Unveiling fungal diversity: a novel species of Proliferodiscus (Lachnaceae, Helotiales) discovered in China
Proliferodiscus is a discomycete genus belonging to the family Lachnaceae (Helotiales). In the present study, a new Proliferodiscus species is identified and introduced based on morphological characteristics and multi-loci phylogenetic analyses of the combined ITS and LSU sequences. Proliferodiscus ailaoensis sp. nov. is characterized by yellow to creamy apothecia, a yellow to white receptacle surface with bushy hairs, filiform, aseptate, unbranched paraphyses with a rounded apex, eight-spored, J- asci with a tapered pedicel, and ascospores that are narrowly fusiform with acute ends, 4–6-septate, and smooth-walled. An updated key to the known species of Proliferodiscus is also provided.
Authors
- K. W. Thilini Chethana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5816-9269)
- Fatimah Oleyan Al-Otibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3629-5755)
- Vinodhini Thiyagaraja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-4579)
- Qi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-0573)
- Le Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7213-0498)
Institutions
- King Saud University (SA)
- Mae Fah Luang University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Phytotaxa
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.682.3.3
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.76