Introducing the new Indian mangrove species, vaginatispora microarmatispora (Lophiostomataceae) based on morphology and multigene phylogenetic analysis

• Main Authors: B. Devadatha, V. Venkateswara Sarma, D. N. Wanasinghe, Kevin D. Hyde, E. B.G. Jones
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Arts and Humanities
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85035805018&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43466
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Magnolia Press. Vaginatispora microarmatispora sp. nov. (Lophiostomataceae) is a new saprobic marine fungal species found on dead intertidal wood of Aegiceras corniculatum collected from Muthupet mangroves, Tamil Nadu, along the south-east coast of India. This species has characters similar to other species of the genus Vaginatispora, but differs in ascospore dimensions. Phylogeny inferred from a combined LSU, SSU, ITS and TEF1 sequence dataset reveal a close association of the new taxon to species of Vaginatispora, but as a distinct lineage. Hence, in this paper, we introduce the new species with illustrations, descriptions and comparison with related taxa. A synopsis of characters of all Vaginatispora species along with a dichotomous key are also provided.