TY - JOUR
T1 - Phaeosphaeriopsis omaniana (Phaeosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales), a novel fungus from Oman
AU - Al-Jaradi, Asma J.
AU - Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S.N.
AU - Al-Sadi, Abdullah M.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - A fungus within the genus Phaeosphaeriaceae was isolated from brown leaf spot samples of Dracaena serrulata Baker (Yemen dragon tree) collected from Oman Botanic Garden, Muscat, Oman. Detailed morphological studies showed that this strain fits well within the species concept of the genus Phaeosphaeriopsis. Multilocus phylogeny based on LSU, ITS and TEF confirmed its uniqueness and supports its recognition as a new species, Phaeosphaeriopsis omaniana. Geography, pathogenic life mode and subglobose, smooth and brown conidia of the newly described species clearly differ from those of phylogenetically related species. A comprehensive description and illustrations of the new species, P. omaniana is provided and discussed with comparable taxa.
AB - A fungus within the genus Phaeosphaeriaceae was isolated from brown leaf spot samples of Dracaena serrulata Baker (Yemen dragon tree) collected from Oman Botanic Garden, Muscat, Oman. Detailed morphological studies showed that this strain fits well within the species concept of the genus Phaeosphaeriopsis. Multilocus phylogeny based on LSU, ITS and TEF confirmed its uniqueness and supports its recognition as a new species, Phaeosphaeriopsis omaniana. Geography, pathogenic life mode and subglobose, smooth and brown conidia of the newly described species clearly differ from those of phylogenetically related species. A comprehensive description and illustrations of the new species, P. omaniana is provided and discussed with comparable taxa.
KW - 1 new species
KW - Asexual morph
KW - Desert
KW - Dothideomycetes
KW - Phylogeny
KW - Taxonomy
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U2 - 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4586
DO - 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4586
M3 - Article
C2 - 32319544
AN - SCOPUS:85088860388
SN - 1107-3756
VL - 46
SP - 159
EP - 166
JO - International Journal of Molecular Medicine
JF - International Journal of Molecular Medicine
IS - 1
ER -