New species and records of <i>Cytospora</i> (Cytosporaceae, Diaporthales) from tree branches in Hebei Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Species of Cytospora have been commonly reported as plant pathogens with wide host ranges and geographic distributions. In this study, ten strains of this genus were isolated from branches collected in Hebei Province, China. They were identified based on a multi-locus phylogeny of ITS, act, rpb2, tef1-α, and tub2 genes, along with morphological characters. As a result, they were identified as six species, including five known species (C. ampla, C. pseudochrysosperma, C. sophoricola, C. sorbariae, and C. yinchuanensis) and one new species (C. hebeiensis). Among the known species, C. ampla, C. sorbariae, and C. yinchuanensis were newly discovered on Malus spectabilis; C. pseudochrysosp

SUBMITTER: Pei T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743252 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature