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Corresponding author: Xiao-Hong Ji (xhji2010@163.com)
Academic editor: Alfredo Vizzini
Received: 03 Oct 2022 | Accepted: 02 Feb 2023 | Published: 09 Feb 2023
© 2023 Xiao-Hong Ji, Longfei Fan
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Ji X-H, Fan L (2023) Fomitiporella crystallina sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetales) from China. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e95945. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e95945
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Fomitiporella is an important genus of wood-decaying fungi. Many new species were revealed in the last five years, based on morphological characters and molecular data. During a study on the taxonomy of Fomitiporella, two specimens from China were investigated, which have morphological characteristics close to Fomitiporella. After morphological examinations and phylogenetic analyses, a new species was confirmed to be a member of the Fomitiporella clade.
Fomitiporella crystallina sp. nov. is described and illustrated as a new species, based on morphological characters and molecular evidence. It has perennial, irregular, pileate basidiocarps, an indistinct subiculum (ultrathin to almost lacking), lack of any kind of setae, has brownish, thick-walled basidiospores and causes a white rot. A molecular study, based on the combined ITS (internal transcribed spacer region) and nrLSU (the large nuclear ribosomal RNA subunit) dataset, supports the new species in Fomitiporella. The differences between the new species and phylogenetically related and morphologically similar species are discussed. A key to species with pileate to effused-reflexed basidiocarps of Fomitiporella is given.
Taxonomy, phylogeny, wood-decaying fungi
Fomitiporella
During a study on the taxonomy of Fomitiporella, two collections from China were investigated. After morphological examinations and phylogenetic analyses, a new species was confirmed to be member of the Fomitiporella clade. In this paper, we describe and illustrate the new species. In addition, an identification key to the worldwide species with pileate to effused-reflexed basidiocarps of Fomitiporella is provided.
Studied specimens are deposited in the herbaria of Southwest Forestry University (SWFC) and the Mycological Herbarium of Jiujiang University (MHJU). Microscopic examination follows
DNA extraction, amplification and sequencing
A CTAB rapid plant genome extraction kit (Aidlab Biotechnologies Co., Ltd., Beijing, China) was used to extract total genomic DNA from dried specimens following the manufacturer’s instructions with some modifications (
Phylogenetic analysis
Besides the newly-generated sequences, additional sequences from a previous phylogenetic study on Fomitiporella (
Information on the sequences used in this study. Type specimens are shown in bold.
Species |
Location |
Sample no. |
GenBank accession no. |
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ITS |
nLSU |
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Fomitiporella austroasiana |
China |
Dai 16244 |
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F. austroasiana |
China |
Dai 16168 |
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F. austroasiana |
Singapore |
Dai 17879 |
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F. badia |
Mexico |
JV 1707/22-J |
— |
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F. badia |
USA |
JV 0205/1J |
— |
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F. caryophylli |
India |
CBS 448.76 |
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F. cavicola |
UK |
N 153 |
— |
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F. caviphila |
China |
LWZ 20130812-1 |
— |
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F. chinensis |
China |
Cui 11097 |
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F. chinensis |
China |
LWZ 20130713-7 |
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F. chinensis |
China |
LWZ 20130916-3 |
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F. coruscans |
USA |
JV 1312/E2J |
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F. coruscans |
USA |
JV 1407/46 |
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F. coruscans |
USA |
JV 0409/6J |
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F. coruscans |
USA |
JV 1207/6.1J |
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F. crassa |
Australia |
Dai 18787 |
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F. crassa |
Australia |
Dai 18716 |
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F. crystallina |
China |
CL Zhao 9453 |
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F. crystallina |
China |
CL Zhao 9567 |
ON493577 | |
F. destruens |
Uruguay |
CGP 473 |
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F. destruens |
Uruguay |
CGP 474 |
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F. destruens |
Argentina |
CIEFAPcc 192 |
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F. destruens |
Chile |
Fv.Ch-7 |
— |
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F. inermis |
USA |
JV 0509/57K |
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F. inermis |
USA |
JV 1109/19A |
— |
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F. inermis |
USA |
JV 1009/56 |
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F. mangrovei |
USA |
JV 1008/60 |
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F. mangrovei |
France |
JV 1612/25-J |
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F. neoarida |
Brazil |
URM 80362 |
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F. pertenuis |
Brazil |
PPT 111 |
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F. piptadeniae |
Brazil |
URM 80322 |
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F. piptadeniae |
Brazil |
URM 80345 |
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F. queenslandica |
Australia |
Dai 18849 |
— |
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F. queenslandica |
Australia |
Dai 18844 |
— |
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F. resupinata |
Cameroon |
Douanla-Meli 476 |
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F. sinica |
China |
LWZ 20140625-2 |
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F. sinica |
China |
LWZ 20140624-5 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STE-U7109 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STE-U7136 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
China |
Cui 6557 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
China |
Cui 11352 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
China |
LWZ 20140721-2 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
Thailand |
LWZ 20140729-22 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
Ethiopia |
AM 12 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
Ethiopia |
AM 15 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
Ethiopia |
AM 18 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
Ethiopia |
AM 04 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7147 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7042 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7155 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7154 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7148 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7141 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7798 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7039 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7038 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
South Africa |
STEU 7799 |
— |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
USA |
0509/114 |
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Fomitiporella sp. |
USA |
CBS 303.66 |
— |
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F. subinermis |
China |
Dai 15114 |
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F. subinermis |
China |
Dai 15131 |
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F. tenuissima |
China |
Dai 12365 |
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F. tenuissima |
China |
Dai 12245 |
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F. tenuissima |
China |
Dai 12255 |
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F. umbrinella |
USA |
JV 0312/26.6J |
— |
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F. umbrinella |
USA |
JV 0904/149J |
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F. vietnamensis |
Vietnam |
Dai 18377 |
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F. vietnamensis |
Vietnam |
Dai 18382 |
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Inocutis dryophila |
USA |
L(61)5-20-A |
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I. dryophila |
USA |
SP 25 |
The two phylogenetic analysis algorithms generated nearly congruent topologies for the dataset and, thus, only the topology from the ML analysis is presented along with statistical values from the ML and BI algorithms (BS not less than 50% and BPP not less than 0.9) at the nodes. The tree was visualised in TreeView 1.6.6 (
Fruiting body (Fig.
Hyphal structure: Hyphal system dimitic; generative hyphae simple septate; skeletal hyphae dominant; tissue darkening but otherwise unchanged in KOH.
Tubes: Generative hyphae frequent, hyaline to pale yellow, thin- to slightly thick-walled, occasionally branched, frequently simple septate 1.5–2.5 μm in diam; skeletal hyphae golden yellow to pale brown, thick-walled with a wide to narrow lumen, unbranched, aseptate, interwoven, 2–3.5 μm in diam; setae and cystidioles absent; hymenium collapsed in the studied material, basidia and basidioles not seen; small or large rhomboid crystals abundant.
Spores: Basidiospores broadly ellipsoid, golden yellow, thick-walled, smooth, IKI–, CB(+), (4.1–)4.3–4.7(–4.9) × (3–)3.2–3.9(–4) µm, L = 4.50 µm, W = 3.42 µm, Q = 1.20–1.35 (n = 60/2) (Fig.
Crystallina, referring to the species having abundant crystals.
An identification key to the accepted species with pileate to effused-reflexed basidiocarps of Fomitiporella. |
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1 | Basidiocarps pileate | 2 |
– | Basidiocarps effused-reflexed | 6 |
2 | Basidiospores 4–5 µm long | 3 |
– | Basidiospores 5–7.5 µm long | 4 |
3 | Pores 8–9 per mm | F. queenslandica |
– | Pores 5–8 per mm | F. crystallina |
4 | Context with a granular core, black line absent | F. neoarida (Drechsler-Santos & Robledo) Y.C. Dai & F. Wu |
– | Context without a granular core, black line present | 5 |
5 | Baisiospores 5‒5.5 × 3.5‒4.5 μm | F. piptadeniae (Teixeira) Y.C. Dai & F. Wu |
– | Baisiospores 7–7.5 × 5.5–6 μm | F. badius (Cooke) Y.C. Dai & F. Wu |
6 | Basidiocarps annual to biennial | 7 |
– | Basidiocarps perennial | 8 |
7 | Context homogeneous; hyphal system monomitic; Neotropical species | F. destruens (Rajchenb. & Pildain) Y.C. Dai |
– | Context duplex; hyphal system dimitic; Asian species | F. chinensis (Pilát) Y.C. Dai, X.H. Ji & Vlasák |
8 | Pores 1–4 per mm | 9 |
– | Pores 4–9 per mm | 10 |
9 | Basidiospores 5.2–6.5 μm long | F. cyclobalanopsidis (T.T. Chang & W.N. Chou) Y.C. Dai & F. Wu |
– | Basidiospores 7.5–9.5 μm long | F. shoushana (T.T. Chang & W.N. Chou) Y.C. Dai & F. Wu |
10 | Pores 7–9 per mm; basidiospores 3–4 µm long | F. caryophylli (Racib.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch. |
– | Pores 4–7 per mm; basidiospores 4–4.8 µm long | F. vietnamensis Y.C. Dai, X.H. Ji & J. Vlasák |
A total of 68 fungal collections, representing 22 species and 22 taxa of Fomitiporella, were included in the phylogenetic analyses and two samples of genus Inocutis were used as outgroups. The final alignment comprised a total of 1667 base pairs (bp) including 804 of ITS and 863 of nrLSU. Two sampled specimens of the new species, Fomitiporella crystallina, formed a well-supported lineage (BS/PP values 98/1.0), indicating that they are phylogenetically distinct from other species in Fig.
Fomitiporella crystallina has unique morphological characters in Fomitiporella and forms a distinct lineage within the Fomitiporella clade. Morphologically, F. crystallina is similar to F. queenslandica Y.C. Dai & F. Wu in sharing perennial, pileate basidiocarps, a dimitic hyphal structure and the same size of basidiospores (4.1–5 × 3–4 μm), whereas the latter has dimidiate pilei and smaller pores (5–8 per mm;
In conclusion, both morphology and phylogeny support that the specimens, collected from China, are a new species within the genus Fomitiporella.
We are grateful to Dr. Chang-Lin Zhao (Kunming, China) who allowed us to study his specimens. The research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 32000014) and National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Project No. 20202BABL213043).