ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Microbiol., 28 February 2023

Sec. Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1151365

Morphology and phylogeny identify two new species and one new subspecies of Podoscypha from Yunnan Province, Southwest China

  • 1. Institute of Microbiology, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China

  • 2. National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China

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Abstract

In this study, Podoscypha was taxonomically and phylogenetically evaluated. In total, five specimens collected from the tropical areas of Yunnan Province in Southwest China were studied. In combination with morphological observations and phylogenetic analyses based on ITS and LSU loci, two new species and one new subspecies, Podoscypha subinvoluta, P. tropica, and P. petalodes subsp. cystidiata, respectively, were discovered. The illustrated descriptions of the new species and subspecies are provided. Moreover, the main morphological differences between related species are discussed.

1. Introduction

Podoscypha Pat. belongs to Podoscyphaceae D.A. Reid, Polyporales Gäum., and approximately 50 species have been accepted in the genus worldwide (Patouillard, 1900; Boidin, 1959, 1960; Reid, 1965; Dhingra, 1987; Ryvarden, 1997, 2015, 2020; Douanla-Meli and Langer, 2004; Drechsler-Santos et al., 2007; Bernicchia and Gorjón, 2010; Wu et al., 2019). The genus is characterized by flabelliform to infundibuliform, stipitate to shortly stipitate or sessile basidiocarps, hymenophore smooth to more or less rugose, a dimitic hyphal structure with clamped generative hyphae, thin-to thick-walled cystidia and hyaline, thin-walled, smooth, ellipsoid to cylindrical, acyanophilous, and negative in Melzer’s reagent basidiospores (Bernicchia and Gorjón, 2010; Wu et al., 2019).

Phylogenetic studies have revealed that Podoscypha belongs to Podoscyphaceae, Polyporales (Larsson, 2007; Sjökvist et al., 2012; Binder et al., 2013; Justo et al., 2017; Wu et al., 2019). The approximately 12 Podoscypha species examined showed that Podoscypha belonged to the residual polyporoid clade and appeared to group with Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer (Binder et al., 2013; Justo et al., 2017; Wu et al., 2019). However, no sequences of the type species P. nitidula (Berk.) Pat. were examined. Further studies are needed for constructing a natural phylogeny of Podoscypha with other related genera.

By the end of 2022, only four Podoscypha species: Podoscypha brasiliensis D.A. Reid, P. elegans (G. Mey.) Pat., P. simulans (D.A. Reid) Sheng H. Wu, and P. yunnanensis C.L. Zhao had been discovered in China (Wu, 2003; Dai, 2011; Wu et al., 2019). During field investigations on macrofungi diversity in the tropical areas in Yunnan Province, China, several collections of Podoscypha were obtained. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses showed that these represented two new species and one new subspecies. In this study, the species are described with illustrated morphological description, phylogeny, and comparisons with morphologically similar or phylogenetically related species.

2. Materials and methods

2.1. Morphology

All the studied specimens were processed and deposited in the National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control (NIOHP, China CDC). Macromorphological descriptions were based on the field notes and color photographs of basidiocarps. Color codes were matched based on Petersen (1996). The microscopic procedure was performed according to Reid (1965), Douanla-Meli and Langer (2004), and Wu et al. (2019). Sections were studied at a magnification of ×1,000 with a Nikon E 80i microscope and phase-contrast illumination. Line drawings were made with the aid of a drawing tube. When describing basidiospores, the abbreviation n/m/p means that “n” basidiospores from “m” basidiomata of “p” collections were measured. The dimensions for basidiospores are given using the following notation form (a−) b−c (−d). The range “b−c” contains a minimum of 90% of the measured values, and extreme values (a, d) are given in parentheses. L means the spore length (arithmetic average of all spores). W means the spore width (arithmetic average of all spores). Q is the “length/width ratio” of a spore in side view; Qm means the average Q of all basidiospores measured ± sample standard deviation. In the text, the following abbreviations were used: IKI = Melzer’s reagent, IKI− = both in amyloid and non-dextrinoid, KOH = 5% potassium hydroxide, CB = cotton blue, CB+ = cyanophilous, and CB− = acyanophilous.

2.2. DNA extraction, PCR amplification, and phylogenetic analysis

The Phire® Plant Direct PCR Kit (Finnzymes Oy, Finland) was used to obtain PCR products from dried specimens, according to the manufacturer’s instructions with some modifications (Li et al., 2015). ITS5/ITS4 were used to amplify the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions (White et al., 1990). LR0R/LR5 (Vilgalys and Hester, 1990) were used to amplify nuclear large subunit (LSU) rDNA. The PCR procedure for amplifying ITS and LSU sequences was as follows: initial denaturation at 98°C for 5 min; 35 cycles at 98°C for 5 s, 58°C and 52°C for 5 s, and 72°C for 5 s; and a final extension at 72°C for 10 min, respectively. The PCR products were qualified by electrophoresis and sequenced at Sangon Biotech, China, with the same primers. All newly generated sequences were first aligned and then deposited in GenBank. The results indicated that they were all Podoscypha species.

In addition to the sequences obtained from this study, the sequences of other taxa in Podoscypha were downloaded from GenBank, and Abortiporus biennis was selected as the outgroup for phylogenetic analysis, mainly based on the reports of Binder et al. (2013) and Wu et al. (2019). The detailed information is shown in Table 1. The sequences were aligned using ClustalX 1.83 (Chenna et al., 2003) and optimized manually in BioEdit 7.0.5.3 (Hall, 1999) prior to the phylogenetic analysis.

Table 1

SpeciesSpecimen No.LocalityITSnLSULiterature
Abortiporus biennisFD 319Massachusetts, United StatesKP135300KP135195Binder et al. (2013)
Podoscypha bolleana32034JQ675334Binder et al. (2013)
P. bolleana32032JQ675332Binder et al. (2013)
P. bolleanaCBS 333.66Central African RepublicJN649354JN649354Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. brasiliensis17586JQ675312Binder et al. (2013)
P. brasiliensisGXU 2169ChinaMG356489
P. brasiliensisLR 37812VenezuelaJN649355JN649355Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. bubalina17500JQ675311Binder et al. (2013)
P. cristata8667JQ675320Binder et al. (2013)
P. disseminataDMC 232JQ675326Binder et al. (2013)
P. elegansCBS 332.66PakistanMH870450Vu et al. (2019)
P. elegansCBS 426.51ArgentinaJN649356JN649356Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. elegansCBS 426.51ArgentinaMH868453Vu et al. (2019)
P. fulvonitens17483JQ675315Binder et al. (2013)
P. fulvonitens18332JQ675316Binder et al. (2013)
P. fulvonitensC 1JQ675322Binder et al. (2013)
P. gillesii32036JQ675335Binder et al. (2013)
P. gillesiiGXU 2176Guangxi, ChinaMG356793
P. involutaCBS 113.74Central African RepublicJN649358JN649358Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. involutaCBS 654.84GabonMH861804MH873497Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. mellissiiLR 41658JamaicaJN649359JN649359Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. moelleri17588JQ675313Binder et al. (2013)
P. multizonata3005GermanyJN710581JN710581Miettinen et al., 2012
P. multizonataCBS 662.84FranceMH861808Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. multizonataCBS 663.84FranceMH861809MH873501Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. multizonataCBS 661.84FranceMH861807MH873500Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. multizonataCBS 660.84FranceMH861806MH873499Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. multizonataJahn 751012GermanyJN649360JN649360Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. parvulaCBS 331.66Central African RepublicJN649361JN649361Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. parvulaDAOM171399AF261534Moncalvo et al. (2002)
P. parvulaDMC 226JQ675328Binder et al. (2013)
P. parvulaFP-150577JQ675338Binder et al. (2013)
P. petalodes subsp. cystidiata140721–14Yunnan, ChinaOQ305832OQ305827Present study
P. petalodes subsp. cystidiata140721–15 (Holotype)Yunnan, ChinaOQ305833OQ305828Present study
P. petalodes subsp. rosulataAFTOL-ID 1931PakistanEF537892
P. petalodes subsp. rosulataCBS 332.66PakistanJN649363JN649363Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. petalodes subsp. rosulataCBS 659.84PakistanJN649362JN649362Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. petalodes subsp. rosulataCBS 659.84PakistanMH873498Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. petalodesDSH 98–001AF518639Hibbett and Binder (2002)
P. raveneliiCBS 664.84United StatesJN649364JN649364Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. subinvoluta140721–10 (Holotype)Yunnan, ChinaOQ305836OQ305831Present study
P. subinvolutaE. LarssonThailandJN649357Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. tropica140719–19 (Holotype)Yunnan, ChinaOQ305834OQ305830Present study
P. tropica20190729–69Yunnan, ChinaOQ305835OQ305829Present study
P. venustulaCBS 656.84French GuianaJN649367JN649367Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. venustulaCui 16923Puerto RicoON417231
P. venustulaLR 40821VenezuelaJX109851JX109851Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. venustulaLR 40821VenezuelaJN649366Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. vespilloneaCBS 111.74JN649368JN649368Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. vespilloneaCBS 111.74MH872572MH872572Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. vespilloneaCBS 348.66MH858820MH870457Sjökvist et al. (2012)
P. yunnanensisCLZhao 3963Yunnan, ChinaMK298400MK298404Wu et al. (2019)
P. yunnanensisCLZhao 4035Yunnan, ChinaMK298403MK298407Wu et al. (2019)
P. yunnanensisCLZhao 3973Yunnan, ChinaMK298401MK298405Wu et al. (2019)
P. yunnanensisCLZhao 3979Yunnan, ChinaMK298402MK298406Wu et al. (2019)
Podoscypha sp.DIS 296fCameroonDQ327658Crozier et al. (2006)
Podoscypha sp.LR43794Costa RicaJN649365Sjökvist et al. (2012)
Podoscypha sp.MKS3aIndiaOP684268
Podoscypha sp.SCHD9West Bengal, IndiaKY594043
Podoscypha sp.TYY2020-55ChinaOM281038

Taxa information and GenBank accession numbers of the sequences used in this study.

New species are in bold.

Maximum parsimony (MP) bootstrap analysis was performed using PAUP* 4.0b10 (Swofford, 2002); Bayesian inference (BI) analysis was performed using MrBayes 3.1.2 (Ronquist and Huelsenbeck, 2003); maximum likelihood (ML) analysis was performed using RAxML 7.2.6 (Stamatakis, 2006) for the phylogenetic analysis of the aligned datasets.

For analyzing BI, the best-fit models of nucleotide substitution were selected by the hierarchical likelihood ratio tests (hLRT; Huelsenbeck and Crandall, 1997; Posada and Crandall, 2001) using MrModelTest 2.2 (Posada and Crandall, 1998; Nylander, 2004). The best-fit models were GTR + G for ITS and LSU. Four Markov chains were set to run for 2 and 4 million generations for the ITS and LSU datasets, respectively, and then, automatically terminated using the stoprul and stopval commands when the standard deviation of the split frequencies fell below 0.01, with sampling for every 100th generation. The first 25% of trees were discarded (Ronquist and Huelsenbeck, 2003). Phylogenetic trees were visualized using TreeView (Page, 1996). Branches that received bootstrap supports for MP (≥75%), BPP (≥0.95), and ML (≥75%) were considered significantly supported.

3. Results

3.1. Phylogenetic analyses

The ITS dataset consisted of 44 sequences representing 22 taxa, of which 21 were Podoscypha. The aligned length of the ITS sequence was 835 bp, which contained 447 parsimony informative sites. MP analysis revealed two equally parsimonious trees (tree length = 1,541, CI = 0.635, RI = 0.816, RC = 0.518, and HI = 0.316). BI and ML analyses showed almost identical tree topologies as MP analysis, with an average standard deviation of split frequencies of 0.007834 for BI analysis. Additionally, the MP tree is presented with the support values from MP, BI, and ML analyses (Figure 1).

Figure 1

The LSU dataset consisted of 44 sequences, representing approximately 18 taxa, of which 17 were Podoscypha. The aligned length of the LSU sequence was 926 bp, which contained 72 parsimony informative sites. MP analysis revealed 44 equally parsimonious trees (tree length = 161, CI = 0.745, RI = 0.917, RC = 0.684, HI = 0.255). BI and ML analyses resulted in almost identical tree topologies to MP analysis, with an average standard deviation of split frequencies of 0.006556 for BI analysis. Additionally, the MP tree is presented with the support values from MP, BI, and ML analyses (Figure 2).

Figure 2

The topology of both ITS and LSU sequences was similar to the results of Wu et al. (2019). The phylogeny inferred from the ITS showed that Podoscypha petalodes subsp. Cystidiata formed a moderately supported lineage (59/−/82, Figure 1) and then clustered with P. petalodes subsp. rosulata with high support (100/1.00/100, Figure 1). LSU analysis revealed that two sequences of P. petalodes subsp. cystidiata grouped together (64/0.95/68, Figure 2) and then weakly grouped with P. petalodes subsp. rosulata. One sequence was labeled as P. elegans (MH870450). Podoscypha subinvoluta clustered with one sequence of P. involuta (JN649357) with high support (100/1.00/100, Figure 1), sister to the lineage of two other sequences of P. involuta in ITS analysis (Figure 1). In the LSU analysis, P. subinvoluta grouped with two sequences of P. involuta with high support (100/1.00/100, Figure 2). In total, two sequences of P. tropica clustered together with high support in both ITS and LSU analyses (ITS: 99/1.00/92, LSU: 71/0.99/88, Figures 1, 2) and then grouped with P. cristata, P. brasiliensis, P. bubalina, P. bolleana, P. disseminata, and Podoscypha sp. (KY594043, Figures 1, 2).

3.2. Taxonomy

Podoscypha petalodes subsp. cystidiata Jing Si & Hai J. Li subsp. nov. (Figures 3, 4).

Figure 3

Figure 4

MycoBank no.: MB847438.

DiagnosisPodoscypha petalodes subsp. cystidiata differs from P. petalodes subsp. floriformis, P. petalodes subsp. petalodes, and P. petalodes subsp. rosulata in having thin-to thick-walled cystidia in the hymenium.

Holotype—China. Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, on the base of a living angiosperm tree, 140721–15 (GenBank accession numbers: OQ305833-ITS, OQ305828-LSU).

Etymologycystidiata referring to the presence of cystidia in the hymenium.

Habitat and distribution—Gregarious on angiosperm trees or fallen angiosperm branches, at present only discovered from its type locality, summer.

Known distribution—China (Yunnan).

DescriptionBasidiocarps annual, gregarious, stipitate, without odor or taste, corky when fresh and hard corky upon drying. Pilei spathulate to flabelliform, up to 4 cm high and 5 cm wide. Pileal surface glabrous, concentrically and radially zonate; cinnamon, yellowish brown, pinkish buff to clay-buff at the center and near the stipe when fresh, cinnamon, yellowish brown to orange-brown when dry, and gradually lightening toward the margin. The margin is cream to buff when fresh, pinkish buff to cinnamon-buff when dry and wavy. Hymenophore surface smooth, concentrically and radially zonate, cream, buff, to cinnamon-buff when fresh, flesh-pink to clay-buff when dry. Stipe surface glabrous, cinnamon, yellowish brown, pinkish buff to clay-buff near the cap, and dark brown to black toward the base when fresh; the color is similar to the pileal surface when dry, up to 3 cm long and 1.5–4 mm in diameter.

Hyphal structure—dimitic, generative hyphae with clamps, hyaline, thin-to thick-walled, branched; skeletal hyphae colorless, thick-walled with a wide to narrow lumen, unbranched to rarely branched; IKI−, CB−, tissues unchanged in KOH. Generative hyphae in the pileal context dominant, hyaline, thin-to thick-walled, branched, almost parallel along the pileal surface, 2–5 μm in diameter; skeletal hyphae in the pileal context hyaline, thick-walled, with a wide to narrow lumen, unbranched to rarely branched, 2–4 μm in diameter; generative hyphae in the stipe trama similar to that in the pileal context, 3–4 μm in diameter; skeletal hyphae in the stipe trama similar to that in the pileal context, 1.5–3.5 μm in diameter.

MicrostructureBasidia clavate to cylindrical, with four sterigmata and a basal clamp, 20–25 × 4–5 μm; basidioles dominant, in shape similar to basidia, but slightly smaller; Gloeocystidia abundant, thin-walled, cylindrical to subcylindrical, usually swollen near the base and with obtuse apex, traversing the entire width of the thickened hymenium, 105–155 × 10–13 μm; Cystidia hyaline, fusoid, thin-to thick-walled, 30–64 × 7–9 μm; Pilocystidia hyaline, clavate to cylindrical, thick-walled, with or without secondary septata, sometimes encrusted with irregular crystals, 45–101 × 9–13 μm; Caulocystidia more or less similar to pilocystidia, 58–110 × 5–13 μm; Basidiospores subglobose, broadly ellipsoid, ellipsoid to ovate, hyaline, thin-walled, smooth, often monoguttulate, IKI−, CB−, [60/2/2] (3.5−) 3.8–4.8 (−5) × 3–4 (−4.5) μm, L = 4.2 μm, W = 3.54 μm, Q = (1.05−) 1.08–1.34 (−1.4), and Qm = 1.19 ± 0.09.

Additional specimen examined (paratype)—China. Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, on fallen angiosperm branches, 140721-14 (GenBank accession numbers: OQ305832-ITS, OQ305827-LSU).

Podoscypha subinvoluta Jing Si & Hai J. Li sp. nov. (Figures 5, 6).

Figure 5

Figure 6

MycoBank no.: MB847439.

DiagnosisPodoscypha subinvolutais characterized by its partly tomentose, white to cream, buff, cinnamon, yellowish brown to clay-buff pileal surface, absence of gloeocystidia, thick-walled, mostly lanceolate cystidia, presence of pilocystidia and caulocystidia, small, thin-walled, ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid basidiospores; discovered on angiosperms from tropical China.

Holotype—China. Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, on fallen angiosperm trunks, 140721-10 (GenBank accession numbers: OQ305836-ITS, OQ305831-LSU).

Etymologysubinvoluta referring to similarity with P. involuta.

Habitat and distribution—Gregarious on fallen angiosperm trunks, at present only discovered from its type locality, summer.

Known distribution—China (Yunnan).

DescriptionBasidiocarps annual, gregarious, stipitate, without odor or taste, corky when fresh and hard corky upon drying. Pilei flabelliform or reniform, up to 4.5 cm high and 6.5 cm wide. Pileal surface tomentose near the stipe and glabrous near the margin, concentrically and radially zonate; most parts white to cream, buff, cinnamon, yellowish brown to clay-buff near the stipe when fresh, flesh-pink to clay-pink to cinnamon when dry. Hymenophore surface smooth, cream, buff, to cinnamon when fresh, pinkish buff to clay-buff when dry. Stipe surface glabrous, cinnamon to yellowish brown when fresh, color similar to the pileal surface when dry, up to 1.2 cm long and 1.5–3 mm in diameter.

Hyphal structure—dimitic, generative hyphae with clamps, hyaline, thin-to thick-walled, branched; skeletal hyphae colorless, thick-walled with a wide to narrow lumen, unbranched to rarely branched; IKI−, CB−, tissues unchanged in KOH. Generative hyphae in the pileal context common, hyaline, thin-to thick-walled, branched, 2–5 μm in diameter; skeletal hyphae in the pileal context dominant, hyaline, thick-walled, with a wide to narrow lumen, unbranched to rarely branched, more or less parallel along the pileal surface, 3–6 μm in diameter; generative hyphae in the stipe trama similar to that in the pileal context, 3–4 μm in diameter; skeletal hyphae in the stipe trama similar to that in the pileal context, 4–7 μm in diameter, branched skeletal hyphae rare, thick-walled to subsoil, 2–3.5 μm in diameter, may be easily misinterpreted as binding hyphae.

MicrostructureBasidia clavate to cylindrical, with 4 sterigmata and a basal clamp, 18–25 × 4–5 μm; basidioles dominant, shape similar to basidia, but slightly smaller; Gloeocystidia not observed; Cystidia abundant, hyaline, thick-walled, mostly lanceolate, sometimes obpyriform or subcylindrical, rarely with crystals on the apex, which dissolve rapidly in KOH, may arise at any level in the thickened hymenium or buried under successive layers of basidia, 30–50 × 7–12 μm; Pilocystidia hyaline, clavate to cylindrical, thick-walled, with secondary septata, 20–64 × 6–9 μm; Caulocystidia form a paliform cutis, hyaline, clavate to cylindrical, thick-walled, encrusted with irregular crystals and strongly glutinized, 36–60 × 4–8 μm; Basidiospores ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid, rarely subglobose, hyaline, thin-walled, smooth, IKI−, CB−, [40/1/1] 2.5–3.7 (−3.8) × 2–2.7 (−2.8) μm, L = 3.02 μm, W = 2.31 μm, Q = (1.07−) 1.14–1.52 (−1.73), and Qm = 1.31 ± 0.14.

Podoscypha tropica Jing Si & Hai J. Li sp. nov. (Figures 5, 6).

MycoBank no.: MB847440.

DiagnosisPodoscypha tropica is characterized by a glabrous, yellowish-brown, pinkish-buff to brownish-orange pileal surface with cream, buff to pinkish buff margin, presence of gloeocystidia, pilocystidia, and caulocystidia without secondary septata, small, thin-walled, ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid basidiospores; discovered on angiosperms from tropical China (Figures 7, 8).

Figure 7

Figure 8

Holotype—China. Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Wangtianshu Park, N: 21°37′27.81″E: 101°35′13.12″, on fallen angiosperm trunks, 140719-19 (GenBank accession numbers: OQ305834-ITS, OQ305830-LSU).

Etymologytropica referring to the species being distributed in the tropics.

Habitat and distribution—Gregarious on fallen angiosperm trunks or fallen angiosperm branches, at present only discovered from its type locality, summer.

Known distribution—China (Yunnan).

DescriptionBasidiocarps annual, gregarious, stipitate, without odor or taste, corky when fresh, and hard corky upon drying. Pilei spathulate, reniform, flabellate to pseudoinfundibuliform, up to 5 cm high and 6 cm wide. Pileal surface glabrous, yellowish brown, pinkish buff to brownish orange at the center and near the stipe when fresh, clay-buff to orange-brown when dry. The margin cream, buff to pinkish buff when fresh, clay-buff to orange-brown when dry, and strongly dentate. Hymenophore surface smooth, cream to buff when fresh, cinnamon to clay-buff when dry. Stipe surface glabrous, buff to straw-yellow on the upper part, and dark brown to fuscous toward the base when fresh, and the color slightly paler when dry, up to 5 cm long and 2–4 mm in diameter.

Hyphal structure—dimitic, generative hyphae with clamps, hyaline, thin-walled, branched; skeletal hyphae colorless, thick-walled with a wide to narrow lumen, unbranched to rarely branched; IKI−, CB−, tissues unchanged in KOH. Generative hyphae in the pileal context common, hyaline, thin-walled, branched, interwoven, 2–4 μm in diameter; skeletal hyphae in the pileal context dominant, hyaline, thick-walled, with a wide to the narrow lumen, unbranched to rarely branched, more or less parallel along the pileal surface, 2–5 μm in diameter; generative hyphae in the stipe trama similar to that in the pileal context, 2–4.5 μm in diameter; skeletal hyphae in the stipe trama similar to that in the pileal context, 2–4 μm in diameter.

MicrostructureBasidia clavate to cylindrical, with 4 sterigmata and a basal clamp, 25–33 × 4–5.5 μm; basidioles dominant, in shape similar to basidia, but slightly smaller; Gloeocystidia common, thin-to thick-walled, cylindrical to subcylindrical, usually swollen near the base and with obtuse apex, 45–75 × 7–10 μm; Cystidia absent; Pilocystidia hyaline, clavate to cylindrical, thick-walled, without secondary septata, sometimes encrusted with irregular crystals, 50–150 × 10–18 μm; Caulocystidia more or less similar to pilocystidia, 71–177 × 6–21 μm; Basidiospores ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid, hyaline, thin-walled, smooth, often monoguttulate, IKI−, CB−, [60/2/2] 4.2–6.1 (−6.7) × (3−) 3.3–4.6 (−5) μm, L = 5.28 μm, W = 3.97 μm, Q = (1.09−) 1.14–1.53 (−1.83), and Qm = 1.34 ± 0.15.

Additional specimen examined (paratype)—China. Yunnan Province, Dehong, Ruili, Mengxiu Town, Nanjingli Village, Alt.: 1,247 m; N: 24°7′27″E: 97°49′28″, on fallen angiosperm branches, 20190729-69 (GenBank accession numbers: OQ305835-ITS, OQ305829-LSU).

4. Discussion

In total, three subspecies of Podoscypha petalodes have been described: P. petalodes subsp. floriformis, P. petalodes subsp. petalodes, and P. petalodes subsp. rosulate. All three have gloeocystidia, but without cystidia in the hymenium (Duss, 1904; Reid, 1965). The new subspecies, P. petalodes subsp. cystidiata, can be easily distinguished from the others by its fusoid, thin-to thick-walled cystidia.

Podoscypha subinvolutais similar to P. involuta by its partly tomentose concentrically and radially zonate pileal surface, mostly lanceolate cystidia, pilocystidia clavate to cylindrical, thick-walled, and small basidiospores; however, P. subinvoluta lacks gloeocystidia but has caulocystidia and larger basidiospores (2.5–3.7 × 2–2.7 μm vs. 2–3 × 1.75–2 μm, Reid, 1965). The partial ITS1 sequence of P. subinvoluta was obtained. Among the 279 bp aligned sequences, it clustered with one sequence of P. involuta (JN649357) from Thailand (only 2 bp sites were different), whereas it differed from the other two P. involuta sequences (JN649358 and MH861804) by 23 bp sites. Thus, we speculate that the specimen of P. involuta (JN649357) may be P. subinvoluta. The LSU sequence from the type specimen of P. subinvoluta grouped with two P. involuta sequences, and only 5 bp sites were different in the 915 bp aligned sequences.

In the phylogenetic analyses, P. tropica clustered with P. cristata, P. brasiliensis, P. bubalina, P. bolleana, P. disseminate, etc. Compared to the new species, P. cristata is lacking in pilocystidia and caulocystidia and has distinctly smaller basidiospores (4–4.75 × 1.75–2 μm, Reid, 1965). Podoscypha brasiliensis differs from the new species in having a minute tomentose pileal surface, the absence of pilocystidia and caulocystidia, and slightly longer and narrower basidiospores (5–7 × 3.5–4 μm, Reid, 1965). Podoscypha bubalina differs from P. tropica by having truly infundibuliform basidiocarps, the absence of pilocystidia, and smaller basidiospores (3.75–4.75 × 2.5–3.2 μm, Reid, 1965). Podoscypha bolleana is similar to P. tropica in having gloeocystidia, pilocystidia, and caulocystidia, but can be easily differentiated by its smaller basidiospores (4–5 × 2.75–3.2 μm, Reid, 1965). Similar to P. tropica, P. disseminata also has gloeocystidia, pilocystidia, and caulocystidia; however, P. disseminata has pilocystidia and caulocystidia with secondary septata, chlamydospores in the context, and slightly narrower basidiospores (4.5–6 × 3–4 μm, Douanla-Meli and Langer, 2004).

Podoscypha yunnanensis was a new species described in Yunnan Province, China (Wu et al., 2019). It has only caulocystidia without gloeocystidia and pilocystidia, which can be easily distinguished from the two new species and one new subspecies discovered in this study. The diversity of Podoscypha in China is poorly understood, especially in the subtropical and tropical regions. Further studies are required to reveal the species diversity in China.

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The research was financed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32270016 and 32070016).

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The datasets presented in this study can be found in online repositories. The names of the repository/repositories and accession number(s) can be found at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/, OQ305832–OQ305836; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/, OQ305827–OQ305831.

Author contributions

H-JL designed the research. H-JL, JS, Y-ZZ, and J-QL prepared the samples, conducted molecular experiments, and analyzed the data. H-JL and JS discussed the results and drafted and edited the manuscript. JS carried out the project administration and funding acquisition. All authors contributed to the manuscript and approved the submitted version.

Acknowledgments

We express our gratitude to Yu-Cheng Dai (Beijing Forestry University, China) for improving the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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macrofungi, species diversity, Podoscyphaceae, taxonomy, phylogeny, fungal resources

Citation

Si J, Zhang Y-Z, Liang J-Q and Li H-J (2023) Morphology and phylogeny identify two new species and one new subspecies of Podoscypha from Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Front. Microbiol. 14:1151365. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1151365

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26 January 2023

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06 February 2023

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28 February 2023

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14 - 2023

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Ji-Chuan Kang, Guizhou University, China

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Yuanyuan Chen, Henan Agricultural University, China; Changlin Zhao, Southwest Forestry University, China

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*Correspondence: Jing Si, Hai-Jiao Li,

This article was submitted to Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology

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