Introducing two new genera, <i>Paivomyces gen. nov.</i> and <i>Pseudoselenophoma gen. nov.</i>, in <i>Saccotheciaceae</i> (<i>Dothideales</i>).

ABSTRACT: Members of the family Saccotheciaceae are found in various environments and have different lifestyles. While exploring Mimosa tenuiflora-associated endophytic fungi in the Caatinga dry forest in Brazil, the isolates were initially identified as aureobasidium-like fungi. Based on morphological features and phylogenetic analyses using ITS, LSU, tub2, rpb2, and tef1 gene sequences, these endophytes were placed within a distinct clade in Saccotheciaceae, differing from the genera currently accepted in the family. Here, we describe a new genus, Paivomyces gen. nov. (including Paivomyces mimosae sp. nov.). Additionally, during our phylogenetic analyses, we observed that Selenophoma australiensis, described from leaves of Eucalyptu

SUBMITTER: Nascimento SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12486222 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature