New Species of Byssosphaeria (Melanommataceae, Pleosporales) from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Morphology
2.2. Extraction, Amplification, and Sequencing of DNA
2.3. Phylogenetic Analysis
Fungal Species | Strain/Voucher | ITS | LSU | SSU | tef1-α | Reference |
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Byssosphaeria bautistae | T. Raymundo 6308 ENCB Holotype | PQ778308 | PQ773902 | PQ779856 | PV009316 | In this study |
B. bautistae | R. Valenzuela 16932 ENCB | PQ778309 | PQ773903 | PQ779857 | PV009317 | In this study |
B. chrysostoma | T. Raymundo 6221 ENCB Holotype | PQ778310 | PQ773904 | PQ779858 | PV009318 | In this study |
B. chrysostoma | A. Cobos-Villagrán 352 ENCB | PQ778311 | PQ773905 | PQ779859 | PV009319 | In this study |
B. guangdongense | ZHKUCC 22-0335 | OQ449320 | OQ449288 | OQ449337 | – | [32] |
B. guangdongense | ZHKUCC 22-0336 | OQ449321 | OQ449289 | OQ449338 | – | |
B. jamaicana | SMH 1403 | – | GU385152 | – | – | [1] |
B. jamaicana | SMH 3464 | – | GU385153 | – | – | |
B. jamaicana | SMH 3085 | – | GU385154 | – | – | |
B. macarangae | MFLUCC 17 2655 | MH389782 | MH389778 | MH389780 | MH389784 | [45] |
B. musae | MFLUCC 11 0146 | NR185364 | NG228735 | NG228698 | MH581149 | [46] |
B. musae | MFLUCC 11 0182 | KP744435 | KP744477 | – | – | |
B. neorhodomphala | E. Escudero-Leyva 190 ENCB Holotype | PQ778314 | PQ773908 | PQ779860 | PV009320 | In this study |
B. neorhodomphala | T. Raymundo 4481 ENCB | PQ778315 | PQ773909 | PQ779861 | PV009321 | In this study |
B. neoschiedermayriana | R. Valenzuela 16092 ENCB Holotype | PQ778312 | PQ773906 | PQ779862 | PV009322 | In this study |
B. neoschiedermayriana | T. Raymundo 4199 ENCB | PQ778313 | PQ773907 | PQ779863 | PV009323 | In this study |
B. poaceicola | HFJAU10337 | PP460781 | PP460774 | PP460766 | PP475455 | [47] |
B. poaceicola | HFJAU10338 | PP460782 | PP460775 | PP460767 | PP475456 | |
B. phoenicis | ZHKUCC 21-0122 | ON180685 | ON180683 | ON180691 | ON243583 | [48] |
B. phoenicis | ZHKUCC 21-0123 | ON180686 | ON180684 | ON180692 | ON243584 | |
B. rhodomphala | SMH3086 | – | GU385155 | – | – | [1] |
B. rhodomphala | SMH 4363 | – | GU385156 | – | – | |
B. rhodomphala | GKM L153N | – | GU385157 | – | GU327747 | |
B. rhodomphala | ANM 942 | – | GU385160 | – | – | |
B. rhodomphala | SMH 3402 | – | GU385170 | – | – | |
B. rhodomphala | HA 400 | – | KT313008 | – | – | |
B. rhodomphala | HA 200 | – | – | – | KT313006 | [49] |
B. salebrosa | SMH 2387 | – | GU385162 | – | GU327748 | [1] |
B. schiedermayeriana | MFLUCC 10-0100 | – | KT289894 | KT289896 | – | [7] |
B. schiedermayeriana | SMH 1269 | – | GU385158 | – | – | [1] |
B. schiedermayeriana | SMH 1816 | – | GU385159 | – | – | |
B. schiedermayeriana | SMH 3157 | – | GU385163 | – | GU327745 | |
B. schiedermayeriana | GKM 152N | – | GU385168 | – | GU327749 | |
B. siamensis | MFLUCC 10 0099 | – | KT289895 | KT289897 | KT962059 | [7] |
B. siamensis | MFLUCC 17 1800 | MG543923 | MG543914 | MG543917 | – | |
B. siamensis | MFLU 18 0032 | MH388334 | MH376706 | MH388303 | MH388370 | [50] |
B. siamensis | HFJAU10336 | PP460780 | PP460773 | PP460765 | PP475454 | [47] |
B. taiwanense | MFLUCC 17 2643 | MH389783 | MH389779 | MH389781 | MH389785 | [45] |
B. villosa | GKM 204N | – | GU385151 | – | GU327751 | [1] |
Fusiconidium aquaticum | KUMCC 15-0300 | – | KX641894 | KX641895 | KX641896 | [51] |
F. mackenziei | MFLU 14-0434 | – | KX611112 | KX611114 | KX611118 |
3. Results
3.1. Molecular Analysis
3.2. Taxonomy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Loci/Segment | Primer | Sequence 5′-3′ | T(°C) | Reference |
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ITS | ITS5 | GGAAGTAAAAGTCGTAACAAGG | 58 | [28] |
ITS4 | TCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC | 58 | ||
SSU | NS1 | GTAGTCATATGCTTGTCTC | 56 | |
NS2 | GGCTGCTGGCACCAGACTTGC | 56 | ||
LSU | LROR | ACCCGCTGAACTTAAGC | 48 | [29] |
LR3 | GGTCCGTGTTTCAAGAC | 48 | ||
tef1-α | EF1-983F | GCYCCYGGHCAYCGTGAYTTYAT | 56 | [30] |
EF1-2218R | ATGACACCRACRGCRACRGTYTG | 56 | [31] |
Species | Ascomata Diam × High (µm) | Peridium | Asci (µm) | Ascospores | Habitat | Type | Distribution | Reference | ||||
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Wide (µm) | Color Around the Ostiole | Color in Contact with KOH | Size Large × Wide (µm) | Number of Septa | Color | |||||||
B. alnea | 220–460 | 40–50 | Shining black, pallid | – | 105–140 × 7.5–12 | 19.5–24 × 4–5 | 1–3 | Light brown | On branches of Alnus | USA (NY) | USA, Nova Scotia, China | [5] |
B. andurnensis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | Brown | – | – | – | [13] |
B. bautistae | 900–1100 × 700–1000 | 55–90 | Pale yellowish-to-orange zone | Orange pigment that turns vinaceous | 105–125 × 11–12 | (31–) 33–33 (–36) × 5–6 | 1 | Olive-brown | On decaying wood | Mexico (Hgo.) | Mexico | In this study |
B. byssiseda | – | – | – | – | – | – | On Salix alba | – | – | [13] | ||
B. chrysostoma | 700–800 × 850–950 | 75–150 | Light brown-to-slightly golden | Red-to-light pink-orange | 122–152 × 10–13 | (37–)40–47(–50) × 6–8 | 1 | Grayish-brown | On fallen twigs | Mexico (Pue.) | Mexico | In this study |
B. epileuca | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | [53] | ||
B. erumpens | 420–520 × 450–550 | 20–30 to 70 | Pallid | – | 105–130 × 12–15 | 20–25 × 5–6 | 1 | Dark brown | On dead stems of Litsea sp. | Taiwan | Taiwan, China | [24] |
B. erythrinae | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | On dead branches of Erythrina indica | – | New Caledonia | [13] |
B. guangdongense | 480–640 × 310–500 | 40–70 | Orange-to-light brown | – | 110–160 × 10–25 | 30–40 × 5–10 | 1 | Hyaline-to-brown | Saprobic on rotting branches on Phoenix roebelenii (Arecaceae) | China | China | [32] |
B. hainanensis | 182–291 × 165–280 | 33–58 | – | – | 115–130 × 7–11 | 10.5–13.9 × 3.5–5.2 | 1 | Light clear brown | On decaying wood | China | China | [52] |
B. holophaea | 500 | – | – | – | – | 22–24 × 8 | 2 | – | On branches | USA (PA) | USA | [53] |
B. imposita | – | – | – | – | – | 25 × 6 | 0 | Brown | On dead branches | USA (PA) | USA | |
B. jamaicana | 340–500 | 50–60 | Dark reddish brown | – | 80–120 × 12–15 | 25–35 × 7–8 | 1–3 | Light-to-clear brown | On decorticated rooting wood | Jamaica | Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, China, Mexico | [5] |
B. juniperi | – | – | – | – | 100–120 × 20 | 30–35 × 10–12 | – | – | On bark of Juniperus monosperma | USA (CO) | USA | [54] |
B. macarangae | 60–120 × 80–150 | 20–30 | Black | – | 100 × 7–10 | 20–25 × 4–5 | 1 with 2 euseptate | Hyaline | On decaying wood of Macaranga tanarius | Taiwan | Taiwan | [45] |
B. musae | 450–630 × 430–540 | 35–80 | Orange-to-yellow | – | (120–) 125–135 (–145) × (11.5–) 12–14 (–17) | 30–33 (–36) × (4–) 5–6 | 1 (–3) | Hyaline-to-light brown | On leaf sheath of Musa sp. (Musaceae) | Thailand | Thailand | [46] |
B. neorhodomphala | 300–500 × 400–600 | 25–65 | Reddish-orange-to-intense red | Reddish to a wine color to pink | 90–95 × 12–13 | (18–) 20–23 (–24) × 5.5–6 (–7) | 1 | Brown-olive-to-dark brown | On decaying wood | Mexico (Oax.) | Mexico | In this study |
B. neoschiedermayriana | 400–770 | 60–90 | Reddish orange | Pink-fuchsia | 142–158 (–170) × 13–14 (–15) | 36–46 (–50) × 6–7 | 1 | Pale brown | On decaying wood | Mexico (Hgo.) | Mexico | In this study |
B. oviformis | 1000–1500 | 100–130 | Dull black | – | 120–130 × 7–9 | 25–30 × (2.5–) 3–3.5 | 1 | Hyalinae | On blackened decorticated wood | Jamaica | Jamaica, Hong Kong, China | [5] |
B. pardalios | – | – | – | – | – | 8.8 long | 0 | Brown | – | – | – | [13] |
B. phoenicis | 580–625 × 600–650 | 90–110 | Reddish orange | – | 100–160 × 10–15 | 25–30 × 5–7 | 1 (–3) | Pale brown-to-pale olivaceous | On dead petioles of Phoenix roebelenii (Arecaceae) | China | China | [48] |
B. poaceicola | 550–650 × 600–800 | 30–45 | Orange-to-yellow | – | 165–180 × 12–15 | 32–40 × 7–8 | 1 | Hyaline-to-pale brown | On dead stem of Arundo pliniana (Poaceae) | China | China | [47] |
B. picta | – | – | – | – | – | 20–22 × 8–10 | 0 | Brown | On decorticated wood | India | India | [53] |
B. purpureofusca | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | Brown | On branches of Quercus | USA (PA) | USA | |
B. rhodomelaena | – | – | – | – | – | 10 × 6 | 0 | Brown | On rotten wood. | USA (Carolina & PA) | USA | |
B. rhodomphala | 220–500 | 20–60 | Red, orange, or yellow pulverulence | Pigment leaching | (50–) 85–120 × 10–13 | (16–) 18–23 (–25) × (5–) 6–7.5 (–9) | 1(–3) | Light brown | On wood and periderm of various trees | USA (OH) | Cosmopolitan | [55] |
B. rubiginosa | – | – | – | – | – | 20–24 × 4–6 | 2 | Hyaline-to-pale brown | – | USA (NY) | USA | [53] |
B. salebrosa | 440–800 | 30–35 to 55–100 (in base) | Yellowish | Non-leaching pigment | 120–150 × 13–16.5 | (30–) 40–50 × (6–) 7– 9 | 1–3 (–5) | Hyaline-to-light brown | On woody substrates, on dead roots of Acer spicatum (Sapindaceae), and on branches of Vaccinium or Andromeda | USA (NY) | USA, Canada | [5] |
B. schiedermayeriana | 500–825 | 50–100 | Red or orange | – | (80–) 100–150 × 12–15 | (25–) 32–42 × 5–8 (–9) | 1–3 (–5) | Light brown | On varied substrates, rotting logs and branches, endocarps of coconut, culms, and petioles on wood or cord in greenhouses. On rotten branches of Sambucus nigra | Austria | Cosmopolitan | |
B. semen | 400–600 × 330–550 | 40–84 | Pallid | – | 80–110 × 9–12 | 20–30 × 3.5–4.5 (–6) | 1 (–3) | Hyaline-to-light brown | On decaying petioles of Sorbus sp., rotting hardwood | USA (NY) | USA | |
B. siamensis | 501–692 × 561–720 | 39–42 | Orange-to-yellow | – | 112–148 × 10–16 | 40.5–50 × 7–11 | 1 (–3) | Hyaline-to-pale yellow | On decaying wood and unidentified host | Thailand | Thailand | [7] |
B. taiwanense | 450–500 × 460–540 | 35–50 to 75–85 (in base) to 75–95 (wide near ostiole) | Orange-to-yellow | – | (120–) 125–150 (–155) × (11.6–) 12–14 (–14.8) | 30–35 × 7–8 | 1 | Hyaline-to-light brown | On decaying wood of Macaranga tanarius | Taiwan | Taiwan | [45] |
B. xestothele | 330–440 × 330–550 | 30–52 | Reddish | – | 70–100 × 9–12 | 20–26 × 4.5–6 | 1–3 | – | On fallen branches of Cornus florida or old leathery leaves | USA (SC) | USA, Mexico | [5] |
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Cobos-Villagrán, A.; Pérez-Valdespino, A.; Valenzuela, R.; Martínez-González, C.R.; Luna-Vega, I.; Villa-Tanaca, L.; Rodríguez-Tovar, A.V.; Raymundo, T. New Species of Byssosphaeria (Melanommataceae, Pleosporales) from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest. J. Fungi 2025, 11, 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11020089
Cobos-Villagrán A, Pérez-Valdespino A, Valenzuela R, Martínez-González CR, Luna-Vega I, Villa-Tanaca L, Rodríguez-Tovar AV, Raymundo T. New Species of Byssosphaeria (Melanommataceae, Pleosporales) from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest. Journal of Fungi. 2025; 11(2):89. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11020089
Chicago/Turabian StyleCobos-Villagrán, Aurora, Abigail Pérez-Valdespino, Ricardo Valenzuela, César Ramiro Martínez-González, Isolda Luna-Vega, Lourdes Villa-Tanaca, Aída Verónica Rodríguez-Tovar, and Tania Raymundo. 2025. "New Species of Byssosphaeria (Melanommataceae, Pleosporales) from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest" Journal of Fungi 11, no. 2: 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11020089
APA StyleCobos-Villagrán, A., Pérez-Valdespino, A., Valenzuela, R., Martínez-González, C. R., Luna-Vega, I., Villa-Tanaca, L., Rodríguez-Tovar, A. V., & Raymundo, T. (2025). New Species of Byssosphaeria (Melanommataceae, Pleosporales) from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest. Journal of Fungi, 11(2), 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11020089