identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
7207984ACB205539843D725094ACC286.text	7207984ACB205539843D725094ACC286.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asterina breyniicola Y. Z. Feng & X. Y. Zeng 2026	<div><p>Asterina breyniicola Y. Z. Feng &amp; X. Y. Zeng sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>In reference to the host species name.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Parasitic on the upper surface of living leaves, forming blackened circular to irregular and minute areas, 1–5 mm diam. Superficial hyphae abundant, brown-black, loosely reticulate, spreading over the host surface, straight to substraight, branching opposed to irregular at acute angles, smooth, septate, hyphal cells cylindrical, 22.9–34.5 × 2.4–4.6 (x ̄ = 27.5 × 3.6 µm, n = 20). Appressoria numerous, 1 - septate, digitate, multilobate with 3 or more large lobes and various smaller lobes, straight or hooked, not sessile, at base narrow, with a stalk cell (sparsely without), stalk cell short cylindrical, alternate or unilateral, 9.2–13.8 × 8.7–11.9 µm (x ̄ = 11.7 × 9.9 µm, n = 60), brown. Sexual state: Thyriothecia 130.3–210.8 µm diam. (x ̄ = 169.2 µm, n = 40), superficial, developing beneath the superficial mycelium, scattered to confluent on host surface, circular, flattened, dark brown, easily removed from host surface, with star-like opening, fissure at the center, sometimes opening widely to expose mature and immature asci. Upper wall comprising rows of neatly arranged, parallel, radiating cells, which may be branched at the outer rim, from which hyphae strands develop. Hamathecium lacking pseudoparaphyses. Asci 35.9–45.4 × 32.9–41.3 µm (x ̄ = 39.7 × 37.2 µm, n = 10), octosporous, bitunicate, globose to subglobose, lacking a pedicel. Ascospores 21.7–25.8 × 10.6–12.6 µm (x ̄ = 24.5 × 11.4 µm, n = 10), overlapping 2–3 - seriate, conglobate, hyaline, 1 - septate, strongly constricted at the septum, upper cell slightly larger than lower cell, hyaline when immature, dark brown at maturity, smooth-walled. Asexual state: Unknown.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Hainan Province, Ledong Li Autonomous County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.73805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.666388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.73805/lat 18.666388)">Jianfengling National Forest Park</a>; 18°39'59"N, 108°44'17"E; on living leaves of Breynia fruticosa ( Phyllanthaceae); 6 November 2025; Yu-Zhe Feng; IFRD 99056 (holotype) • ibid IFRD 900-26 (isotype) • ibid; HGUP 26-0005 .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>This collection represents the first Asterina species from Breynia for which DNA sequence data are available. There are two Asterina species previously reported on Breynia, namely A. breyniae (Sydow and Sydow 1917) and A. breyniaecola (Saccardo et al. 1926), but the original description of A. breyniaecola by Trotter (Saccardo et al. 1926) is not accessible. Furthermore, A. breyniae has smaller thyriothecia (150–250 vs. 130.3–210.8 µm) and longer asci (45–55 × 35.9–45.4 vs. 35.9–45.4 × 32.9–41.3 µm) than the present collection (Sydow and Sydow 1917). Phylogenetically, the new collection clusters with A. phenacis with high bootstrap support but differs by 2 % (13 / 561 nucleotides, 2 gaps) and 2 % (8 / 461 nucleotides, 2 gaps) in the LSU and SSU regions, respectively. ITS comparisons were omitted due to the absence of reference sequences for A. phenacis in public databases. Morphologically, A. phenacis has larger appressoria (11–16 × 8–9 vs. 9.2–13.8 × 8.7–11.9 µm), smaller thyriothecia (60–125 vs. 130.3–210.8 µm), smaller asci (35–40 × 25–30 vs. 35.9–45.4 × 32.9–41.3 µm), and smaller ascospores (15–18 × 7.5–10 vs. 21.7–25.8 × 10.6–12.6 µm) (Hofmann and Piepenbring 2008) (Table 4).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7207984ACB205539843D725094ACC286	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;Norphanphoun, Chada;Zeng, Xiang-Yu	Feng, Yuzhe, Norphanphoun, Chada, Zeng, Xiang-Yu (2026): Three novel species of Asterina (Asterinales, Dothideomycetes) from Hainan Province, China. MycoKeys 134: 75-95, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.134.196557
8778EC93EB3655CBA2005EEC6ACFC69A.text	8778EC93EB3655CBA2005EEC6ACFC69A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asterina heyneicola Y. Z. Feng & X. Y. Zeng 2026	<div><p>Asterina heyneicola 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>Description.</p><p>Parasitic on living leaves. Colonies circular to irregular, epiphyllous, single to confluent, black, 1–3 mm diam. Superficial hyphae abundant, brown-black, loosely reticulate, spreading over the host surface, straight to substraight, branching opposed to irregular at acute angles to wide angles, smooth, septate, hyphal cells cylindrical, 13.3–20.6 × 3.3–6.1 (x ̄ = 15.9 × 5.0 µm, n = 40). Appressoria lateral, mostly opposite, rarely alternate, 1 - celled, gourd-shaped, subantrorse to subparallel, light brown, 8.1–10.2 × 4.4–7.1 µm (x ̄ = 9.0 × 5.7 µm, n = 60). Sexual state: Thyriothecia 149.2–266.4 µm diam. (x ̄ = 191.9 µm, n = 40), flattened, developing beneath the superficial mycelium, gregarious, single to confluent, light brown to dark brown, with hyphae of different lengths at the margin, borne on a thin, hyaline basal stroma, stellately dehiscing with a slightly opened center when mature, sometimes opening widely to expose mature and immature asci, and easily detached from the host surface. Upper wall linear, with compressed hyphae arranged radially from the center toward the margin, and fringed at margins. Hamathecium lacking pseudoparaphyses. Asci 41.7–61.6 × 39.9–55.1 µm (x ̄ = 46.7 × 51.4 µm, n = 10), 8 - spored, globose to subglobose, bitunicate, lacking a pedicel. Ascospores 24.8–31.6 × 11.2–16.5 µm (x ̄ = 28.9 × 14.4 µm, n = 60), overlapping, with 2 - layered wall, one pseudoseptate, strongly constricted at the septum, wall smooth, hyaline when immature, becoming brown to black when mature, upper cell subglobose, lower cell slightly longer and narrower, oval to obovoid. Asexual state: Unknown.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Hainan Province, Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=109.82472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.005833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 109.82472/lat 19.005833)">Baihualing Ridge</a>; 19°0'21"N, 109°49'29"E; onliving leaves of Heynea trijuga ( Meliaceae); 8 November 2025; Yu-Zhe Feng leg.; IFRD 99055 (holotype) • ibid IFRD 900-25 (isotype) • ibid; HGUP 26-0003 .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>This represents the first record of Asterina on Heynea (Meliaceae) . Morphological comparisons were conducted with Asterina species previously reported from other genera in Meliaceae, namely A. aglaiae, A. chukrasiae, A. cipadessae, and A. trichiliae (Hosagoudar 2012) . The new collection resembles A. aglaiae and A. trichiliae, but A. heyneicola differs in having larger thyriothecia (up to 266.4 µm) and asci (up to 55.1 µm). Phylogenetically, the new collection is sister to A. zanthoxyli, but with 2 % (13 / 537 nucleotides, no gaps) and 1 % (6 / 458 nucleotides, no gaps) differences in the LSU and SSU regions, respectively. ITS sequences are unavailable for A. zanthoxyli, precluding their inclusion in the phylogenetic analysis. Morphologically, A. zanthoxyli differs in having amphigenous colonies, predominantly alternate appressoria, and longer hyphal cells (17–27 vs. 13.3–20.6 µm) (Hofmann et al. 2010) (Table 4).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8778EC93EB3655CBA2005EEC6ACFC69A	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;Norphanphoun, Chada;Zeng, Xiang-Yu	Feng, Yuzhe, Norphanphoun, Chada, Zeng, Xiang-Yu (2026): Three novel species of Asterina (Asterinales, Dothideomycetes) from Hainan Province, China. MycoKeys 134: 75-95, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.134.196557
B84E57B188905C37A3AAF7BC198A6A55.text	B84E57B188905C37A3AAF7BC198A6A55.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Asterina olaciphila Y. Z. Feng & X. Y. Zeng 2026	<div><p>Asterina olaciphila Y. Z. Feng &amp; X. Y. Zeng sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 4</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>In reference to the host species name.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Parasitic on living leaves, forming blackened, dense, web-like areas, colonies amphigenous, circular or irregular, single to confluent, dense, 2–8 mm diam. Superficial hyphae numerous, brown-black, closely reticulate, spreading over the host surface, straight to curved, branching opposed to irregular at acute angles, smooth, septate, hyphal cells cylindrical, 22.1–31.1 × 6.2–8.9 (x ̄ = 26.5 × 7.2 µm, n = 30). Appressoria numerous, lateral, unicellular, ampulliform or slightly conical, with the top relatively shield-like, opposite or irregular, subantrorse to subretrorse, brown, 10.3–15.1 × 6.5–11.0 µm (x ̄ = 12.6 × 7.9 µm, n = 100). Sexual state: Thyriothecia 120.2–225.2 µm diam. (x ̄ = 154.4 µm, n = 20), superficial, flattened or subglobose, densely gregarious, single to confluent, stellately dehisced and widely opened at the center. Asci 51.9–72.8 × 49.9–73.9 µm (x ̄ = 65.2 × 64.5 µm, n = 20), octosporous, bitunicate, globose, lacking a pedicel. Ascospores 33.8–39.8 × 16.9–21.6 µm (x ̄ = 36.9 × 19.2 µm, n = 60), 2–3 - seriate in the ascus, ovalellipsoid, 1 - septate, constricted at the septum, hyaline when immature, becoming brown to dark brown at maturity, smooth-walled. Asexual state: Pycnothyria many, similar to thyriothecia, smaller; orbicular, 75.6–154.3 µm (x ̄ = 104.9 µm, n = 20) in diameter. Pycnothyriospores many, pyriform, brown, 20.2–29.6 × 16.7–23.8 (x ̄ = 25.9 × 19.6 µm, n = 50) µm, wall smooth.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Hainan Province, Ledong Li Autonomous County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.73805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.666388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.73805/lat 18.666388)">Jianfengling National Forest Park</a>; 18°39'59"N, 108°44'17"E; on surface of leaves of Olax scandens ( Olacaceae); 6 November 2025; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.73805&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.666388" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.73805/lat 18.666388)">Yu-Zhe Feng</a> leg.; IFRD 99057 (holotype) • ibid IFRD 900-27 (isotype) • ibid; HGUP 26-0007 .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>This collection represents the first Asterina species on Olax for which DNA sequence data are available. Two species of Asterina have previously been reported on Olax species, namely A. olacicola (Hosagoudar 2012) and A. olacis (Song et al. 2003 b), but the present taxon differs from A. olacis in possessing larger thyriothecia (170 vs. 225.2 µm) and smooth ascospores (Song et al. 2003 b). It differs further from A. olacicola by having opposite appressoria, larger asci (73.9 vs. 40 µm), and pycnothyriospores (20.2–29.6 × 16.7–23.8 vs. 19–23 × 15–17 µm) (Hosagoudar 2012). Phylogenetically, the present taxon is closely related to A. weinmanniae and A. zanthoxyli (Hofmann et al. 2010) . It shows a 7 % difference (38 / 564 nucleotides, 3 gaps) in the LSU region and a 2 % difference (8 / 418 nucleotides, no gaps) in the SSU region from A. weinmanniae . In comparison with A. zanthoxyli, it differs by 5 % (28 / 561 nucleotides, 4 gaps) in the LSU region and 2 % (11 / 456 nucleotides, 3 gaps) in the SSU region. The ITS region was not included in the comparison because the related taxa lack ITS sequence data available for alignment. Morphologically, A. olaciphila is distinguished by having larger asci and ascospores and opposite appressoria, as detailed in Table 4.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B84E57B188905C37A3AAF7BC198A6A55	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;Norphanphoun, Chada;Zeng, Xiang-Yu	Feng, Yuzhe, Norphanphoun, Chada, Zeng, Xiang-Yu (2026): Three novel species of Asterina (Asterinales, Dothideomycetes) from Hainan Province, China. MycoKeys 134: 75-95, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.134.196557
