Abstract
Lophodermium pini-mugonis, collected on needles of Pinus mugo from German Alps, is described as a species new to science. It is characterized by subcuticular ascomata with a wrinkled surface and a somewhat untidy outline, a complex structure of lip cells, and ellipsoidal conidia. An analysis of the internal transcribed spaces of rDNA showed that Lophodermium pini-mugonis is, sister to Lophodermium autumnale and distantly related to other Lophodermium species on pines. The hypothesis of cospeciation of Lophodermium species with members of the Pinaceae is discussed.
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We are grateful to R. Kirschner for critically reviewing the manuscript. The study was supported by the NSFC (No. 30770006), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 5072005), and a project of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (No. KM 200710028011).
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Hou, CL., Li, L. & Piepenbring, M. Lophodermium pini-mugonis sp. nov. on needles of Pinus mugo from the Alps based on morphological and molecular data. Mycol Progress 8, 29–33 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-008-0575-z
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