Morpho-Molecular Characterization of Microfungi Associated with Phyllostachys (Poaceae) in Sichuan, China.

In the present study, we surveyed the ascomycetes from bamboo of Phyllostachys across Sichuan Province, China. A biphasic approach based on morphological characteristics and multigene phylogeny confirmed seven species, including one new genus, two new species, and five new host record species. A novel genus Paralloneottiosporina is introduced to accommodate Pa. sichuanensis that was collected from leaves of Phyllostachys violascens . Moreover, the newly introduced species Bifusisporella sichuanensis was isolated from leaves of P. edulis , and five species were newly recorded on bamboos, four species belonging to Apiospora , viz. Ap. yunnana , Ap. neosubglobosa , Ap. jiangxiensis , and Ap. hydei , and the last species, Seriascoma yunnanense, isolated from dead culms of P. heterocycla . Morphologically similar and phylogenetically related taxa were compared. Comprehensive descriptions, color photo plates of micromorphology are provided.