biostudies-literatureQiao Gthe Innovation Foundation of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciencesthe Rural Revitalization Project of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture1459https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9598536biostudies-literatureUnknown11(10)The <i>Lasiodiplodia</i> are major pathogens or endophytes living on a wide range of plant hosts in tropical and subtropical regions, which can cause stem canker, shoot blight, and rotting of fruits and roots. During an exploration of the stem diseases on <i>Acer truncatum</i> and <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> in northern China, two novel species of <i>Lasiodiplodia</i>, <i>L. acerina</i> G.H. Qiao & W.T. Qin and <i>L. cotini</i> G.H. Qiao & W.T. Qin, were discovered based on integrated studies of the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), translation elongation factor 1-α (<i>TEF1-α</i>), beta-tubulin (<i>TUB2</i>) and RNA polymerase II subunit b genes (<i>RPB2</i>). <i>Lasiodiplodia acerina</i> is a sister taxon of <i>L. henannBiologyTwo Novel <i>Lasiodiplodia</i> Species from Blighted Stems of <i>Acer truncatum</i> and <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> in China.PMC9598536KJCX201910BJXCZX2022Qiao GLiu JTan XQin WZhao JfalseTwo Novel <i>Lasiodiplodia</i> Species from Blighted Stems of <i>Acer truncatum</i> and <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> in China.The <i>Lasiodiplodia</i> are major pathogens or endophytes living on a wide range of plant hosts in tropical and subtropical regions, which can cause stem canker, shoot blight, and rotting of fruits and roots. During an exploration of the stem diseases on <i>Acer truncatum</i> and <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> in northern China, two novel species of <i>Lasiodiplodia</i>, <i>L. acerina</i> G.H. Qiao & W.T. Qin and <i>L. cotini</i> G.H. Qiao & W.T. Qin, were discovered based on integrated studies of the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), translation elongation factor 1-α (<i>TEF1-α</i>), beta-tubulin (<i>TUB2</i>) and RNA polymerase II subunit b genes (<i>RPB2</i>). <i>Lasiodiplodia acerina</i> is a sister taxon of <i>L. henann2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2025-04-18T20:32:29.04Z2024-12-03T15:38:03.343ZS-EPMC95985363629036310.3390/biology11101459