Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new species of Niesslia (Niessliaceae, Hypocreales) from China
The genus <i>Niesslia</i> is common on decaying plant and fungal substrates, as well as in soil. During a survey of culturable mycobiota in urban soils, six <i>Niesslia</i> isolates were obtained in Shanxi Province, China. Based on combined multigene phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU, <i>TEF1</i>, <i>TUB</i> and <i>ACT</i>) and morphological characteristics, two novel species, <i>Niesslia curvispora</i> and <i>N. shanxiensis</i>, are proposed. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations and phylogenetic analyses of the new taxa are presented.
Authors
- Zhiyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2031-7518)
- Jiangan Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-8742)
- Ming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4923-1964)
- Yun-Jie Wu
- Xin Tian
Institutions
- Guizhou Minzu University (CN)
- Guizhou Institute of Technology (CN)
- Taiyuan University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- MycoKeys
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.127.175675
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Guizhou Minzu University