i>Cyanosporus tianshanensis</i> is characterized by a smooth and white-to-cream pileal surface with fresh, smaller pores (6–9 per mm). <i>Osteina altaiensis</i> is characterized by a light mouse-grey-to-honey-yellow pileal surface, smaller pores (4–6 per mm), and slightly wide basidiospores (5–6 × 1.7–2.2 µm). Each of these five new species form independent lineages in phylogenetic analyses based on the seven gene loci (ITS + nLSU + nSSU + mtSSU + TEF1 + RPB1 + RPB2). This research enriches the diversity of brown-rot fungi species, while also demonstrating the substantial discovery potential and research value of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang.
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spelling doaj-art-5091f8fea4af48c995e49e8a87fb8e702025-08-20T01:55:34ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2024-09-0110965510.3390/jof10090655Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest ChinaTai-Min Xu0Dong-Mei Wu1Neng Gao2Long Zeng3Yi-Hua Xu4Xiang-Ping Fan5Yi-Fei Sun6Bao-Kai Cui7State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaXinjiang Production and Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi 832000, ChinaXinjiang Production and Construction Group Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Enhancement and Gene Resources Utilization, Biotechnology Research Institute, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi 832000, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaBrown-rot fungi are an important group of wood-decaying fungi, but there has been limited research on the species diversity of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang, China. During an investigation of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang, from July 2018 to July 2023, five new species belonging to the family Postiaceae were discovered based on morphological and molecular evidence. <i>Amaropostia altaiensis</i> is characterized by a conchate pileus, circular pores (5–8 per mm), and growing on <i>Populus</i>. <i>Amaropostia tianshanensis</i> is characterized by a flabelliform-to-conchate pileus, angular pores (5–6 per mm), and growing on <i>Picfea</i>. <i>Cyanosporus latisporus</i> is characterized by a hirsute and dark greyish blue pileal surface with fresh, larger pores (3–6 per mm) and broad basidiospores (4.3–5.9 × 1.4–2 µm). <i>Cyanosporus tianshanensis</i> is characterized by a smooth and white-to-cream pileal surface with fresh, smaller pores (6–9 per mm). <i>Osteina altaiensis</i> is characterized by a light mouse-grey-to-honey-yellow pileal surface, smaller pores (4–6 per mm), and slightly wide basidiospores (5–6 × 1.7–2.2 µm). Each of these five new species form independent lineages in phylogenetic analyses based on the seven gene loci (ITS + nLSU + nSSU + mtSSU + TEF1 + RPB1 + RPB2). This research enriches the diversity of brown-rot fungi species, while also demonstrating the substantial discovery potential and research value of brown-rot fungi in Xinjiang.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/9/655macrofungimultigenephylogenytaxonomywood-decaying fungi
spellingShingle Tai-Min Xu
Dong-Mei Wu
Neng Gao
Long Zeng
Yi-Hua Xu
Xiang-Ping Fan
Yi-Fei Sun
Bao-Kai Cui
Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China
Journal of Fungi
macrofungi
multigene
phylogeny
taxonomy
wood-decaying fungi
title Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China
title_full Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China
title_fullStr Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China
title_full_unstemmed Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China
title_short Five New Species of Wood-Decaying Brown-Rot Fungi within Postiaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Xinjiang, Northwest China
title_sort five new species of wood decaying brown rot fungi within postiaceae polyporales basidiomycota from xinjiang northwest china
topic macrofungi
multigene
phylogeny
taxonomy
wood-decaying fungi
url https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/9/655
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