identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
CA87B806282358B88DCAFFC6525A94C8.text	CA87B806282358B88DCAFFC6525A94C8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dicephalospora maetaengica L. Luo & K. D. Hyde 2025	<div><p>Dicephalospora maetaengica L. Luo &amp; K. D. Hyde sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 3</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The epithet “ maetaengica ” refers to the collection site, MaeTaeng District, where the holotype specimen was collected.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>MFLU 24-0330.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on dead leaves. Sexual morph: Apothecia 1.5–3.3 mm diam., when dry arising solitary, uniseriate on the stem of the leaves, centrally long stipitate, superficial, yellow when fresh and dry. Stipe 1.2–2.5 mm height, slightly hyaline to light yellow at the base. Receptacle yellow and cupulate. Margins smooth, yellow to pale yellow. Disc slightly sunken and yellow. Ectal excipulum 23–44 µm (x ̄ = 33 µm, n = 60), multi-layered, thin-walled, hyaline to light yellow or pale green cells of textura globulosa, slightly larger cells condensed. Medullary excipulum 28–61 µm (x ̄ = 45 µm, n = 60), composed of thin-walled, hyaline to yellowish, gelatinized cells of textura porrecta to globulosa, small cells condensed. Hymenium 99–146 µm (x ̄ = 123 µm, n = 60), hyaline to yellow, inner mixed with asci and paraphyses. Paraphyses 1.1–2.1 µm wide (x ̄ = 1.6 µm, n = 60), filiform, numerous, lengths exceeding the asci, unbranched, aseptate, slightly swollen, small, globose at the apex. Asci (75 –) 81–111 (– 118) × 5.6–10.7 µm (x ̄ = 99 × 8.5 µm, n = 50), eight-spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, clavate, amyloid (J +) having a rounded apex in Melzer’s reagent, tapered long stipitate base. Ascospores (12.5 –) 14.5–21.8 (– 22.5) × 2.4–4.2 µm (x ̄ = 18.2 × 3.3 µm, n = 60), uniseriate to biseriate, fusiform, guttulate, 0–1 – septate. Asexual morph: Not observed.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>Thailand • Chiang Mai Province, MaeTaeng District, Pha Deng Village,  Mushroom Research Center (MRC), altitude 863 m, on the decayed unidentified leaf, 18 August 2023, Le Luo, RB 1 (MFLU 24-0330, holotype) ; •  ibid., RB 101 (MFLU 24-0331, paratype) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Dicephalospora maetaengica formed a clade closer to  D. menghaica with 100 % MLBS and 1.00 BIPP support (Fig. 1). These two species grouped as a sister clade and together formed a closely related clade to  D. albolutea with 98 % MLBS and 1.00 BIPP (Fig. 1) bootstrap support.  Dicephalospora maetaengica differs from  D. menghaica by having larger (1.5–3.3 mm vs. 1–1.6 mm), yellow apothecia, long stipe (1.2–2.5 mm vs. 0.6–1 mm), slightly hyaline to light yellow at the base of stipe, 0–1 – septate ascospores with paraphyses that are unbranched and aseptate, while  D. menghaica has smaller apothecia, shorter stipe and slightly hyaline to light yellow at the base with branched paraphyses.  Dicephalospora albolutea differs from  D. maetaengica in having yellowish-white apothecia, longer asci (140–156 × 9.5–10.5 µm vs. 81–111 × 5.6–10.7 µm) and ascospores (26–31 × 3.8–5 µm vs. 14.5–21.8 × 2.4–4.2 µm) with aseptate paraphyses and ascospores (Zheng and Zhuang 2019). Therefore,  D. maetaengica is introduced here as a new species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA87B806282358B88DCAFFC6525A94C8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Luo, Le;Chethana, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini;Zhao, Qi;Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini;Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong;Al-Otibi, Fatimah;Hyde, Kevin D.	Luo, Le, Chethana, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini, Zhao, Qi, Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini, Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong, Al-Otibi, Fatimah, Hyde, Kevin D. (2025): Three new species of Dicephalospora (Leotiomycetes, Helotiales) from Northern Thailand and Southwestern China. MycoKeys 115: 67-85, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.115.143994
3B17D14372215A4B9B0C1F98C2EE73FF.text	3B17D14372215A4B9B0C1F98C2EE73FF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dicephalospora menghaica L. Luo & K. D. Hyde 2025	<div><p>Dicephalospora menghaica L. Luo &amp; K. D. Hyde sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 4</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The epithet “ menghaica ” refers to the collection site, Menghai County, where the holotype specimen was collected.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>HKAS 135692.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on a dead leaf. Sexual morph: Apothecia 1–1.6 mm diam. when dry, arising solitary, uniseriate on petiole of leaves. Stipe 0.6–1 mm height and light brown to brown at the base. Receptacle orange and cupulate. Margins smooth and yellow when fresh. Disc slightly sunken and light yellow. Ectal excipulum 21–37 µm (x ̄ = 28 µm, n = 60), multi-layered, thin-walled, with hyaline to light yellow cells of textura porrecta. Medullary excipulum 24–50 µm (x ̄ = 41 µm, n = 60), composed of thin-walled, hyaline to yellowish, gelatinized cells of textura intricata to globulosa, small cells condensed. Hymenium 83–166 µm (x ̄ = 122 µm, n = 60), hyaline to yellowish and inner mixed with asci and paraphyses. Paraphyses 0.8–2.1 µm wide (x ̄ = 1.2 µm, n = 60), at the terminal cell, filiform, numerous, and have lengths exceeding the asci, smooth, branched, aseptate, slightly swollen, small, and globose at the apex. Asci (79 –) 82–125 (130 –) × 6.5–11.6 µm (x ̄ = 101 × 9.4 µm, n = 50), 8 - spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, and clavate, with the amyloid (J +) having a rounded apex, tapered, long stipitate base. Ascospores (16 –) 18–24 (26 –) × 2–3.7 µm (x ̄ = 22 × 2.9 µm, n = 60), uniseriate to biseriate, fusoid-clavate with rounded ends, 7 - septate, narrowed ends capped with pigments. Asexual morph: Not observed.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province,  Xishuangbanna City, Menghai County, altitude 1595 m, on the decayed unidentified leaves, 8 September 2022, Le Luo, ly 958 (HKAS 135692, holotype) ; •  ibid., ly 972 (HKAS 135690, paratype) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Dicephalospora menghaica clustered with  D. maetaengica by 100 % MLBS and 1.00 BIPP support (Fig. 1), and clustered sister to  D. albolutea with 98 % MLBS and 1.00 BIPP support (Fig. 1).  Dicephalospora menghaica differs from  D. albolutea by having smaller (1–1.6 mm vs. 1–2.5 mm), light brown apothecia, slightly hyaline to light yellow at the base with branched, aseptate paraphyses, shorter asci (82–125 × 6.5–11.6 µm vs. 140–156 × 9.5–10.5 µm) and smaller ascospores (18–24 × 2–3.7 µm vs. 26–31 × 3.8–5 µm), whereas  D. albolutea has cream to yellowish-white apothecia, with unbranched, septate paraphyses (Zheng and Zhuang 2019).  Dicephalospora menghaica also differs morphologically from  D. maetaengica as discussed previously under the notes of  D. maetaengica . Therefore, based on the morphological and phylogenetic analysis,  D. menghaica is introduced here as a new species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3B17D14372215A4B9B0C1F98C2EE73FF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Luo, Le;Chethana, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini;Zhao, Qi;Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini;Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong;Al-Otibi, Fatimah;Hyde, Kevin D.	Luo, Le, Chethana, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini, Zhao, Qi, Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini, Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong, Al-Otibi, Fatimah, Hyde, Kevin D. (2025): Three new species of Dicephalospora (Leotiomycetes, Helotiales) from Northern Thailand and Southwestern China. MycoKeys 115: 67-85, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.115.143994
E8E0A4B026595C75AACD1E2B45F4607F.text	E8E0A4B026595C75AACD1E2B45F4607F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Dicephalospora tengyueica L. Luo & K. D. Hyde 2025	<div><p>Dicephalospora tengyueica L. Luo &amp; K. D. Hyde sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 2</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The epithet “ tengyueica ” refers to the collection site, Tengyue street, where the holotype specimen was collected.</p><p>Holotype.</p><p>HKAS 135691.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Saprobic on dead twigs. Sexual morph: Apothecia 1.2–3.2 mm diam., when dry arising solitary or gregarious in a small group, scattered on wood, centrally stipitate, superficial, orange when fresh, become light brown when dry. Stipe 0.9–2.3 mm height at the base, yellow when fresh, and light yellow to white when dry. Receptacle orange and discoid. Margins slightly rough, orange to dark orange. Disc slightly convex and orange. Ectal excipulum 30–66 µm (x ̄ = 46 µm, n = 20), multi-layered, and thin-walled, with hyaline cells of textura globulosa. Medullary excipulum 21–48 µm (x ̄ = 33 µm, n = 30), composed of thin-walled, hyaline, gelatinized cells of textura globulosa to porrecta, small cells condensed. Hymenium 84–171 µm (x ̄ = 131 µm, n = 60), hyaline to yellowish, inner mixed with asci and paraphyses. Paraphyses 1.1–3.2 µm wide (x ̄ = 1.9 µm, n = 30), at the terminal cell, filiform, numerous, lengths exceeding the asci, unbranched, aseptate, apical cells swollen and globose, filled with oil droplets. Asci (85 –) 90–118 (– 125) × 5.9–12.5 µm (x ̄ = 102 × 9.5 µm, n = 50), eight-spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, and clavate, J- in Melzer’s reagent, tapered long stipitate base. Ascospores (17 –) 19–32 (– 35) × 2–3.5 µm (x ̄ = 27.4 × 2.9 µm, n = 60), uniseriate to biseriate, fusiform, aseptate, both ends are filled with oil droplets of different sizes, some narrowed ends capped with a small and gelatinous collar. Asexual morph: Not observed.</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Tengchong City,  Tengyue Street, altitude 1749 m, on the decayed unidentified twigs, 19 August 2022, Le Luo, ly 289 (HKAS 135691, holotype) ; •  ibid., ly 290 (HKAS 135694, paratype) .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>Our specimens of  D. tengyueica (HKAS 135691 and HKAS 135694) formed a distinct clade (93 % MLBS and 0.99 BIPP), closely related to  D. rufocornea,  D. irregularis and  D. sagerae (Fig. 1). However, the new species exhibit distinct morphological features in having orange to light brown apothecia, light yellow stipe, tapered long stipitate base, aseptate ascospores, and aseptate paraphyses.  Dicephalospora rufocornea has red or reddish-orange apothecia, red stipe, and sessile base with septate paraphyses (Ekanayaka et al. 2019), whereas  D. irregularis has sessile apothecia, asci arising from simple septa without basal protuberance, aseptate to septate ascospores that are wider than  D. tengyueica (5.5–7.5 µm vs. 2–3.5 µm) (Phutthacharoen et al. 2022). The detailed morphological description is not available for  D. sagerae (Tan &amp; Shivas, 2022) but it differs from  D. tengyueica in the ITS base pair comparison, which revealed 8.5 % differences. Therefore,  D. tengyueica is introduced here as a new species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E8E0A4B026595C75AACD1E2B45F4607F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Luo, Le;Chethana, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini;Zhao, Qi;Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini;Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong;Al-Otibi, Fatimah;Hyde, Kevin D.	Luo, Le, Chethana, Kandawatte Wedaralalage Thilini, Zhao, Qi, Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini, Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong, Al-Otibi, Fatimah, Hyde, Kevin D. (2025): Three new species of Dicephalospora (Leotiomycetes, Helotiales) from Northern Thailand and Southwestern China. MycoKeys 115: 67-85, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.115.143994
