Mycobiology.  2019 Jun;47(2):191-199. 10.1080/12298093.2019.1617825.

Sulzbacheromyces sinensis, an Unexpected Basidiolichen, was Newly Discovered from Korean Peninsula and Philippines, with a Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Genus Sulzbacheromyces

Affiliations
  • 1Korean Lichen Research Institute (KoLRI), Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Korea. jshur1@scnu.ac.kr
  • 2Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
  • 3Fungus/Mushroom Resource and Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.

Abstract

Most of lichens are formed by Ascomycota, less than 1% are lichenized Basidiomycota. The flora investigation of lichenized Ascomycota of South Korea has been well studied in the past three decades; however, prior to this study, none of basidiolichens was discovered. During the recent excursion, an unexpected clavarioid basidiolichen, Sulzbacheromyces sinensis was collected. Morphology and ecology has been recorded in detail. DNA was extracted, and ITS, 18S, 28S nuclear rDNA were generated. In order to further confirm the systematic position of the Korean specimens, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analysis including all the species of the order Lepidostromatales were conducted based on the ITS. As a result, the phylogenetic tree of the order Lepidostromatales was reconstructed, which differed from the previous studies. The inferred phylogenetic tree showed that species of Sulzbacheromyces in three different continents (Asia, South Africa and South America) were separated into three clades with support. In this study, the species worldwide distribution map of Lepidostromatales was illustrated, and S. sinensis had a widest distribution range (paleotropical extend to the Sino-Japanese) than other species (paleotropical or neotropical). Prior to this study, the range of distribution, southernmost and northernmost points and the fruiting time of S. sinensis were recorded, and the genus Sulzbacheromyces was firstly reported from Korean peninsula and Philippines.

Keyword

Lepidostromatales; geography; new record; phylogeny; Asia

MeSH Terms

Ascomycota
Asia
Basidiomycota
DNA
DNA, Ribosomal
Ecology
Fruit
Geography
Korea
Lichens
Philippines*
Phylogeny
South Africa
Trees
DNA
DNA, Ribosomal
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