identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
D96926B70C855EE5AF8FD83A0EFC16B7.text	D96926B70C855EE5AF8FD83A0EFC16B7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meliola liboense Y. Z. Feng & X. Y. Zeng 2025	<div><p>Meliola liboense Y. Z. Feng &amp; X. Y. Zeng sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>in reference to the location (Libo County) where the specimen was collected.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Parasitic on the surface of living leaves. Colonies 2–7 mm in diameter, hypophyllous, sometimes epiphyllous, black, dense to subdense. Hyphae superficial, straight to substraight, branched, septate, darker at septa, each cell 21–29 µm (x ̄ = 25 µm, n = 10) long, with dark brown setae. Hyphal setae 132–227 µm long, scattered, denser around ascomata, straight, 2 - dentate, acute. Appressoria 13.2–16.7 × 8.1–12 µm (x ̄ = 15.2 × 9.7 µm, n = 20), 2 - celled, brown, clavate, straight to curved, formed near septa, alternate to unilateral, antrorse. Sexual morph: Ascomata up to 120.8 µm in diameter, subdense, scattered, dark brown, globose to subglobose, outer wall rough, with a central ostiole and basal setae. Asci unitunicate, 2–3 - spored, ovoid at young state, asci wall attenuated or broken when mature, without a fixed shape. Ascospores 39.4–47.6 × 12.6–17.9 µm (x ̄ = 42.7 × 16.1 µm, n = 22), hyaline when young, becoming dark brown when mature, 4 - septate, constricted at the septa, rounded at both ends, smooth-walled. Asexual morph not observed.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Guizhou Province, Libo County, 25°18'32"N, 107°56'10"E; on living leaves of Lindera sp.; 13 Jul. 2022; Yu–Wei Liu leg.; IFRD 99008 (holotype) • ibid.; IFRD 900-10 • ibid.; 8 Apr. 2022; IFRD 900-9 .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>This collection is typical of Meliola in having hyphal setae and represents the first Meliola species with DNA sequence data from Lindera . There are 6 % (541 / 576 nucleotides, 2 gaps) differences in the LSU region between M. liboense and M. variaseta and 5 % (699 / 733 nucleotides, 6 gaps) differences in the LSU region between M. liboense and M. vernalis . However, the M. vernalis has larger ascomata (up to 275 μm) and longer hyphal setae (214.5–310 vs. 132–227 µm) than M. liboense (Pinho et al. 2012 b). Although the original description of M. linderae, previously reported from the same host, is unavailable for detailed comparison, the present specimen differs clearly from known taxa based on distinct morphological traits and supported by phylogenetic analysis. Therefore, it is described herein as a new species, M. liboense .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D96926B70C855EE5AF8FD83A0EFC16B7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Yuzhe;Liu, Yuwei;Hongsanan, Sinang;Tarafder, Entaj;Deng, Xiaolu;Yang, Tian;Sun, Jipeng;Wen, Ting-Chi;Zeng, Xiang-Yu;Liu, Fengquan	Feng, Yuzhe, Liu, Yuwei, Hongsanan, Sinang, Tarafder, Entaj, Deng, Xiaolu, Yang, Tian, Sun, Jipeng, Wen, Ting-Chi, Zeng, Xiang-Yu, Liu, Fengquan (2025): Two new species of Meliola (Meliolales, Sordariomycetes) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 122: 223-236, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.122.161471
6EB2A26662F55454A0AC518792A46F02.text	6EB2A26662F55454A0AC518792A46F02.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meliola lindericola Y. Z. Feng & X. Y. Zeng 2025	<div><p>Meliola lindericola Y. Z. Feng &amp; X. Y. Zeng sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>in reference to the host species name.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>IFRD 99007.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Parasitic on the surface of living leaves. Colonies 10–12 mm in diameter, hypophyllous, sometimes epiphyllous, black, dense to subdense. Hyphae superficial, straight to substraight, branched, septate, darker at septa, each cell (18 -) 21–45 µm (x ̄ = 40 µm, n = 20) long, with dark brown setae. Hyphal setae 121–162 µm long, scattered, denser around ascomata, straight, with obtuse tip. Asci unitunicate, 2–3 - spored, ovoid at young state, asci wall attenuated or broken when mature, without a fixed shape. Appressoria 22.3–29.8 × 11–16.5 µm (x ̄ = 26.1 × 14 µm, n = 20), 2 – celled, brown, clavate, straight to curved, formed near septa, alternate to unilateral, antrorse. Sexual morph: Ascomata up to 120 µm in diameter, subdense, scattered, dark brown, globose to subglobose, outer wall rough, with a central ostiole and basal setae. Asci not observed. Ascospores 21.3–25.5 × 6.8–9.3 µm (x ̄ = 21.7 × 8.2 µm, n = 30), hyaline ascospores 19.8–21.1 × 4.4–8.2 µm (x ̄ = 20.6 × 5.7 µm, n = 6), cylindrical or oblong, hyaline when young, becoming dark brown when mature, 2–4 - septate, constricted at the septa, rounded at both ends, smooth-walled. Asexual morph: Phialides 14.3–19.3 × 8.3–13 µm (x ̄ = 16.4 × 9.8 µm, n = 6), opposite to unilateral, few mixed with appressoria, ampulliform.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Guizhou Province, Libo County; 25°15'10"N, 107°44'6"E; on living leaves of Lindera sp.; 12 Jul. 2022; Yu-Wei Liu leg.; IFRD 99007 (holotype) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>This collection is typical of Meliola in having hyphal setae (Goos 1974). Phylogenetically, this new collection clusters with M. pistaciicola, but with 10 % (186 / 203, 87 / 99 nucleotides, 5 gaps), 8 % (773 / 837 nucleotides, 9 gaps), and 1 % (994 / 999 nucleotides, no gaps) differences in ITS, LSU, and SSU regions, respectively. Moreover, M. lindericola is morphologically different in having shorter hyphae setae (162 vs 700 µm), smaller ascomata (120 vs 230 µm), ascospores (21.3–25.5 × 6.8–9.3 vs 43–55 × 17–25 μm), and phialides (14.3–19.3 × 8.3–13.0 vs 21–31 × 9–12 μm), and the phialides are opposite (Zeng et al. 2022). Besides, M. lindericola has larger appressoria (22.3–29.8 × 11.0–16.5 vs 13.2–16.7 × 8.1–12 μm), smaller ascospores (21.3–25.5 × 6.8–9.3 vs 39.4–47.6 × 12.6–17.9 μm), shorter setae (121–162 vs 132–227 μm), and an obtuse tip than M. liboense . Although the original description of M. linderae from the same host is unavailable for direct comparison, the distinct morphological features and molecular data obtained from our specimens support its recognition as a new species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6EB2A26662F55454A0AC518792A46F02	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Feng, Yuzhe;Liu, Yuwei;Hongsanan, Sinang;Tarafder, Entaj;Deng, Xiaolu;Yang, Tian;Sun, Jipeng;Wen, Ting-Chi;Zeng, Xiang-Yu;Liu, Fengquan	Feng, Yuzhe, Liu, Yuwei, Hongsanan, Sinang, Tarafder, Entaj, Deng, Xiaolu, Yang, Tian, Sun, Jipeng, Wen, Ting-Chi, Zeng, Xiang-Yu, Liu, Fengquan (2025): Two new species of Meliola (Meliolales, Sordariomycetes) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 122: 223-236, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.122.161471
