identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
D98296DA1E975AB0AEC50A374C05EAA1.text	D98296DA1E975AB0AEC50A374C05EAA1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amphibambusa D. Q. Dai & K. D. Hyde	<div><p>Amphibambusa D. Q. Dai &amp; K. D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity 72: 7 (2015)</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Species of Amphibambusa are saprobic fungi that primarily colonize dead plant materials, especially culms of Bambusoideae members and other monocots. They also occur on submerged decaying wood in freshwater, indicating a broader ecological niche that includes both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The genus is known from tropical Asia, particularly China and Thailand (Hyde et al. 2020; Zhou et al. 2024; Liu et al. 2025). Seven species are currently accepted in Index Fungorum (2025) and with the addition reported here, the total increases to eight. Our record represents the fifth Amphibambusa species documented from Yunnan Province, China.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D98296DA1E975AB0AEC50A374C05EAA1	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
E09A9A12C5F0544F899F2CB2F8455ADF.text	E09A9A12C5F0544F899F2CB2F8455ADF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amphibambusa hyalinospora L. S. Dissan. & Wanas. 2026	<div><p>Amphibambusa hyalinospora L. S. Dissan. &amp; Wanas. sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet refers to the hyaline ascospores.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>HKAS 149994 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on the surface of decaying bamboo culms. Sexual morph. Ascomata 590–670 × 400–500 μm (x ̄ = 645 × 467 μm, n = 10), solitary, scattered, immersed under the host epidermis, visible as black pointed spots on the host surface, coriaceous, ostiole at the center. Peridium 25–35 μm (x ̄ = 30 μm, n = 10), multi-layered, outer layer comprising blackish-brown, composed of thick-walled cells of textura angularis, inner layer composed of pale brown to hyaline, thin-walled cells of textura angularis, tightly arranged. Paraphyses 5–9 μm (x ̄ = 6.9 μm, n = 20) wide, intermingled among asci, cylindrical, septate, thin-wall, hyaline, guttulate. Asci 180–260 × 13–20 μm (x ̄ = 222 × 17.2 μm, n = 20), 8 - spored, unitunicate, cylindrical to elongate fusiform, wider in the middle, tapering towards both ends, with rounded end, short-pedicellate, J + apical ring in Melzer’s reagent. Ascospores 80–110 × 6–10 μm (x ̄ = 95 × 8 μm, n = 20), overlapping, 1–2 seriate, hyaline, fusiform, 1 - septate at the center, pointed at both ends, with hyaline round spots when mature, with longitudinal striation along the entire length of the ascospore, with thin-gelatinous sheath. Asexual morph. Unknown.</p><p>Culture characters.</p><p>Colonies on PDA, reaching 25–30 mm diameter after one week at 25 ° C, white, cottony flat, low, dense, with uneven margin. Reverse yellowish-brown at the center and yellowish-white edges.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• China, Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.1975&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.968332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.1975/lat 21.968332)">Yinchang Mountain</a> (21.968333°N, 101.1975°E, 1188 m a. s. l.), on dead culm of bamboo, 16 February 2023, L. S. Dissanayake, XTBGYCM 23-06 (HKAS 149994, holotype), ex-type KUNCC 23-15547 . ibid. XTBGYCM 23-06 A (HKAS 149995, isotype), ex-isotype, KUNCC 23-15548 .</p><p>Note.</p><p>Phylogenetic analyses based on multi-locus sequence data reveal that Am. hyalinospora is closely related to Am. bambusicola (GMB 5602: ex-type, GMB 5608 and MFLUCC 11-0617), with 95 % MLBP and 0.97 BYPP support values (Fig. 1). Amphibambusa hyalinospora distinguish from Am. bambusicola having comparatively longer ascospores (95 × 8 μm), constricted at the septum with thin sheath while Am. bambusicola has shorter ascospores (26.6 × 5.7 μm) that are deeply constricted at the septum with thick gelatinous sheath (10 μm) (Liu et al. 2025). A comparison of nucleotide differences (without gaps) between these two species showed 14 / 451 (3.1 %) differences in the ITS region and 9 / 848 (1.06 %) differences in the LSU region. Thus, the combined phylogenetic, morphological and sequence divergence evidence supports recognition of Amphibambusa hyalinospora as a distinct species closely related to Am. bambusicola .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E09A9A12C5F0544F899F2CB2F8455ADF	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
445C204BCE485FA6A25E34A70AD4DAFD.text	445C204BCE485FA6A25E34A70AD4DAFD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arecophila clypeata Q. R. Li, J. C. Kang & K. D. Hyde	<div><p>Arecophila clypeata Q. R. Li, J. C. Kang &amp; K. D. Hyde MycoKeys 88: 135 (2022)</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on dead culms of bamboo hosts. Sexual morph. Ascomata 200–260 μm × 300–325 μm (x ̄ = 230 × 320 μm, n = 5), immersed under a black clypeus, slightly raised, dome-shaped areas, blackened, scattered or gregarious, globose to subglobose, uniloculate or multiloculate with a central, erumpent, cone-shaped papillae in vertical section. Ostioles 60–65 μm × 45–55 μm (x ̄ = 63 × 51 μm, n = 5), papillate, with hyaline periphyses, black peridium. Peridium 30–40 μm wide (x ̄ = 35 μm, n = 5), comprising several layers, outer layer brown, composed of thick-walled cells of textura angularis and inner layer hyaline, arrange with cells of textura prismatica. Paraphyses 2–5 μm wide (x ̄ = 3 μm, n = 10), hyaline, unbranched, cellular, aseptate. Asci 150–230 × 11–13 μm (x ̄ = 185 × 12 μm, n = 20), 8 - spored, cellular, long-cylindrical, short-pedicellate, apically rounded, with trapezoidal, J +, apical ring. Ascospores 18–25 × 6–10 μm (x ̄ = 22 × 8 μm, n = 5), overlapping, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 2 - celled, guttulate, hyaline to golden brown, constricted at the septum, weakly sulcate striations along the entire length of mature spore, surrounded by a thick mucilaginous sheath in immature and thin mucilaginous sheath in mature. Asexual morph. Unknown.</p><p>Culture characteristics.</p><p>Colonies on PDA, reaching 25–30 mm diameter after one week at 25 ° C, white, cottony flat, low, dense, uneven margin. Reverse light brownish at the center and whitish edges.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• China, Yunnan Province, Mile City, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.305&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.493" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.305/lat 24.493)">Xiyizhen</a> (24.4930°N, 103.3050°E, 1950 m a. s. l.), on dead culms of a bamboo host, 29 May 2021, Gao Yin, GYXG 22-11 (HKAS 130466), living culture, KUNCC 23-15549 . ibid. GYXG 22-11 A (HKAS 130467), living culture, KUNCC 23-15550 .</p><p>Additional GenBank accession numbers.</p><p>btub = PX 716850, PX 716851.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Our newly collected strains (HKAS 130466 and HKAS 130467) are morphologically identical to Arecophila clypeata by their globose to subglobose, cone-shaped papillate ascomata, hyaline, unbranched paraphyses, long-cylindrical, short-pedicellate asci with J +, apical ring and 1 - septate, pale brown to brown, ascospores surrounded by a mucilaginous sheath (Li et al. 2022). However, we noted aseptate paraphyses in our collection whereas septate paraphyses in the holotype (GZUCC 0110) (Li et al. 2022). According to the phylogenetic analysis, our two strains are nested together with Arecophila clypeata (GZUCC 0110 and GZUCC 0127) without significant statistical support. Comparison of nucleotide differences between these isolates and the Ar. clypeata are not showing any differences. Therefore, we recognize our new collections as conspecific with Arecophila clypeata .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/445C204BCE485FA6A25E34A70AD4DAFD	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
A7E7942A97045D0FB2AEBFD3E6D24A92.text	A7E7942A97045D0FB2AEBFD3E6D24A92.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arecophila K. D. Hyde	<div><p>Arecophila K. D. Hyde, Nova Hedwigia 63: 82 (1996)</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Arecophila species are typically saprobes on decaying or dead substrates, including wood, culms and leaves, and they are widely distributed across tropical, subtropical and temperate regions (Hyde et al. 2020; Li et al. 2022). Currently, 26 epithets are recorded in Index Fungorum (2025). The present study adds two novel taxa to the genus, increasing the total from 26 to 28.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A7E7942A97045D0FB2AEBFD3E6D24A92	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
55D72B0172F95A21A96EEF7F8369BF68.text	55D72B0172F95A21A96EEF7F8369BF68.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arecophila menglaensis L. S. Dissan. & Wanas. 2026	<div><p>Arecophila menglaensis L. S. Dissan. &amp; Wanas. sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 4</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific epithet is derived from Mengla County, where the holotype was collected</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>HKAS 130461 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on dead culm of Poaceae host. Sexual morph. Ascomata 190–320 μm × 200–390 μm (x ̄ = 257 × 285 μm, n = 5), immersed, solitary, slightly raised, blackened, scattered or gregarious, globose to subglobose, uniloculate, with a central, erumpent, papillae in vertical section. Ostioles 90–110 μm × 140–170 μm (x ̄ = 103 × 156 μm, n = 5), papillate, with hyaline periphyses, black peridium. Peridium 25–40 μm wide (x ̄ = 30 μm, n = 5), comprising several layers, outer layer brown, composed of thick-walled cells of textura angularis and inner layer hyaline, arrange with cells of textura prismatica. Paraphyses 3–5 μm wide (x ̄ = 4 μm, n = 15), hyaline, unbranched, aseptate. Asci 125–190 μm × 15–20 μm (x ̄ = 165 × 17 μm, n = 15), 8 - spored, unitunicate, long-cylindrical, short-pedicellate, apically rounded, with trapezoidal, J +, apical ring. Ascospores 20–30 × 6–9 μm (x ̄ = 24.2 × 7.2 μm, n = 20), overlapping, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 2 - celled, guttulate, hyaline to golden brown, constricted at the septum, weakly sulcate striations along the entire length of mature spore, surrounded by a thin mucilaginous sheath. Asexual morph. Undetermined.</p><p>Culture characteristics.</p><p>Colonies on PDA, reaching 25–30 mm diameter after one week at 25 ° C, white, cottony, flat, low, dense, with uneven margin. Reverse brownish at the center and yellowish-brown edges.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• China, Yunnan Province, Mengla, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=101.43478&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.580788" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 101.43478/lat 21.580788)">Xishuangbanna</a> (21.580788°N, 101.434776°E, 776 m a. s. l.), on dead culm of Poaceae host, 29 January 2023, L. S. Dissanayake, QML 23 _ 22 (HKAS 130461, holotype), ex-type, KUNCC 23-15551 . ibid. QML 23 _ 22 A (HKAS 130462, isotype), KUNCC 23-15552 .</p><p>Note.</p><p>Arecophila menglaensis nested as a basal lineage of a monophyletic sister clade that included Ar. clypeata (KUNCC 23-15549, KUNCC 23-15550, GZUCC 0110, GZUCC 0127), Ar. muroiana (GZUCC 0122), Ar. miscanthi (MFLU 19-2333) and Ar. australis (GZUCC 0124 and GZUCC 0112). However, Arecophila menglaensis can be distinguished from the three related species by its smaller ascomata (257 × 285 μm) and the absence of a clypeus. By comparison, Ar. australis, Ar. clypeata and Ar. muroiana have larger ascomata (495 × 325 μm, 403 × 323 μm, and 350–460 × 320–400 μm respectively), and a clypeus is present in Ar. australis, Ar. clypeata and Ar. miscanthi (Li et al. 2022) . The phylogenetic placement of Arecophila menglaensis as a basal lineage within this clade, together with its diagnostic morphology (particularly the smaller ascomata and absence of a clypeus) supports its recognition as a distinct species within Arecophila .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/55D72B0172F95A21A96EEF7F8369BF68	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
0992EE5EEA585667A64DB01B3DE23773.text	0992EE5EEA585667A64DB01B3DE23773.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arecophila sichuanensis L. S. Dissan. & Maharachch. 2026	<div><p>Arecophila sichuanensis L. S. Dissan. &amp; Maharachch. sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 5</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The epithet is derived from Sichuan Province, where the holotype was collected.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>HKAS 130468</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on dead culm of Poaceae host. Sexual morph. Ascomata 210–280 μm × 300–380 μm (x ̄ = 265 × 335 μm, n = 5), immersed under a black clypeus, slightly raised, blackened, scattered or gregarious, globose to subglobose, erumpent, papillate. Ostioles with hyaline periphyses, black peridium. Peridium 100–120 μm wide (x ̄ = 110 μm, n = 5), comprising several layers, outer layer brown, composed of thick-walled cells of textura angularis and inner layer hyaline, arranged with textura angularis. Paraphyses 4–6 μm wide (x ̄ = 5 μm, n = 10), hyaline, unbranched, cellular, rarely septate. Asci 150–180 × 15–20 μm (x ̄ = 165 × 18 μm, n = 20), 8 - spored, long-cylindrical, short-pedicellate, apically rounded, with trapezoidal, J +, apical ring. Ascospores 20–25 × 6–10 μm (x ̄ = 23 × 8 μm, n = 5), overlapping, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 2 - celled, guttulate, hyaline to brown, constricted at the septum, sulcate striations along the entire length of mature spore, surrounded by a thin mucilaginous sheath. Asexual morph. Undetermined.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• China, Sichuan province, Sichuan Province, Dujiangyan City, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=103.56416&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.075" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 103.56416/lat 31.075)">Sichuan Longchi National Forest Park</a> (31.075°N, 103.564167°E, 1065.01 m a. s. l.), on dead culm of Poaceae host, 5 January 2023, L. S. Dissanayake, SCCFP 23-12 (HKAS 130468, holotype) . ibid. SCCFP 23-12 (HKAS 130469, isotype) .</p><p>Additional GenBank accession numbers.</p><p>btub = PX 716852, PX 716853; rpb 2 = PX 733924, PX 733925.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Arecophila sichuanensis (HKAS 130468) is similar to Ar. australis (GZUCC 0124 and GZUCC 0112), Ar. clypeata (KUNCC 23-15549, KUNCC 23-15550, GZUCC 0110, GZUCC 0127), Ar. maolanensis (GUCC 24-0116), Ar. menglaensis (HKAS 130461), Ar. miscanthi (MFLU 19-2333) and Ar. muroiana (GZUCC 0122) having ascomata with ellipsoidal, 2 - celled, guttulate, hyaline to brown, constricted at the septum, sulcate striations along the entire mature spore length, surrounded by a thin mucilaginous sheath (Wang et al. 2004; Hyde et al. 2020; Li et al. 2022; Sun et al. 2025 and this study). Phylogenetically, Ar. sichuanensis (HKAS 130468) clustered in a distinct clade basal to the taxa mentioned above with 71 % ML and 0.97 BYPP support values. The combination of diagnostic morphology and a distinct phylogenetic placement indicates that Ar. sichuanensis represents an independent lineage within Arecophila, justifying its recognition as a separate species closely related to Ar. australis, Ar. clypeata and allied taxa.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0992EE5EEA585667A64DB01B3DE23773	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
78573243741650A3ABFD04537EE1B740.text	78573243741650A3ABFD04537EE1B740.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Longiappendispora Mapook & K. D. Hyde	<div><p>Longiappendispora Mapook &amp; K. D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity 101: 139 (2020)</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Species of Longiappendispora are usually saprobic on decaying or dead wood and have been reported from tropical Asia (China and Thailand). Prior to this study, Longiappendispora comprised only the type species (Mapook et al. 2020). In this study, we introduce a new species, which is the second species in the genus and provides the first host record from Poaceae . It also represents the first record of Longiappendispora from China.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/78573243741650A3ABFD04537EE1B740	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
B6B2B62FEE3550F9BB11D1CC202F51E6.text	B6B2B62FEE3550F9BB11D1CC202F51E6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Longiappendispora shangrilaensis L. S. Dissan. & Wanas. 2026	<div><p>Longiappendispora shangrilaensis L. S. Dissan. &amp; Wanas. sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 6</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The epithet is derived from Shangri-La, where the holotype was collected.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>HKAS 130459 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on dead culm of bamboo host. Sexual morph. Ascomata 550–600 μm × 375–400 μm (x ̄ = 577 × 390 μm, n = 5), deeply immersed under a black to dark brown clypeus, slightly raised, blackened, scattered or gregarious, globose to subglobose, erumpent, papillae in vertical section, papillae appear as black dots. Ostioles 100–110 μm × 80–90 μm (x ̄ = 105 × 85 μm, n = 5), papillate, with hyaline to brown periphyses, black peridium. Peridium 40–60 μm wide (x ̄ = 50 μm, n = 5), comprising several layers, outer layer brown, composed of thick-walled cells of textura angularis and inner layer hyaline, arrange with textura angularis. Paraphyses 4–6 μm wide (x ̄ = 5 μm, n = 10), hyaline, unbranched, cellular, aseptate. Asci 150–200 μm × 11–15 μm (x ̄ = 175 × 13 μm, n = 20), 8 - spored, long-cylindrical, short-pedicellate, apically rounded, with a rhomboid, J +, apical ring. Ascospores 20–25 × 6–10 μm (x ̄ = 23 × 8 μm, n = 5), overlapping, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 2 - celled, guttulate (two prominent guttules on each cell), hyaline to brown, constricted at the septum, sulcate striations along the entire spore length, surrounded by a mucilaginous sheath, without appendages. Asexual morph. Undetermined.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>• China, Yunnan Province, Shangri-La, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=99.608055&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.935833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 99.608055/lat 27.935833)">Deqen, skied field</a> (27.935833°N, 99.608056°E, 2250 m a. s. l.), on dead culm of Poaceae host, 18 August 2021, L. S. Dissanayake, SF 18-5 (HKAS 130459, holotype) . ibid. SF 18-6 (HKAS 130460, isotype) .</p><p>Note.</p><p>Longiappendispora shangrilaensis morphologically resembles the species of Arecophila having ascomata with a clypeus and 1 - septate, guttulate, sulcate, and striated ascospores surrounded by a mucilaginous sheath. The phylogenetic analysis based on combined LSU and ITS sequence data indicates that L. shangrilaensis is closely related to L. chromolaenae (MFLUCC 17-1485) with 69 % MBL statistical support (Fig. 1). Longiappendispora shangrilaensis is morphologically similar to L. chromolaenae (Mapook et al. 2020) . But they differ in ascospores guttules and thin mucilaginous sheath (both characters absent in L. chromolaenae), and ascospore appendages (present in L. chromolaenae vs. absent in L. shangrilaensis). Also, the shape of ascospores of L. chromolaenae is different: ellipsoid to broadly fusiform, tapering towards narrow ends. Therefore, herein we introduce L. shangrilaensis as a novel taxon based on morpho-molecular evidence.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B6B2B62FEE3550F9BB11D1CC202F51E6	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	Dissanayake, Lakmali S.;Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.;Marasinghe, Diana S.;Gao, Ying;Faraj, Turki KH.;Xu, Jianchu;Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.	Dissanayake, Lakmali S., Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N., Marasinghe, Diana S., Gao, Ying, Faraj, Turki KH., Xu, Jianchu, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. (2026): Taxonomic novelties and phylogenetic insights into Cainiaceae (Xylariales, Sordariomycetes) associated with Poaceae hosts from Southwestern China. MycoKeys 128: 1-27, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.128.178090
