Myxotrichum persicum sp. nov., and two new combinations in the genus Myxotrichum Author Mehrabi, Mehdi Department of Horticulture and Landscape Design, Shirvan Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran Author Asgari, Bita Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran Author Zare, Rasoul Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran text Phytotaxa 2024 2024-05-16 649 1 83 97 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.649.1.5 journal article 303313 10.11646/phytotaxa.649.1.5 30a56dc7-130b-4655-8393-fa0ae3fb1316 1179-3163 13215914

TABLE 2. The closest hits using a MegaBLAST search of the LSU, ITS, MCM7 and RPB1 sequences of Malbranchea circinata and M. flavorosea.

Species	Sequence	Blast hits	Query	Identity	Gaps
Malbranchea circinata	LSU	Myxotrichum setosum (CBS:260.52, GenBank MH868555)	66%	98% (854/871)	0% (0/871)
	ITS	Myxotrichum chartarum (NBRC 31717, GenBank LC639295)	99%	94% (874/925)	0% (8/925)
	MCM7	Myxotrichum chartarum (NBRC 31717, GenBank LC639235)	99%	91% (542/598)	0% (1/598)
	RPB1	Myxotrichum chartarum (NBRC 31717, GenBank LC639271)	99%	88% (597/676	0% (0/676)
Malbranchea flavorosea	LSU	Myxotrichum setosum (CBS:260.52, GenBank MH868555)	100%	99 % (611/615)	0% (1/615)
	ITS	Myxotrichum stipitatum (CBS:393.62, GenBank MH858191)	88%	98 % (506/518)	0% (2/518)
	MCM7	Myxotrichum stipitatum (NBRC 31721, GenBank LC639236)	100%	98 % (587/597)	0% (0/597)
	RPB1	Myxotrichum stipitatum (NBRC 31721, GenBank LC639272)	99%	98 % (691/703)	0% (0/703)