Towards a natural classification of Ophiobolus and ophiobolus-like taxa; introducing three novel genera Ophiobolopsis, Paraophiobolus and Pseudoophiobolus in Phaeosphaeriaceae (Pleosporales)

• Main Authors: Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Sinang Hongsanan, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Shi Ke Huang, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Chada Norphanphoun, Erio Camporesi, Timur S. Bulgakov, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Peter E. Mortimer, Jian Chu Xu, Kevin D. Hyde
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science; Arts and Humanities
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85037329777&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43531
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017, School of Science. Ophiobolus is a large genus of Phaeosphaeriaceae comprising more than 350 possible species, most of which are saprobes on herbaceous plants in Europe and North America. Ophiobolus species are polyphyletic and the type of Ophiobolus is not represented in GenBank. Therefore,...