Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Resolution of Novel Endophytic Arthrinium-like Fungi with an Updated Checklist of Nigrospora Species
Jutamart Monkai, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Sinang Hongsanan, Toe Swe Zin Ei, Jianchu Xu, Saisamorn Lumyong · 2026
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Description
Two fungi living quietly inside Thai Itea shrubs include a species new to science, Jutamart Monkai and colleagues report in a 2026 taxonomy study. Strains from healthy stems of Itea japonica and Itea riparia were grown out, examined under the microscope, and placed on family trees built from four gene regions. Close nucleotide comparisons separated look-alike members of the Apiosporaceae family.
The Itea japonica isolate became Nigrospora iteae, formally introduced as a new species. The other matched Apiospora vietnamensis, a first record on that host. The team also reclassifies a Ficus fungus as Apiospora fici, renames a homonym, and appends an updated checklist of Nigrospora species with hosts and activities.
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| CREATOR | Jutamart Monkai, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Sinang Hongsanan, Toe Swe Zin Ei, Jianchu Xu, Saisamorn Lumyong |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39590 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |