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Zhang F, Yang YQ, Zhou FP, Xiao W, Boonmee S, Yang XY. Multilocus Phylogeny and Characterization of Five Undescribed Aquatic Carnivorous Fungi ( Orbiliomycetes). J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:81. [PMID: 38276027 PMCID: PMC10817524 DOI: 10.3390/jof10010081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
The diversity of nematode-trapping fungi (NTF) holds significant theoretical and practical implications in the study of adaptive evolution and the bio-control of harmful nematodes. However, compared to terrestrial ecosystems, research on aquatic NTF is still in its early stages. During a survey of NTF in six watersheds in Yunnan Province, China, we isolated 10 taxa from freshwater sediment. Subsequent identification based on morphological and multigene (ITS, TEF1-α, and RPB2) phylogenetic analyses inferred they belong to five new species within Arthrobotrys. This paper provides a detailed description of these five novel species (Arthrobotrys cibiensis, A. heihuiensis, A. jinshaensis, A. yangbiensis, and A. yangjiangensis), contributing novel insights for further research into the diversity of NTF and providing new material for the biological control of aquatic harmful nematodes. Additionally, future research directions concerning aquatic NTF are also discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fa Zhang
- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali 671003, China; (F.Z.); (Y.-Q.Y.); (F.-P.Z.); (W.X.)
- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali 671003, China; (F.Z.); (Y.-Q.Y.); (F.-P.Z.); (W.X.)
| | - Fa-Ping Zhou
- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali 671003, China; (F.Z.); (Y.-Q.Y.); (F.-P.Z.); (W.X.)
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali 671003, China; (F.Z.); (Y.-Q.Y.); (F.-P.Z.); (W.X.)
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali 671003, China
- Yunling Back-and-White Snub-Nosed Monkey Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Dali 671003, China
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- Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
- School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali 671003, China; (F.Z.); (Y.-Q.Y.); (F.-P.Z.); (W.X.)
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region, Dali University, Dali 671003, China
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