AUTHOR=Si Jing , Zhang Yi-Zhe , Liang Jia-Qi , Li Hai-Jiao 

TITLE=Morphology and phylogeny identify two new species and one new subspecies of Podoscypha from Yunnan Province, Southwest China

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1151365

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2023.1151365

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p>In this study, <italic>Podoscypha</italic> was taxonomically and phylogenetically evaluated. In total, five specimens collected from the tropical areas of Yunnan Province in Southwest China were studied. In combination with morphological observations and phylogenetic analyses based on ITS and LSU loci, two new species and one new subspecies, <italic>Podoscypha subinvoluta</italic>, <italic>P. tropica</italic>, and <italic>P. petalodes</italic> subsp. <italic>cystidiata</italic>, respectively, were discovered. The illustrated descriptions of the new species and subspecies are provided. Moreover, the main morphological differences between related species are discussed.</p>