A new species of Pithoascus and first report of this genus as endophyte associated with Ferula ovina

Publication date: Available online 20 January 2020Source: MycoscienceAuthor(s): Zahra Tazik, Kamran Rahnama, Mehrdad Iranshahi, James Francis White, Hassan SoltanlooAbstractA newly described species of Pithoascus from roots of Ferula ovina differs from other Pithoascus species by producing larger ascomata than all described species except P. exsertus. The shape of its ascospores is similar to that of P. lunatus, but differs from it by having an asexual state. This new species differs from P. ater by having a sexual state. Phylogenetic analyses based on concatenated ITS rDNA, LSU rDNA and partial translation elongation factor 1 alpha gene datasets also confirmed the generic placement in Pithoascus and showed its close phylogenetic relationships to P. ater and P. lunatus.

Source: Mycoscience - January 21, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: research