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Published on: May 5, 2023
Diversity of Translucidithyrium (Mycosphaerellales, Phaeothecoidiellaceae) in China: Insights into their evolutionary
Jia-Yu Song1, Hai-Xia Wu2, Kevin D Hyde3
1International Fungal Research and Development Centre, Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming, 650224, China; Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
Abstract:
The species evolution of epiphytic fungi are unique and critically important due to their association with plants. In this study, six new species of Translucidithyrium were discovered re-integrated morphological characteristics of this genus combined with phylogenetic analyses. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that all species of Translucidithyrium formed a monophyletic clade within Phaeothecoidiellaceae. The molecular clock analysis indicated that the divergence time of extant species of Translucidithyrium occurred during the Cenozoic era (18 Mya). The cophylogeny was conducted based on separately phylogenetic trees of Translucidithyrium and its host plants to explore their evolutionary relationships. Translucidithyrium's species with host plant selection likely being random. Understanding the evolutionary history of Translucidithyrium species provides new perspectives and data to support research into the evolution of epiphytic fungi.
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