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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS

SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH

agricultural and biological sciences

Fungal Systematics and Evolution: FUSE 5

Sydowia, Volume 71, Year 2020

Thirteen new species are formally described: Cortinarius brunneocarpus from Pakistan, C lilacinoarmillatus from India, Cur-vularia khuzestanica on Atriplex lentiformis from Iran, Gloeocantharellus neoechinosporus from China, Laboulbenia bernaliana on species of Aperies, Apristus, and Philophuga (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Nicaragua and Panama, L oioveliicola on Oiovelia machadoi (Hemiptera,Veliidae) from Brazil, L termiticola on Macrotermes subhyalinus (Blattodea.Termitidae) from the DR Congo, Pluteus cutefractus from Slovenia, Rhizoglomus variabile from Peru,Russulaphloginea from China, Stagonosporopsis flaccidu-varum on Vitis vinifera from Italy, Strobilomyces huangshanensis from China, Uromyces klotzschianus on Rumex dentatus subsp klotzschianus from Pakistan.The following new records are reported: Alternaria calendulae on Calendula officinalis from India; A tenuissima on apple and quince fruits from Iran; Candelariella oleaginescens from Turkey; Didymella americana and D calidophi-la on Vitis vinifera from Italy, Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing tip blight of Dianella tasmanica 'variegata' from India; Maras-miellus subpruinosus from Madeira, Portugal, new for Macaronesia and Africa; Mycena albidolilacea, M tenuispinosa, and M xan-tholeuca from Russia; Neonectria neomacrospora on Madhuca longifolia from India; Nothophoma quercina on Vitis vinifera from Italy; Plagiosphaera immersa on Urtica dioica from Austria; Rinodina sicula fromT\irkey, Sphaerosporium lignatile from Wisconsin, USA; and Verrucaria murina fromTurkey Multi-locus analysis of ITS, LSU, rpbl, tefl sequences revealed that P immersa, commonly classified within Gnomoniaceae (Diaporthales) or as Sordariomycetes incertae sedis, belongs to Magnaporthaceae (Magna-porthales) Analysis of a six-locus Ascomycota-wide dataset including SSU and LSU sequences of S lignatile revealed that this species, currently in Ascomycota incertae sedis, belongs to Pyronemataceae (Pezizomycetes.Pezizales).

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Congo