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SUBMITTER: Lee S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2104724 | biostudies-literature | 2006
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Seonju S Crous Pedro W PW Wingfield Michael J MJ
Studies in mycology 20060101
Eight pestalotioid fungi were isolated from the Restionaceae growing in the Cape Floral Kingdom of South Africa. Sarcostroma restionis, Truncatella megaspora, T. restionacearum and T. spadicea are newly described. New records include Pestalotiopsis matildae, Sarcostroma lomatiae, Truncatella betulae and T. hartigii. To resolve generic affiliations, phylogenetic analyses were performed on ITS (ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2) and part of 28S rDNA. DNA data support the original generic concept of Truncatella, wh ...[more]