New treasures in <i>Cordycipitaceae</i>: Fungicolous fungi associated with <i>Pseudocercospora fijiensis</i> and <i>P. musae</i> in Brazil, including <i>Matutinistella gen. nov</i>.

ABSTRACT: Cordycipitaceae is a large family belonging to the order Hypocreales, including cosmopolitan species found on different substrates. This family includes species with different lifestyles such as entomopathogenic, endophytic, and mycoparasitic fungi. Some mycoparasitic species in this family attack phytopathogenic fungi. We identified species of Cordycipitaceae found during a survey of fungicolous fungi associated with Pseudocercospora fijiensis and P. musae in Brazil. Based on morphological characters combined with phylogenetic analysis of ITS, LSU, SSU, RPB1, RPB2, and TEF1-α, we propose a new genus in Cordycipitaceae, namely Matutinistella, with its type species M. brasiliensis, and a new species of the genus Simpli

SUBMITTER: Custodio FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959235 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature