Taxonomic and phylogenetic appraisal of a new holomorphic Neophyllachora species from Chiang Mai, Thailand Author Literatus, Irish C. E. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N. School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, People’s Republic of China Author Withee, Patchareeya Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Haituk, Sukanya Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Tamakaew, Nisachon Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Nguanhom, Jeerapa Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand Author Monkhung, Sararat Crop Production Technology Program, Faculty of Animal Science and Agricultural Technology, Silpakorn University, Phetchaburi Information Technology Campus, Phetchaburi 76120, Thailand Author Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand Author Cheewangkoon, Ratchadawan Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-07-04 600 5 259 271 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.600.5.1 journal article 58479 10.11646/phytotaxa.600.5.1 999c1e09-eb28-4077-a669-9489a5865daf 1179-3163 8129400
TABLE 1. Synopsis of Neophyllachora species.
Neophyllachora species
Morphological charactersN. cerradensisN. ficiN. myrciaeN. myrciariaeN. subcircinansN. truncatisporaN. religiosa
Pseudostromata (diam) (mm)2–42–33–60.5–1.51–42–52–3
Shape of AscomataAmpulliform to GloboseGlobose to SubgloboseGlobose to AmpulliformAmpulliformAmpulliformGlobose to OvoidGlobose to Subglobose
Position of AscomataOccasionally coalescingEpiphyllousOccasionally coalescentImmersed in the pseudostromataImmersed in the pseudostromatic tissueImmersed in pseudostromaEpiphyllous
Peridium thickness (µm)17–2120–25-19–2415–21-15–40
Size of Ascomata (µm)260–362 × 168–264150–300 × 200–400205–485 × 148–207161–432 × 126–267329–417 × 193–275160–200 × 100–350150–300 × 200–400
Size of Asci (µm)69–92 × 17–2890–100 × 15–1989–117 × 13–1963–90 × 11–1573–100 × 12–1969–117 × 14–2555–185 × 11–26
Shape of AsciFusoidCylindrical to FusiformFusoidClavate-fusoidCylindrical-Cylindrical to Fusiform
Width of Paraphyses (µm)1.6–31.5–2.52.5–4.52–32–3.5 µm2.5–51.5–2.5
Septate of ParaphysesSeptateAseptateSeptateSeptateSeptateSeptateSeptate
Size of Ascospores (µm)15–22 × 6–912–13 × 10–1114–18 × 5–714–19 × 5–811–16 × 7–918–26 × 7–88–15 × 5–12
Shape of AscosporesElliptic-OblongGlobose to SubgloboseLunateEllipticalOblong to ellipsoidSublunate to fusoidGlobose to elliptical
Color of AscosporesHyalineHyalineHyalineHyalinehyaline to light olivaceousHyalineHyaline to Olivaceous
Ascospores arrangementBiseriate1–2 seriateBiseriate to multi-seriateObliquely biseriateMostly uniseriate, sometimes with biseriate-Mostly uniseriate, sometimes with biseriate
Ascospores wallCovered by a thin gelatinous sheathAbsentThin-walledCovered by a thin gelatinous sheathThin wall surrounded by a gelatinous sheathWall thickenings at both acute endsCovered by a thick gelatinous sheath
Guttulesmicroguttulate cytoplasm--Irregularly guttulateCentrally gattulate-Irregularly gattulate
Asexual morphCoelomyceteUnknownCoelomyceteUnknownUnknownCoelomyceteCoelomycete
HostLeaves of Myrcia tortaLeaves of Ficus septicaMyrcia sp.Leaves of Myrciaria delicatulaPsidium sp.Leaves of Myrcia camapuanensisLeaves of Ficus religiosa
DistributionBrazilTaiwanBrazilBrazilBrazilBrazilThailand
ReferencesDos Santos et al. 2016Tennakoon et al. 2021Dos Santos et al. 2016Dos Santos et al. 2016Dos Santos et al. 2016Dos Santos et al. 2016This study