Table 4.
Comparison of the (tentative) novel species with the closest related taxa.
| New Species Names | Type Species | Morphological Differences | Phylogenetic Differences (Exclude Gaps) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annulohypoxylon moniliformis MFLUCC 18-1214 | Annulohypoxylon annulatum CBS 140775 | No difference observed | Close to Annulohypoxylon annulatum CBS 140775 (98% ML/1.0BPP). Differ by 1.53% (13/847 bp) of ITS and 7.92% (42/530 bp) of TUB2 | Ju and Rogers (1996), Sir et al. (2016) |
| Apiospora dendrobii MFLUCC 14-0152 | Apiospora xenocordella CBS 478.86 | Conidiogenous cell: straight (A. dendrobii) vs. verruculose, globose to clavate to doliiform (A. xenocordella). | Close to Apiospora xenocordella (100% ML/1.0BPP). Differ by 1.95% (13/666 bp) of ITS, 3.24% (7/216 bp) of TUB2 | Crous and Groenewald (2013) |
| Hypoxylon endophyticum MFLUCC 18-1206 | No ex-type available (Compared with Hypoxylon investiens YMJ 89062905) | No difference observed | Close to Hypoxylon investiens (100%ML/1.0BPP). Differ by 3.54% (30/847 bp) of ITS and 1.89% (15/530 bp) of TUB2 | Ju and Rogers (1996), Platas et al. (2009) |
| Hypoxylon investiens CBS 118185 | No difference observed | Different lineages. Differ by 2.13% (18/847 bp) of ITS, 13.8% (198/1432 bp) of LSU, 4.93% (64/1298 bp) of RPB2 and 2.83% (15/530 bp) of TUB2 | Ju and Rogers (1996), Platas et al. (2009) | |
| Hypoxylon officinalis MFLUCC 14-0075 | Hypoxylon lateripigmentum MUCL 53304 | No periconiella-like conidiogenous structure was observed in H. officinalis | Close to H. lateripigmentum (100%ML/1BPP). Differ by 5.08% (43/847 bp) of ITS, 2.03% (29/1432 bp) of LSU, 8.3% (44/530 bp) of TUB2 | Kuhnert et al. (2014) |
| Nemania dendrobii MFLUCC 18-1213 | No ex-type available (Compared with Nemania bipapillata 90080610 (HAST)) | No difference observed | Close to N. bipapillata 90080610 (100% ML/1.0BPP). Differ by 2.48% (21/847 bp) of ITS; 4.15% (22/530 bp) of TUB2, 4.93% (64/1298 bp) of RPB2 | Ju and Rogers (1999), Hsieh et al. (2010), Database for Rice Seed-borne Fungi-Nemania sp. 15008 |
| Xylaria sp.1 MFLUCC 14-0137 | No ex-type available (Compared with Xylaria cubensis JDR 860) | In X. cubensis, Conidiogenous cell has round to denticulate secession scars; Conidia have flat basal abscission scar | Close to X. cubensis. Differ by 4.37% (37/847 bp) of ITS and 5.28% (28/530 bp) of TUB2 | Rogers 1984, Rodrigues et al. (1993), Hsieh et al. (2010) |
| No ex-type available (Compared with Xylaria cubensis GENT 159 | X. cubensis has smaller conidia size: (3.6–)5–6.3 × 1.8–3.6 μm vs. 4.5–9 × 2.5–4.5 μm | Close to X. cubensis GENT 159 (86% ML/0.99BPP). Differ by 1.13% (6/530 bp) of TUB2 | Rogers 1984, Rodrigues et al. (1993), Hsieh et al. (2010) | |
| Xylaria sp.2 MFLUCC 21-0014 | No ex-type available (Compared with Xylaria phyllocharis 528 (HAST)) | Morphological characters are not sufficient for characterisation | Close to X. phyllocharis (75% ML/0.97BPP). Differ by 6.85% (58/847 bp) of ITS; 16.6% (215/1298 bp) of RPB2; 7.17% (38/530 bp) of TUB2 | Rodrigues et al. (1993), Hsieh et al. (2010) |
| Xylaria sp.3 MFLUCC 21-0059 | Xylaria bambusicola WSP 205 | Morphological characters are not sufficient for characterisation | Close to X. bambusicola (100%ML/1BPP). Differ by 5.31% (45/847 bp) of ITS, 6.04% (32/530 bp) of TUB2 and 4.93% (64/1298 bp) of RPB2 | Rodrigues et al. (1993), Hsieh et al. (2010), Dai et al. (2016) |
Note: All novel taxa are represented by ex-type.