Two New Species in the Family Cunninghamellaceae from China
Heng Zhao, Jing Zhu, Tong-Kai Zong, Xiaoling Liu, Xiao-Ling Liu, Liying Ren, Qing Lin, Min Qiao, Yong Nie, Zhidong Zhang, Xiaoyong Liu, Xiaoyong Liu
Abstract
The species within the family Cunninghamellaceae are widely distributed and produce important metabolites. Morphological studies along with a molecular phylogeny based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) of ribosomal DNA revealed two new species in this family from soils in China, that is, Absidia ovalispora sp. nov. and Cunninghamella globospora sp. nov. The former is phylogenetically closely related to Absidia koreana, but morphologically differs in sporangiospores, sporangia, sporangiophores, columellae, collars, and rhizoids. The latter is phylogenetically closely related to Cunninghamella intermedia, but morphologically differs in sporangiola and colonies. They were described and illustrated.