identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
3A64AE15C69B57F2AB2A337D1AE89689.text	3A64AE15C69B57F2AB2A337D1AE89689.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pleurocordyceps luopingensis Hong Yu bis, Z. H Liu, H Wang & X. Y Liu 2026	<div><p>Pleurocordyceps luopingensis Hong Yu bis, Z. H Liu, H Wang &amp; X. Y Liu sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Named after Luoping County, in reference to the locality where the species was first collected.</p><p>Type.</p><p>Specimens were collected from Hemiptera larvae on 13 July 2025 at an altitude of 1545.5 m, with geographic coordinates 25°15'24"N, 104°42'12"E; by Hong Yu; designated as holotype specimen YHH -PLU-20507130 and type living culture, YFCC 07089629 .</p><p>Sexual morph.</p><p>Parasitic on adults of Hemiptera (Fig. 2). Host bodies range from 10–23 mm in diameter, exhibiting segmentation, brown to dark brown pigmentation, and a hard, rugose surface. Stromata are cylindrical, 2.1–15.2 × 0.5–2.1 mm (x ̄ = 4.5 × 1.2 mm, n = 20), light yellow to pale yellow in color, and occur either abundantly or singly. Stipes are 1.3–5.6 × 0.5–2.7 mm (x ̄ = 3.4 × 1.4 mm, n = 20), light yellow, disc-shaped to cylindrical, with some terminating in fertile cushions. Fertile cushions are pale yellow to yellow, tapering, 0.2–0.6 × 0.1–0.2 mm (x ̄ = 0.4 × 0.5 mm, n = 30). Perithecia are immersed, densely packed, obpyriform, ostiolate, and measure 150–520 × 90–325 μm (x ̄ = 360 × 120 μm, n = 30). Asci are cylindrical, 230–746 × 1.1–2.7 μm (x ̄ = 420 × 1.2 μm, n = 30), with a thickened apex bearing a hyaline apical cap 1.1–2.2 × 2.8–3.6 μm (x ̄ = 1.5 × 3.2 μm, n = 30) in size.</p><p>Asexual morph. Colonies on PDA reach a diameter of 4.1–4.9 cm after 54 days of incubation at 25 ° C, indicating slow growth. Colonies are off-white to gray in color and leathery in texture, with multiple granular protrusions on the surface; the reverse side is grayish yellow. Synnemata emerge from the colony center in annular arrangements, measuring 0.5–4 cm in length and 0.2–0.5 mm in width. These structures are khaki-colored, erect or flexuous, and apically umbrella-shaped. A pale yellow conidial mass accumulates at the mid-region or apex of the synnemata. Two types of phialides are observed. α-Phialides are hyaline, smooth-walled, subulate, and clustered, measuring 6.2–13.5 × 1.3–2.4 µm (x ̄ = 7.2 × 1.5 μm, n = 30). α-conidia are unicellular, hyaline, smooth-walled, and oval, measuring 1.1–2.1 × 0.9–1.6 (x ̄ = 1.3 × 1.2 μm, n = 30) µm. β-phialides measure 9.5–17.7 × 0.7–2.1 µm (x ̄ = 10.2 × 1.1 μm, n = 30), arise directly from hyphae, and are solitary, lanceolate, hyaline, and smooth-walled. β-conidia are fusiform, hyaline, aseptate, smooth-walled, asymmetrical, and arranged in chains, measuring 3.3–5.6 × 2.1–3.4 µm (x ̄ = 3.5 × 2.9 μm, n = 30).</p><p>Host.</p><p>Hemiptera adults.</p><p>Known distribution.</p><p>Yunnan Province, China.</p><p>Additional specimens examined.</p><p>Specimens were collected from Hemiptera larvae on 13 July 2025 at an altitude of 1545.5 m, with geographic coordinates 25°15'24"N, 104°42'12"E; by Hong Yu and Zuoheng Liu; designated as ex-holotype specimen YHH -PLU-20507131 and ex-holotype living culture YFCC 07089630 .</p><p>Commentary.</p><p>Phylogenetic analysis based on the combined dataset showed that Pleurocordyceps luopingensis formed a distinct and fully supported lineage (BS / BPP = 100 / 1.00) within the genus Pleurocordyceps (Fig. 1). In contrast to other species within the genus Pleurocordyceps, Pl. luopingensis and Pl. yunnanensis share the same host, the Hemiptera adults (Tables 2, 3). Pl. luopingensis is distinct from the species Pl. yunnanensis in that it produces stromata that are light yellow to pale yellow, colonies that are off-white to gray and leathery in texture, and α-conidia that are oval (Tables 2, 3). Thus, Pl. luopingensis is introduced as a new species under Pleurocordyceps .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3A64AE15C69B57F2AB2A337D1AE89689	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	Liu, Zuoheng;Wang, Hao;Liu, Xiaoyan;Han, Pengbin;Pan, Wenlin;Yu, Hong	Liu, Zuoheng, Wang, Hao, Liu, Xiaoyan, Han, Pengbin, Pan, Wenlin, Yu, Hong (2026): Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species of Pleurocordyceps luopingensis sp. nov. (Polycephalomycetaceae) and Pseudometarhizium cangyuanense sp. nov. (Clavicipitaceae) from Yunnan, southwestern China. MycoKeys 132: 147-172, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.132.185759
F23F7BB3CF1557C5AB8812D6BE9B5247.text	F23F7BB3CF1557C5AB8812D6BE9B5247.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudometarhizium cangyuanense Hong Yu bis, Z. H Liu, H Wang & X. Y Liu 2026	<div><p>Pseudometarhizium cangyuanense Hong Yu bis, Z. H Liu, H Wang &amp; X. Y Liu sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>Named after Cangyuan County, where the species were first collected.</p><p>Type.</p><p>Specimens were collected from the Ophiocordyceps sp. on 13 August 2025 at an altitude of 1483.9 m, with geographic coordinates 23°13'48"N, 99°18'00"E; by Hong Yu and Pengbin Han; designated as holotype specimen YHH -MCA-20508133 and holotype living culture YFCC 08069631 .</p><p>Sexual morph. Sexual morphs were not found.</p><p>Asexual morph. The stroma of Ophiocordyceps sp. with heavy parasitism is embedded beneath the withered leaves, occurring singly or in groups, villous, pale yellowish-green in color, and produces abundant greenish-powdery conidia at the apices (Fig. 3). Colonies on PDA incubated at 25 ° C reach 28–31 mm in diameter after 14 days; they are granular, initially villose, later developing white granules, becoming white-green upon sporulation, with white mycelium at the margin and a pinkish-brown reverse. Hyphae are septate and smooth-walled. Phialides arise from the hyphae, solitary, opposite, or verticillate, measuring 7.1–18.4 × 0.8–1.4 μm (x ̄ = 8.2 × 1.1 μm, n = 30) at the base and tapering gradually to an apex 0.3–0.9 μm wide, lanceolate in shape. Conidia are rarely solitary, predominantly arranged in chains, hyaline, smooth-walled, and dimorphic, comprising ovoid to subglobose conidia 2.4–3.6 × 1.8–2.6 μm (x ̄ = 2.6 × 1.9 μm, n = 30) and fusiform conidia 4.1–7.8 × 1.3–2.2 μm (x ̄ = 5.2 × 1.6 μm, n = 30).</p><p>Host.</p><p>Ophiocordyceps sp.</p><p>Known distribution.</p><p>Yunnan Province, China.</p><p>Commentary.</p><p>Phylogenetic analyses indicate that Pseudometarhizium cangyuanense, Ps. araneogenum, and Ps. lepidopterorum form a well-supported, monophyletic clade within the genus Pseudometarhizium (BS / BPP = 98 / 1.00). All three species share the characteristic arrangement of fusiform conidia in unbranched chains. However, Ps. cangyuanense is distinguished from Ps. araneogenum and Ps. lepidopterorum by the consistent production of dimorphic conidia – comprising both ovoid and fusiform morphotypes. Morphological comparisons among these taxa are summarized in Table 4. Based on concordant phylogenetic and morphological evidence, Ps. cangyuanense is formally described as a novel species of the genus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F23F7BB3CF1557C5AB8812D6BE9B5247	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	Liu, Zuoheng;Wang, Hao;Liu, Xiaoyan;Han, Pengbin;Pan, Wenlin;Yu, Hong	Liu, Zuoheng, Wang, Hao, Liu, Xiaoyan, Han, Pengbin, Pan, Wenlin, Yu, Hong (2026): Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal two new species of Pleurocordyceps luopingensis sp. nov. (Polycephalomycetaceae) and Pseudometarhizium cangyuanense sp. nov. (Clavicipitaceae) from Yunnan, southwestern China. MycoKeys 132: 147-172, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.132.185759
