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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Aquatic Microbiology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1566263
Additions to Junewangiaceae (Sordariomycetes): novel species and new records from freshwater habitats in southwestern China
Provisionally accepted- 1 College of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, China
- 2 College of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
Junewangiaceae (Sordariomycetes) is a family with a relatively recent taxonomic history and a limited number of described species. However, a significant challenge within this family is the inability to distinguish different genera solely based on phylogenetic analysis. In this study, two new species, Junewangia guangxiensis and J. synnematica, which formed independent clades in phylogenetic analysis and possessed characteristics that were easily distinguishable from other species, are introduced within this family. Additionally, three previously known species, viz., Dictyosporella aquatica, D. thailandensis, and Junewangia thailandensis, are reported from China for the first time. Furthermore, D. bambusicola is documented from a freshwater habitat. The results enhance our understanding of Junewangiaceae and also provide some suggestions for addressing the taxonomic problems of this family in the future.
Keywords: two new taxa, aquatic fungi, morphology, phylogeny, Taxonomy
Received: 24 Jan 2025; Accepted: 17 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Lin, Liu, Shen and Luo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Zong-Long Luo, College of Agriculture and Biological Science, Dali University, Dali, China
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