Comoclathris acuminata (Pleosporaceae, Pleosporales): A new endophytic species from Indian Himalayas

AROOSA JAN MATTOO; ANIKET GHOSH; SKARMA NONZOM

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.589.3.2

Issue: Vol. 589 No. 3: 28 March 2023

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Published: 2023-03-28

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.589.3.2

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Comoclathris acuminata (Pleosporaceae, Pleosporales): A new endophytic species from Indian Himalayas

AROOSA JAN MATTOO⁺⁻
ANIKET GHOSH⁺⁻
SKARMA NONZOM⁺⁻

Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K, India-180006

Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, 3rd MSO Building, DF block, sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700064, West Bengal, India

Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, J&K, India-180006

Endophyte Ladakh New species Pleosporaceae Taxonomy fungi

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Abstract

An interesting endophytic fungus was isolated from the stem of Ephedra gerardiana growing in Ladakh, a cold arid desert and a part of trans-Himalayan region in Northwest India. Based on comprehensive cultural, micro-morphological, and phylogenetic analyses, the isolate was identified as a new species of the genus Comoclathris, proposed herein as C. acuminata. The novelty of the taxon was strongly supported by the concatenated dataset based on nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) and large subunit (nrLSU) regions of DNA. It is characterized by predominantly superficial, dark-brown to black, ostiolate ascomata, cylindro-clavate asci, and muriform ascospores. Comoclathris acuminata differs from other known species of Comoclathris in bearing ascospores with a prominent beak-like or pointed apex. A detailed description, illustrations and phylogenetic results of the new species are provided along with its comparison with the allied species.

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