Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals novel Bambusicolous fungi from Guizhou Province, China Author Feng, Yao 0000-0002-0888-8775 School of Chinese Ethnic Medicine, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, China & Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, China Author Chen, Ya-Ya 0000-0002-8293-168X Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, China Author Lin, Chuan-Gen 0000-0003-2750-8720 Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China Author Liu, Zuo-Yi 0000-0001-5348-8458 Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, China Author Chen, Xiao-Fang https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9962-7644 School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China Author Pei, Guo-Shun https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0363-7539 School of Chinese Ethnic Medicine, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, China Author Liu, Jian-Kui 0000-0002-9232-228X Bijie Medical College, Bijie, Guizhou 551700, China text MycoKeys 2025 2025-06-02 118 81 103 journal article 310158 10.3897/mycokeys.118.149455 a925159e-a987-44d6-9500-3389407fae48

Table 2. Morphological comparisons of Bambusicola gelatinosospora and similar taxa within Bambusicolaceae.

Morphological characteristics	Bambusicola gelatinosospora (In this study)	Bambusicola thailandica (Dai et al. 2017)	Bambusicola subthailandica (Yang et al. 2019)
Ascomata	320–345 μm diam.; 170–230 μm high	310–400 μm diam.; 90–155 μm high	326–377 μm diam.; 226–277 μm high
Asci	60–90 × 10–12 μm; (x ̄ = 77 × 11 μm, n = 20)	(60 –) 70 – 90 (- 97) × 10–12 (- 14) μm; (x ̄ = 75.5 × 12 μm, n = 20)	(48 –) 65–86 (– 119) × (7.5 –) 9–12 μm; (x ̄ = 75.6 × 11 μm, n = 40)
Ascospores	(16 –) 20–25 × 4–6 μm; (x ̄ = 22 × 5 μm, n = 30)	(16 –) 18 – 22 (- 24) × (3.5 –) 4–6 μm; (x ̄ = 2 0.8 × 5 μm, n = 30)	(20 –) 21–24 (– 26) × (4 –) 5–6 (– 6.5) μm; (x ̄ = 22.6 × 5.7 μm, n = 50)
Culture colour	white, reverse pale yellow	white to cream	grey to grey brown
Culture texture	felted, with white dense mycelium on the surface	fluffy to floccose	fluffy