@article {5638, title = {Biodiversity assessment of ascomycetes inhabiting Lobariella lichens in Andean cloud forests led to one new family, three new genera and 13 new species of lichenicolous fungi}, journal = {Plant and Fungal Systematics}, volume = {64}, year = {2019}, pages = {283-344}, abstract = {

AbstractNeotropical mountain forests are characterized by having hyperdiverse and unusual fungi inhabiting lichens. The great majority of these lichenicolous fungi (i.e., detectable by light microscopy) remain undescribed and their phylogenetic relationships are mostly unknown. This study focuses on lichenicolous fungi inhabiting the genus Lobariella (Peltigerales), one of the most important lichen hosts in the Andean cloud forests. Based on molecular and morphological data, three new genera are introduced: Lawreyella gen. nov. (Cordieritidaceae, for Unguiculariopsis lobariella), Neobaryopsis gen. nov. (Cordycipitaceae), and Pseudodidymocyrtis gen. nov. (Didymosphaeriaceae). Nine additional new species are described (Abrothallus subhalei sp. nov., Atronectria lobariellae sp. nov., Corticifraga microspora sp. nov., Epithamnolia rugosopycnidiata sp. nov., Lichenotubeufia cryptica sp. nov., Neobaryopsis andensis sp. nov., Pseudodidymocyrtis lobariellae sp. nov., Rhagadostomella hypolobariella sp. nov., and Xylaria lichenicola sp. nov.). Phylogenetic placements of 13 lichenicolous species are reported here for Abrothallus, Arthonia, Globonectria, Lawreyella, Monodictys, Neobaryopsis, Pseudodidymocyrtis, Sclerococcum, Trichonectria and Xylaria. The name Sclerococcum ricasoliae comb. nov. is reestablished for the neotropical populations formerly named S. lobariellum (Sclerococcales). A key to sexual and asexual states of 40 species of lobariellicolous ascomycetous fungi is provided. Teleomorph-anamorph connections were established for several species using molecular methods and/or visual observations in nature. Additionally, we found that the anamorphic species Cornutispora ophiurospora inhabiting Lobariella was often accompanied by ascomata of Spirographa. Results of phylogenetic analyses, including newly generated sequences of several Cornutispora and Spirographa species inhabiting various host lichens, support the conclusion that Cornutispora is a synonym of Spirographa. Our Maximum Likelihood inference based on multiple loci show that all studied Spirographa (including Cornutispora) belong to a new lineage within Ostropales. Based on these highly supported phylogenetic placements and the distinct character states of their conidiomata, in comparison with other Lecanoromycetes, a new family is proposed \– Spirographaceae fam. nov. This new lineage includes broadly distributed mycoparasites, inhabiting various lichen and fungal hosts, and representing an early diversification event preceding the lichen-forming clade of Fissurinaceae, Gomphillaceae and Graphidaceae. Two lichenicolous species, Asteroglobulus giselae and Pleoscutula arsenii, were found to be nested within the Spirographa clade, and their teleomorph-anamorph connections were confirmed based on genotypic and phenotypic data. This phylogenetic result is corroborated by their highly similar ascomata anatomy. Together these results strongly indicate that both species are congeneric with Spirographa. As a result, four new species (S. aggregata sp. nov., S. galligena sp. nov., S. maroneae sp. nov., and S. parmotrematis sp. nov.) and 15 new combinations are proposed (Spirographa ascaridiella comb. nov., S. arsenii comb. nov., S. ciliata comb. nov., S. giselae comb. nov., S. herteliana comb. nov., S. hypotrachynae comb. nov., S. intermedia comb. nov., S. lichenicola comb. nov., S. limaciformis comb. nov., S. ophiurospora comb. nov., S. pittii comb. nov., S. pyramidalis comb. nov., S. triangularis comb. nov., S. tricupulata comb. nov., and S. vermiformis comb. nov.). Species of the genus Spirographa, as outlined here, are strongly host-specific, mainly at the generic level of their host. Some host genera can harbour more than one Spirographa species.

}, issn = {2657-5000}, doi = {10.2478/pfs-2019-0022}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pfs-2019-0022}, author = {Flakus, A. and Etayo, J. and Miadlikowska, J. and Lutzoni, F. and Kukwa, M. and Matura, N. and Rodriguez-Flakus, P.} } @article {4798, title = {Phylogenetic generic classification of parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular, morphological and chemical evidence}, journal = {Taxon}, volume = {59}, year = {2010}, pages = {1735-1753}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/41059870}, author = {Crespo, A. and Kauff, F. and Divakar, P.K. and del Prado, R. and P{\'e}rez-Ortega, S. and Amo de Paz, G. and Ferencova, Z. and Blanco, O. and Roca-Valiente, B. and N{\'u}{\~n}ez-Zapata, J. and Cubas, P. and Arg{\"u}ello, A. and Elix, J.A. and Esslinger, T.L. and Hawksworth, D.L. and Millanes, A.M. and Molina, M. Carmen and Wedin, M. and Ahti, T. and Aptroot, A. and Barreno, E. and Bungartz, F. and Calvelo, S. and Candan, M. and Cole, M. and Ertz, D. and Goffinet, B. and Lindblom, L. and L{\"u}cking, R. and Lutzoni, F. and Mattsson, J.-E. and Messuti, M.I. and Miadlikowska, J. and Piercey-Normore, M.D. and Rico, V.J. and Sipman, H.J.M. and Schmitt, I. and Spribille, T. and Thell, A. and Thor, G. and Upreti, D. and Lumbsch, H.T.} } @article {4635, title = {Macroevolution of specificity in cyanolichens of the genus Peltigera section Polydactylon (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota)}, journal = {Systematic Biology}, volume = {66}, year = {2016}, pages = {74-99}, issn = {1063-5157}, doi = {10.1093/sysbio/syw065}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/sysbio/syw065}, author = {Magain, N. and Miadlikowska, J. and Goffinet, B. and S{\'e}rusiaux, E. and Lutzoni, F.} } @article {4634, title = {Conserved genomic collinearity as a source of broadly applicable, fast evolving, markers to resolve species complexes: A case study using the lichen-forming genus Peltigera section Polydactylon}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {117}, year = {2017}, pages = {10-29}, issn = {10557903}, doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2017.08.013}, url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S105579031730636X}, author = {Magain, N. and Miadlikowska, J. and Mueller, O. and Gajdeczka, M. and Truong, C. and Salamov, A.A. and Dubchak, I. and Grigoriev, I.V. and Goffinet, B. and S{\'e}rusiaux, E. and Lutzoni, F.} } @article {4090, title = {Phylogenetic affiliations of members of the heterogeneous lichen-forming fungi of the genus Lecidea sensu Zahlbruckner (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota)}, journal = {Mycologia}, volume = {103}, year = {2011}, pages = {983-1003}, issn = {0027-5514}, doi = {10.3852/10-234}, url = {http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/doi/10.3852/10-234}, author = {Schmull, M. and Miadlikowska, J. and Pelzer, M. and Stocker-Worgotter, E. and Hofstetter, V. and Fraker, E. and Hodkinson, B.P. and Reeb, V. and Kukwa, M. and Lumbsch, H.T. and Kauff, F. and Lutzoni, F.} } @article {4046, title = {Are widespread morphospecies from the Lecanora dispersa group (lichen-forming Ascomycota) monophyletic?}, journal = {Bryologist}, volume = {115}, year = {2012}, pages = {265-277}, issn = {0007-2745}, doi = {10.1639/0007-2745-115.2.265}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1639/0007-2745-115.2.265}, author = {{\'S}liwa, L. and Miadlikowska, J. and Redelings, B.D. and Molnar, K. and Lutzoni, F.} } @article {3817, title = {Contributions of North American endophytes to the phylogeny, ecology, and taxonomy of Xylariaceae (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota).}, journal = {Molecular and Phylogenetic Evolution}, volume = {98}, year = {2016}, pages = {210-232}, abstract = {

The Xylariaceae (Sordariomycetes) comprise one of the largest and most diverse families of Ascomycota, with at least 85 accepted genera and ca. 1343 accepted species. In addition to their frequent occurrence as saprotrophs, members of the family often are found as endophytes in living tissues of phylogenetically diverse plants and lichens. Many of these endophytes remain sterile in culture, precluding identification based on morphological characters. Previous studies indicate that endophytes are highly diverse and represent many xylariaceous genera; however, phylogenetic analyses at the family level generally have not included endophytes, such that their contributions to understanding phylogenetic relationships of Xylariaceae are not well known. Here we use a multi-locus, cumulative supermatrix approach to integrate 92 putative species of fungi isolated from plants and lichens into a phylogenetic framework for Xylariaceae. Our collection spans 1933 isolates from living and senescent tissues in five biomes across the continental United States, and here is analyzed in the context of previously published sequence data from described species and additional taxon sampling of type specimens from culture collections. We found that the majority of strains obtained in our surveys can be classified in the hypoxyloid and xylaroid subfamilies, although many also were found outside of these lineages (as currently circumscribed). Many endophytes were placed in lineages previously not known for endophytism. Most endophytes appear to represent novel species, but inferences are limited by potential gaps in public databases. By linking our data, publicly available sequence data, and records of ascomata, we identify many geographically widespread, host-generalist clades capable of symbiotic associations with diverse photosynthetic partners. Concomitant with such cosmopolitan host use and distributions, many xylariaceous endophytes appear to inhabit both living and non-living plant tissues, with potentially important roles as saprotrophs. Overall, our study reveals major gaps in the availability of multi-locus datasets and metadata for this iconic family, and provides new hypotheses regarding the ecology and evolution of endophytism and other trophic modes across the family Xylariaceae.

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