Publications November 8-14 2024

CIPRES Publications, November 8 - 15, 2024

• Broad genetic variability among canine distemper virus strains in Chile cautions that vaccine-induced antigenicity and immunity against Chilean field strains need to be assessed carefully.
• Mitochondrial genomes of spiny lobster P. echinatus and P. interruptus contribute to understanding how environmental conditions drive evolution in spiny and slipper lobster mitochondria.
• An asexual morph of bamboo associated fungus Seriascoma acutisporum is described through comprehensive molecular data and thorough investigation.
• A new termite species Grigiotermes piassava sp. n. is described from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest based on morphological and DNA data.
• First report of human mediated spread of the Mediterranean recluse spider L. rufescens in Bangkok, Thailand, indicating potential invasive behavior in urban areas.
• First report of the truffle-like Mexican fungus Mattirolomyces mexicanus in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, based on morphological and molecular data.
• Genomic and molecular characterization of teleost fish Apareiodon sp. revealed great diversity of hAT transposase elements, possible autonomous copies, and differentiation of degenerated transposable elements into tandem sequences.
• Cytospora anacardii is proposed as a new endophytic species, and provides the first report of a Cytospora species as an endophyte of Anacardium occidentale.
• The freshwater razor clam genus Novaculina is reorganized based on DNA and morphology, and N. siamensis is reclassed as Cenonovaculina gen. nov.
• A phylogenetic disjunction between Amazonian and Atlantic Forest bamboo species of genus Piresia; analysis retrieved evolution for the species within the Atlantic Forest.
• Study of the disjunction between East Africa and southern India of the moss Lewinskya firma highlights both the existence of overlooked species and the complexity of bryophyte biogeography.
• A novel fungal species Pseudosetoseptoria jiangxiensis was identified on decaying bamboo in Jiangxi province, China.
• In the ciliate Pseudocohnilembus persalinus, DNA 6mA methyltransferase PpAMT1 is key in promoting cyst formation under conditions of environmental stress.
• Study of leatherleaf slug genus Valiguna clarifies the taxonomic status of all Valiguna species in Thailand, confirming monophyly of all Valiguna species, with two new species identified.
• Three new species of Hymenagaricus, a genus of small, veiled mushrooms in family Agaricaceae are found in Pakistan. h
• First report of Allophoma brasiliensis as endophyte from leaves of Capsicum annuum L. (Solanaceae) isolated in an agricultural site from Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
• A detailed exploration of hemoglobin evolution in teleosts, which have the largest hemoglobin gene repertoire among vertebrates, provides details about hemoglobin evolution in teleosts with focus on cichlids.
• The new species of semi-desert plant, Astragalus sublunatus sp.nov. is described, and A. angustatus is resurrected as a distinct species.
• A new snake Chironius whipala sp. nov. from Bolivia, sister to C. leucometapus from the Amazonian slopes of the Andes between central Peru and northern Ecuador.
• Two new fungal species within Pleosporales: Pseudolophiostoma lincangense sp. nov. and Pleopunctum baoshanense sp. nov. and Paraphoma aquatica as a first reported sexual morph
• The flatworm, Protopolystoma xenopodis, a co-introduced parasite of clawed frogs, have a high level of variation in its native range that may be used to trace its geographic origin
• Two new species of giant pill-millipedes: Zephronia chantaburiensis sp. nov. and Zephronia macula sp. nov. found in Thailand that differ by their colour pattern and telopod shape.
• The polychaete Leodice uschakovi was noted for the first time from the two islands of Gulf of Mannar, India, significantly increasing the range of this species.
• Two new fungal species, Laccaria pseudoalba and L. subroseoalbescens are described and illustrated, based on morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analysis.
• Fusarium graminearum identified as the causative agent in leaf spot disease in N. physalodes represents the first case of F. graminearum infection in N. physalodes.
• A new species of freshwater fungus, Nais submersa, and a new habitat record, Natantispora unipolaris, are reported after being collected from submerged wood.
• The new genus Pseudobionectria is proposed to accommodate the novel species P. phoenicis. Pseudobionectria, a fungal ascomycete, and a synopsis of Bionectriaceae is presented.
• Sampling reveals eight clades of Albatrellus, with nine new species and two new combinations, dispersal routes for the entire genus are proposed.