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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A phylogenetic re-evaluation of Phyllosticta (botryosphaeriales)
Studies in Mycology, Volume 76, Year 2013
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Phyllosticta is a geographically widespread genus of plant pathogenic fungi with a diverse host range. This study redefines Phyllosticta, and shows that it clusters sister to the Botryosphaeriaceae (Botryosphaeriales, Dothideomycetes), for which the older family name Phyllostictaceae is resurrected. In moving to a unit nomenclature for fungi, the generic name Phyllosticta was chosen over Guignardia in previous studies, an approach that we support here. We use a multigene DNA dataset of the ITS, LSU, ACT, TEF and GPDH gene regions to investigate 129 isolates of Phyllosticta, representing about 170 species names, many of which are shown to be synonyms of the ubiquitous endophyte P. capitalensis. Based on the data generated here, 12 new species are introduced, while epitype and neotype specimens are designated for a further seven species. One species of interest is P. citrimaxima associated with tan spot of Citrus maxima fruit in Thailand, which adds a fifth species to the citrus black spot complex. Previous morphological studies lumped many taxa under single names that represent complexes. In spite of this Phyllosticta is a species-rich genus, and many of these taxa need to be recollected in order to resolve their phylogeny and taxonomy. © CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wikee, Saowanee
Thailand, Chiang Rai
Mae Fah Luang University
Lombard, Lorenzo
Netherlands, Utrecht
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - Knaw
Nakashima, Chiharu
Japan, Tsu
Mie University
Motohashi, Keiichi
Japan, Tokyo
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Chukeatirote, Ekachai
Thailand, Chiang Rai
Mae Fah Luang University
Cheewangkoon, Ratchadawan
Thailand, Chaing Mai
Chiang Mai University
McKenzie, Eric Huge Charles
New Zealand, Auckland
Landcare Research, Auckland
Hyde, Kevin D.
Thailand, Chiang Rai
Mae Fah Luang University
Crous, Pedro Willem
Netherlands, Utrecht
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - Knaw
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Netherlands, Wageningen
Wageningen University & Research
Statistics
Citations: 114
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3114/sim0019
ISSN:
01660616
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics