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13CC7BBBE5185F1D87A3DC93188F1A22.text	13CC7BBBE5185F1D87A3DC93188F1A22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Amphisphaeria falcata H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose & Y. C. Wang 2025	<div><p>Amphisphaeria falcata H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose &amp; Y. C. Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 5 a – i</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The name refers to the sickle-shaped conidia.</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong City, Dayao County (26°32'71.54"N, 100°57'3.6"E), isolated from the medullary tissue of the lichen Usnea diffracta (SDCX 40), 13 Nov. 2020, H. L. Si, CX 40 A 8 = CGMCC 3.23740 (the ex-holotype culture), dried culture HMAS 352144 (holotype specimen), GenBank Accession Numbers: ITS OQ 645270; LSU OQ 645284; SSU OQ 625477; RPB 2 OQ 696281; and β-tubulin OQ 696283 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Hyphae smooth, grey, septate, septa inconspicuous, compartments cylindrical, branched, measuring 1.19-3.15 μm (x ̄ = 1.93 μm, n = 50) in diam (Fig. 5 c – f). Conidia hyaline, surface smooth, sickle-shaped, 25.07-42.22 × 1.12-2.43 μm (x ̄ = 31.83 × 1.76 μm, n = 11) in diameter (Fig. 5 g – i). No sexual morph was observed.</p><p>Culture characteristics.</p><p>On PDA, after 10 days of incubation at 25 ° C, the colonies were white in colour, velvety on the surface, slightly raised in the centre, with an entire margin and irregular radial folds (Fig. 5 a), and the reverse was yellow in the centre with a white halo around the margin (Fig. 5 b). The optimum growth temperature was 25 ° C (1.42 mm / day). No growth was detected at 5 ° C and 35 ° C.</p><p>Host.</p><p>Usnea diffracta .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Yunnan, China.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Amphisphaeria falcata is phylogenetically close to A. verniciae . However, the sexual state of A. falcata has not been observed, and the conidia of A. verniciae have not been observed. There is a significant variation, a total of 297 bps, in the ITS, LSU, β-tubulin, and RPB 2 gene sequences between these two species (ITS 71 bps, LSU 15 bps, β-tubulin 162 bps, RPB 2 49 bps).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13CC7BBBE5185F1D87A3DC93188F1A22	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	Chang, Runlei;Yan, Zhaoqi;Jiang, Jibo;Wang, Yichen;Si, Hongli;Bose, Tanay;Miao, Congcong	Chang, Runlei, Yan, Zhaoqi, Jiang, Jibo, Wang, Yichen, Si, Hongli, Bose, Tanay, Miao, Congcong (2025): Four novel endolichenic fungi from Usnea spp. (Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae) in Yunnan and Guizhou, China: Taxonomic description and preliminary assessment of bioactive potentials. MycoKeys 118: 55-80, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.118.155248
ED033CC6D0B45759B8C8D8B422B9372E.text	ED033CC6D0B45759B8C8D8B422B9372E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Kirschsteiniothelia tumidula H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose & Y. C. Wang 2025	<div><p>Kirschsteiniothelia tumidula H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose &amp; Y. C. Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 5 j – r</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The name refers to the convex colony of this fungus on PDA.</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong City, Dayao County (26°32'71.54"N, 100°57'3.6"E), isolated from the medullary tissue of the lichen Usnea aciculifera (SDCX 79), 13 Nov. 2020, H. L. Si, CX 79 B 2 = CGMCC 3.23629 (the ex-holotype culture), dried culture HMAS 352146 (holotype specimen), GenBank Accession Numbers: ITS OQ 645272; LSU OQ 645286; SSU OQ 645279 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Hyphae smooth, olivaceous in colour, branched, septate, measuring approximately 1.78–4.76 μm (x ̄ = 2.61, n = 50) in diam (Fig. 5 i-o). Conidiophores macronematous, mononematous, terminal or lateral, pale blue to olive green, smooth, unbranched, septate, measuring 34.07–70.85 × 5.11–10.06 μm (x ̄ = 50.63 × 7.17 μm, n = 11) (Fig. 5 m – o). Conidiogenous cells monoblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate, spherical or ovoid in shape, surface smooth, pale blue to olive green in colour, measuring 4.95–11.61 × 4.39–10.51 μm (x ̄ = 8.82 × 6.14 μm, n = 11) (Fig. 5 m-p). Conidia acrogenous, solitary, dry, pale olivaceous, pale at apex, septate, with 1–4 septa, slightly constricted at septum, obclavate, rostrate, smooth, straight or slightly curved, truncate at base, sometimes with a gelatinous sheath surrounding the apex, measuring 7.23–38.00 × 3.92–11.30 μm (x ̄ = 6.64 × 18.29 μm, n = 50) (Fig. 5 m – o). No sexual morph was observed.</p><p>Culture characteristics.</p><p>On PDA, after 7 days of incubation at 25 ° C, the colony is pale bluish green in the centre, the edge is grey, the centre is raised, the surface is tomentose, and the margin is entire (Fig. 5 j). The reverse of the colony is brown (Fig. 5 k). The optimal growth temperature is 25 ° C (5.86 mm / day). Slow growth (1.42 mm / day) was observed at 5 ° C, and no growth was detected at 30 ° C and 35 ° C.</p><p>Host.</p><p>Usnea aciculifera .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Yunnan, China.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Kirschsteiniothelia tumidula is phylogenetically close to K. aquatica, K. cangshanensis, K. longisporum, K. pini, and K. weiningensis . However, the Conidiophores of K. tumidula ranges between 34.07–70.85 μm are shorter than those of K. aquatica, K. cangshanensis, K. longisporum, K. pini, and K. weiningensis which range between 105.5–135.5 μm, 114–151 μm, 115–285 μm, 69–124 μm, and 75–125 μm, respectively (Bao et al. 2018; Jin et al. 2024; Tian et al. 2024; Xiao et al. 2025). Both K. tumidula, K. cangshanensis, and K. weiningensis exhibit a gelatinous sheath surrounding their apices, whereas K. aquatica, K. longisporum, and K. pini lack this feature. In addition, there is a significant variation in the ITS and LSU among these three species. There was a total of 37 bps (ITS: 34 bps, LSU: 3 bps, SSU: 0 bps) differences between K. tumidula and K. aquatica, 45 bps (ITS: 43 bps, LSU: 2 bps, SSU: 0 bps) differences between K. tumidula and K. cangshanensis, and 35 bps (ITS: 29 bps, LSU: 5 bps, SSU: 1 bps) differences between K. tumidula and K. longisporum, 39 bps (ITS: 36 bps, LSU: 3 bps, SSU: 0 bps) differences between K. tumidula and K. pini, and 43 bps (ITS: 36 bps, LSU: 6 bps, SSU: 1 bps) differences between K. tumidula and K. weiningensis .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ED033CC6D0B45759B8C8D8B422B9372E	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	Chang, Runlei;Yan, Zhaoqi;Jiang, Jibo;Wang, Yichen;Si, Hongli;Bose, Tanay;Miao, Congcong	Chang, Runlei, Yan, Zhaoqi, Jiang, Jibo, Wang, Yichen, Si, Hongli, Bose, Tanay, Miao, Congcong (2025): Four novel endolichenic fungi from Usnea spp. (Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae) in Yunnan and Guizhou, China: Taxonomic description and preliminary assessment of bioactive potentials. MycoKeys 118: 55-80, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.118.155248
48A4820FB0FA56F8A2B103B8B5C39274.text	48A4820FB0FA56F8A2B103B8B5C39274.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoroussoella annulata H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose & Y. C. Wang 2025	<div><p>Neoroussoella annulata H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose &amp; Y. C. Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 6 a – h</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The name refers to the zonate colony morphology on PDA.</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong City, Dayao County (26°32'71.54"N, 100°57'3.6"E), isolated from the medullary tissue of the lichen Usnea ceratina (SDCX 26), 13 Nov. 2020, H. L. Si, CX 26 A 1 B = CGMCC 3.23625 (the ex-holotype culture), dried culture HMAS 352142 (holotype specimen), GenBank Accession Numbers: ITS OQ 645267; LSU OQ 645281; SSU OQ 645274; RPB 2 OQ 696278; TEF 1 OQ 696275 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Hyphae smooth, pale coloured to brown, branched, septate, measuring 0.94-2.99 μm (x ̄ = 1.48 μm, n = 50) in diam (Fig. 6 c – h). Often, two parallel hyphae form hyphal anastomosis (Fig. 6 d, g). No spores or sexual morphs were observed.</p><p>Culture characteristics.</p><p>On PDA, after 7 days of incubation at 25 ° C, the colony has a light brown centre with curved elevations, surrounded by a greyish green concentric circle, and the margin is light grey. The surface is rough with short, fine hairs, and the edges are smooth and irregularly cracked (Fig. 6 a). The reverse of the colony has a dark brown centre and edges that range from brown to yellow (Fig. 6 b). The optimal growth temperature is 25 ° C (1.57 mm / day). No growth was detected at 5 ° C and 35 ° C.</p><p>Host.</p><p>Usnea ceratina .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Yunnan, China.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Neoroussoella annulata is closely related to N. magnoliae in both multigene and single-gene phylogenetic analyses. We didn’t observe any reproductive structures for N. annulata; however, the sexual morph of N. magnoliae is known (Yuan et al. 2020). A significant genetic divergence was observed between the species, with a total of 50 base pair differences in the sequences analysed: ITS (19 bps), SSU (21 bps), LSU (0 bps), and TEF (10 bps). Furthermore, the ecological preferences of these species are distinct; N. annulata was isolated from U. ceratina, whereas N. magnoliae is a saprobic species isolated from dead twigs of Magnolia species (Yuan et al. 2020).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/48A4820FB0FA56F8A2B103B8B5C39274	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	Chang, Runlei;Yan, Zhaoqi;Jiang, Jibo;Wang, Yichen;Si, Hongli;Bose, Tanay;Miao, Congcong	Chang, Runlei, Yan, Zhaoqi, Jiang, Jibo, Wang, Yichen, Si, Hongli, Bose, Tanay, Miao, Congcong (2025): Four novel endolichenic fungi from Usnea spp. (Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae) in Yunnan and Guizhou, China: Taxonomic description and preliminary assessment of bioactive potentials. MycoKeys 118: 55-80, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.118.155248
9F7C7388079655E0880F7E8D1D307720.text	9F7C7388079655E0880F7E8D1D307720.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Veronaea brunneicolor H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose & Y. C. Wang 2025	<div><p>Veronaea brunneicolor H. L. Si, R. L. Chang, T. Bose &amp; Y. C. Wang sp. nov.</p><p>Fig. 6 i – q</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The name refers to the brown colony morphology on PDA.</p><p>Type.</p><p>China • Yunnan Province, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong City, Dayao County (26°32'71.54"N, 100°57'3.6"E), isolated from the medullary tissue of the lichen Usnea aciculifera (SDCX 68), 13 Nov. 2020, H. L. Si, CX 68 C 101 = CGMCC 3.23628 (the ex-holotype culture), dried culture HMAS 352145 (holotype specimen), GenBank Accession Numbers: ITS OQ 645271; LSU OQ 645285; SSU OQ 645278; β-tubulin OQ 696284 .</p><p>Description.</p><p>Hyphae smooth, bluish-gray, septate, branched, measuring 1.24–3.75 μm (x ̄ = 2.57 μm, n = 50) in diam (Fig. 6 k, l). Conidiophores arising laterally on hyphae, bluish-gray, septate, branched or unbranched, sometimes reduced to conidiogenous cells, measuring 11.43–83.85 μm (x ̄ = 38.50 μm, n = 10) (Fig. 6 m – o). Conidiogenous cells holoblastic, polyblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate, cylindrical or ovoid, geniculate, smooth, grey, measuring 8.42–40.56 × 1.78–4.29 μm (x ̄ = 15.46 × 2.77 μm, n = 50) (Fig. 6 m – o). Conidia solitary and smooth, cylindrical to ellipsoid, straight or slightly curved, apex obtuse, base acute with a prominent scar, pale brown in colour, usually uniseptate, rarely bi-septate, often constricted at septa, measuring 4.12–12.09 × 1.96–3.05 μ (x ̄ = 6.72 × 2.43 μm, n = 50) (Fig. 6 m – q). No sexual morph was observed.</p><p>Culture characteristics.</p><p>On PDA, after 7 days of incubation at 25 ° C, the colony gray-brown in colour, flat, with a tomentose surface, margin entire, and partially immersed in the medium (Fig. 6 i). The reverse of the colony is dark brown (Fig. 6 j). The optimal growth temperature is 25 ° C (1.26 mm / day). No growth was detected at 5 ° C and 35 ° C.</p><p>Host.</p><p>Usnea aciculifera .</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Yunnan, China.</p><p>Note.</p><p>Our phylogenetic analysis showed that all Veronaea species, including our isolates and the type species V. botryose, form a well-supported monophyletic clade distinct from Exophiala, supporting the placement of V. brunneicolor within Veronaea . Morphologically, our isolate also differs from Exophiala by producing solitary conidia (vs. slime-aggregated) and having holoblastic-polyblastic conidiogenous cells (vs. ampulliform) (Carmichael 1967). Although E. nagquensis clustered within Veronaea, its separation from E. salmonis, the type species of Exophiala, suggests plausible misidentification. Veronaea brunneicolor is phylogenetically close to E. nagquensis . However, the conidia diam of V. brunneicolor is shorter than E. nagquensis (2.43 μm vs. 3.3 μm) (Sun et al. 2020). Conidia of V. brunneicolor are uni- or bi-septate, whereas in E. nagquensis, they are aseptate. In addition, there was a total of 15 bps differences between V. brunneicolor and E. nagquensis in ITS (6 bps), LSU (2 bps), SSU (0 bps) and β-tubulin (7 bps) sequences.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9F7C7388079655E0880F7E8D1D307720	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	Chang, Runlei;Yan, Zhaoqi;Jiang, Jibo;Wang, Yichen;Si, Hongli;Bose, Tanay;Miao, Congcong	Chang, Runlei, Yan, Zhaoqi, Jiang, Jibo, Wang, Yichen, Si, Hongli, Bose, Tanay, Miao, Congcong (2025): Four novel endolichenic fungi from Usnea spp. (Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae) in Yunnan and Guizhou, China: Taxonomic description and preliminary assessment of bioactive potentials. MycoKeys 118: 55-80, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.118.155248
