Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China

Members of Curvularia are of widespread clinical and agricultural importance, but species identification remains challenging due to morphological similarities and environmental variation. In this study, nine Curvularia strains were isolated from diseased leaves of Nelumbo nucifera and Nicotiana taba...

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Main Authors: Zhuan-Jun Guo, Mawuli Korsi Amenyogbe, Shi-Qiang Chen, Younes M. Rashad, Jian-Xin Deng, Huan Luo
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/156570/download/pdf/
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description Members of Curvularia are of widespread clinical and agricultural importance, but species identification remains challenging due to morphological similarities and environmental variation. In this study, nine Curvularia strains were isolated from diseased leaves of Nelumbo nucifera and Nicotiana tabacum in Guangxi and Guizhou provinces, China. Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses based on ITS, GAPDH, and tef1-α sequences revealed two novel species of Curvularia s. str., described here as C. nuciferae sp. nov. and C. tabaci sp. nov. This study enhances understanding of Curvularia taxonomy and expands the known species diversity.
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spelling doaj-art-fe762bcca091477aa4c01c300c8d96da2025-08-20T03:15:37ZengPensoft PublishersMycoKeys1314-40492025-07-0112013915610.3897/mycokeys.120.156570156570Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern ChinaZhuan-Jun Guo0Mawuli Korsi Amenyogbe1Shi-Qiang Chen2Younes M. Rashad3Jian-Xin Deng4Huan Luo5Yangze UniversityYangze UniversityYangze UniversityArid Lands Cultivation Research InstituteYangtze UniversitySouthwest UniversityMembers of Curvularia are of widespread clinical and agricultural importance, but species identification remains challenging due to morphological similarities and environmental variation. In this study, nine Curvularia strains were isolated from diseased leaves of Nelumbo nucifera and Nicotiana tabacum in Guangxi and Guizhou provinces, China. Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses based on ITS, GAPDH, and tef1-α sequences revealed two novel species of Curvularia s. str., described here as C. nuciferae sp. nov. and C. tabaci sp. nov. This study enhances understanding of Curvularia taxonomy and expands the known species diversity.https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/156570/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Zhuan-Jun Guo
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Shi-Qiang Chen
Younes M. Rashad
Jian-Xin Deng
Huan Luo
Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China
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title Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China
title_full Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China
title_fullStr Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China
title_full_unstemmed Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China
title_short Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) from southern China
title_sort morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two novel species of curvularia pleosporales pleosporaceae from southern china
url https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/156570/download/pdf/
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