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Abstract

During investigations of invertebrate-associated fungi in Yunnan Province of China, a new species, sp. nov., was collected. Morphologically, is similar to ; however, it is distinguished from by its greater number of sporangiophore branches, longer sporangiophores, larger sporangiospores, and columellae. The novel species exhibits similarities of 91.62 % for internal transcribed spacer (ITS), 98.66–99.10 % for ribosomal small subunit (nrSSU), and 96.36–98.22 % for ribosomal large subunit (nrLSU) sequences, respectively, compared to . Furthermore, phylogenetic analyses based on combined sequences of ITS, nrLSU and nrSSU show that it forms a separate clade in , and clusters closely with with high statistical support. The phylogenetic and morphological evidence support as a distinct species. Here, it is formally described and illustrated, and compared with other relatives.

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • the Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education (Award YCBZ2022028)
    • Principle Award Recipient: QiFan
  • the High Level Talent Introduction Plan, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS (Award No. E16N61)
    • Principle Award Recipient: WangYuan-Bing
  • the Science and Technology Planning Project of Yunnan Province (Award 202001BA070001-078)
    • Principle Award Recipient: NotApplicable
  • the Science and Technology Planning Project of Yunnan Province (Award 202207AB110016)
    • Principle Award Recipient: WangYuan-Bing
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