First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region

During a study on fungal endophyte diversity, Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai was isolated from healthy leaves of Guarea macrophylla, a shade tree in the Cocoa agroecosystem (cabruca) in Brazil. We confirmed the identity of the specimens using morphological data and a phylogene...

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Main Authors: Deyse Viana dos Santos, Rejane Maria Ferreira da Silva, Paula Aguilera, Gladstone Alves da Silva, José Luiz Bezerra, Rafael José Vilela de Oliveira
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-09-01
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spelling doaj-d6cffdb666c54a9bbd32c1eae8f78d442021-09-28T14:33:52ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2021-09-011751243124810.15560/17.5.124368271First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical RegionDeyse Viana dos Santos0Rejane Maria Ferreira da Silva1Paula Aguilera2Gladstone Alves da Silva3José Luiz Bezerra4Rafael José Vilela de Oliveira5Universidade Federal de PernambucoUniversidade Federal de PernambucoUniversidad de La FronteraUniversidade Federal de PernambucoUniversidade Federal do Recôncavo da BahiaUniversidade Federal de PernambucoDuring a study on fungal endophyte diversity, Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai was isolated from healthy leaves of Guarea macrophylla, a shade tree in the Cocoa agroecosystem (cabruca) in Brazil. We confirmed the identity of the specimens using morphological data and a phylogenetic reconstruction based on molecular markers (internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), β-tubulin (TUB2), and translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF) sequences). The specimen presented black globose or slightly ellipsoidal conidia, and the conidiophores were reduced to conidiogenous cells. This is the first report of N. lacticolonia in the Neotropical Region.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/68271/download/pdf/Atlantic ForestCocoa cropendophytic fungiGua
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author Deyse Viana dos Santos
Rejane Maria Ferreira da Silva
Paula Aguilera
Gladstone Alves da Silva
José Luiz Bezerra
Rafael José Vilela de Oliveira
spellingShingle Deyse Viana dos Santos
Rejane Maria Ferreira da Silva
Paula Aguilera
Gladstone Alves da Silva
José Luiz Bezerra
Rafael José Vilela de Oliveira
First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region
Check List
Atlantic Forest
Cocoa crop
endophytic fungi
Gua
author_facet Deyse Viana dos Santos
Rejane Maria Ferreira da Silva
Paula Aguilera
Gladstone Alves da Silva
José Luiz Bezerra
Rafael José Vilela de Oliveira
author_sort Deyse Viana dos Santos
title First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region
title_short First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region
title_full First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region
title_fullStr First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region
title_full_unstemmed First occurrence of Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in the Neotropical Region
title_sort first occurrence of nigrospora lacticolonia mei wang & l. cai (xylariales, ascomycota) in the neotropical region
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Check List
issn 1809-127X
publishDate 2021-09-01
description During a study on fungal endophyte diversity, Nigrospora lacticolonia Mei Wang & L. Cai was isolated from healthy leaves of Guarea macrophylla, a shade tree in the Cocoa agroecosystem (cabruca) in Brazil. We confirmed the identity of the specimens using morphological data and a phylogenetic reconstruction based on molecular markers (internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), β-tubulin (TUB2), and translation elongation factor 1-α (TEF) sequences). The specimen presented black globose or slightly ellipsoidal conidia, and the conidiophores were reduced to conidiogenous cells. This is the first report of N. lacticolonia in the Neotropical Region.
topic Atlantic Forest
Cocoa crop
endophytic fungi
Gua
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/68271/download/pdf/
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