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Corresponding author: Li-Jun Chen ( clj102128@163.com ) Corresponding author: Jian Ma ( yanmajian@163.com ) Academic editor: Nattawut Boonyuen
© 2025 Song Bai, Fang Wang, Su-Ran Wan, Xiao-Kang Lv, Li-Jun Chen, Rong Wu, Jian Ma.
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Bai S, Wang F, Wan S-R, Lv X-K, Chen L-J, Wu R, Ma J (2025) Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new species of Camporesiomyces (Tubeufiaceae, Tubeufiales) from terrestrial habitats in China. MycoKeys 124: 177-192. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.124.168385
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During a survey of saprobic fungi in karst landscapes of Guizhou Province, China, fresh specimens were collected from decaying wood in terrestrial habitats. Phylogenetic analyses of a combined dataset (ITS, LSU, tef1-α and rpb2) along with morphological characteristics support the introduction of two novel species, Camporesiomyces qizhifengensis and C. yusheensis. Detailed descriptions, illustrations and phylogenetic evidence are provided to substantiate their taxonomic placement. Additionally, a checklist of currently accepted Camporesiomyces species supported by molecular data is included. This is the first report of Camporesiomyces in Guizhou, adding to the regional biodiversity of karst habitats and highlighting the ecological importance of these unique environments. The findings underscore the need for continued exploration of fungal diversity in underexplored regions.
Asexual morph, Dothideomycetes, phylogeny, saprobic fungi, taxonomy, two new species
Karst landscapes are primarily shaped by the dissolution of soluble rocks, such as limestone, dolomite and gypsum, through the action of groundwater or surface water. These landscapes span the provinces of Chongqing, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan in China (
Camporesiomyces was established by
Morphologically, species of Camporesiomyces exhibit both asexual and sexual morphs, with two distinct asexual morphs (
In this study, four asexual isolates, representing two distinct taxa, were obtained from decaying wood in terrestrial habitats in Qizhifeng Forest Park and Yushe National Forest Park, Guizhou Province. Based on morphological characteristics, illustrations and phylogenetic analyses using Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference of combined ITS, LSU, tef1-α and rpb2 sequence data, two novel species are introduced, namely, Camporesiomyces qizhifengensis and C. yusheensis.
Decaying wood samples were collected in November 2024 from Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, south-western China. Fresh samples were transported to the laboratory in plastic bags with the collection details, including localities, habitats and dates (
Single conidium isolates were done on PDA (potato dextrose agar) plates following the methods described by
Fresh fungal mycelium was scraped from colonies grown on PDA plates and transferred to a 1.5 ml microcentrifuge tube using a sterilised lancet for genomic DNA extraction. Genomic DNA was extracted using the Biospin Fungus Genomic DNA Extraction Kit (BioFlux, China). The following primer pairs were used to amplify specific gene regions: ITS5/ITS4 for the internal transcribed spacer (ITS;
The newly-obtained sequences were quality-checked and assembled using BioEdit v.7.0.5.3 (
| Taxon | Strain | GenBank Accession Numbers | References | |||
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| ITS | LSU | tef1-α | rpb2 | |||
| Acanthohelicospora aurea | GZCC 16-0060 | KY321323 | KY321326 | KY792600 | MF589911 |
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| Acanthostigma chiangmaiensis | MFLUCC 10-0125T | JN865209 | JN865197 | KF301560 | N/A |
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| Acanthostigma perpusillum | UAMH 7237 | AY916492 | AY856892 | N/A | N/A |
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| Berkleasmium aquaticum | MFLUCC 17-0049T | KY790444 | KY790432 | KY792608 | MF535268 |
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| Berkleasmium fusiforme | MFLUCC 17-1978T | MH558693 | MH558820 | MH550884 | MH551007 |
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| Boerlagiomyces macrospora | MFLUCC 12-0388 | KU144927 | KU764712 | KU872750 | N/A |
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| Botryosphaeria agaves | MFLUCC 10-0051 | JX646790 | JX646807 | N/A | N/A |
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| Botryosphaeria dothidea | CBS 115476 | KF766151 | DQ678051 | DQ767637 | DQ677944 | Slippers et al. (2013) |
| Camporesiomyces bhatii | GMBCC 1120T | PQ763360 | PQ842543 | PV388894 | PV388888 |
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| Camporesiomyces bhatii | GMBCC 1125 | PQ763361 | PQ842544 | PV388895 | PV388889 |
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| Camporesiomyces coffeae | GMBCC 1130T | PQ763358 | PQ842545 | PV388896 | PV388890 |
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| Camporesiomyces coffeae | GMBCC 1131 | PQ763359 | PQ842546 | PV388897 | PV388891 |
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| Camporesiomyces mali | KUMCC 19-0216T | NR_169709 | NG_075312 | MN794018 | N/A |
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| Camporesiomyces patagonicus | BBB MVB 573 | JN127358 | JN127359 | N/A | N/A |
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| Camporesiomyces puerensis | GMBCC 1113T | PQ763356 | PQ842541 | PV388892 | PV388886 |
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| Camporesiomyces puerensis | GMBCC 1114 | PQ763357 | PQ842542 | PV388893 | PV388887 |
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| Camporesiomyces qizhifengensis | GZCC 25-0638T | PX111185 | PX111192 | PX102609 | N/A | In this study |
| Camporesiomyces qizhifengensis | GZCC 25-0639 | PX111186 | PX111193 | PX102610 | N/A | In this study |
| Camporesiomyces vaccinii | CBS 216.90 | MH862204 | MH873889 | N/A | N/A |
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| Camporesiomyces yusheensis | GZCC 25-0636T | PX111183 | PX111190 | PX102607 | PX102601 | In this study |
| Camporesiomyces yusheensis | GZCC 25-0637 | PX111184 | PX111191 | PX102608 | PX102602 | In this study |
| Chlamydotubeufia cylindrica | MFLUCC 16-1130T | MH558702 | MH558830 | MH550893 | MH551018 |
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| Chlamydotubeufia huaikangplaensis | MFLUCC 10-0926T | JN865210 | JN865198 | N/A | N/A |
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| Dematiohelicomyces helicosporus | MFLUCC 16-0213T | KX454169 | KX454170 | KY117035 | MF535258 |
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| Dematiohelicosporum guttulatum | MFLUCC 17-2011T | MH558705 | MH558833 | MH550896 | MH551021 |
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| Dematiotubeufia chiangraiensis | MFLUCC 10-0115T | JN865200 | JN865188 | KF301551 | N/A |
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| Helicangiospora lignicola | MFLUCC 11-0378T | KF301523 | KF301531 | KF301552 | N/A |
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| Helicoarctatus aquaticus | MFLUCC 17-1996T | MH558707 | MH558835 | MH550898 | MH551024 |
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| Helicohyalinum aquaticum | MFLUCC 16-1131T | KY873625 | KY873620 | KY873284 | MF535257 |
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| Helicohyalinum infundibulum | MFLUCC 16-1133T | MH558712 | MH558840 | MH550903 | MH551029 |
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| Helicoma guttulatum | MFLUCC 16-0022T | KX454171 | KX454172 | MF535254 | MH551032 |
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| Helicoma hongkongense | MFLUCC 17-2005 | MH558716 | MH558843 | MH550907 | MH551033 |
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| Helicosporium acropleurogenum | CGMCC 3.25563T | PP626574 | PP639430 | PP596333 | PP596460 |
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| Helicosporium aquaticum | MFLUCC 17-2008T | MH558733 | MH558859 | MH550924 | MH551049 |
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| Helicosporium brunneisporum | CGMCC 3.25542T | PP626577 | PP639433 | PP596336 | PP596463 |
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| Helicosporium changjiangense | GZCC 22-2113T | PP626578 | PP639434 | PP596337 | PP596464 |
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| Helicosporium flavisporum | MFLUCC 17-2020T | MH558734 | MH558860 | MH550925 | MH551050 |
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| Helicosporium ramosiphorum | CGMCC 3.25541T | PP626576 | PP639432 | PP596335 | PP596462 |
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| Helicosporium rubrum | MFLUCC 24-0090T | PQ098477 | PQ098514 | PQ490681 | PQ490675 |
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| Helicosporium setiferum | MFLUCC 17-1994T | MH558735 | MH558861 | MH550926 | MH551051 |
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| Helicosporium sexuale | MFLUCC 16-1244T | MZ538503 | MZ538537 | MZ567082 | MZ567111 |
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| Helicotubeufia hydei | MFLUCC 17-1980T | MH290021 | MH290026 | MH290031 | MH290036 |
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| Helicotubeufia jonesii | MFLUCC 17-0043T | MH290020 | MH290025 | MH290030 | MH290035 |
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| Muripulchra aquatica | MFLUCC 15-0249T | KY320532 | KY320549 | N/A | N/A |
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| Neoacanthostigma fusiforme | MFLUCC 11-0510T | KF301529 | KF301537 | N/A | N/A |
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| Neochlamydotubeufia fusiformis | MFLUCC 16-0016T | MH558740 | MH558865 | MH550931 | MH551059 |
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| Neohelicomyces acropleurogenus | CGMCC 3.25549T | PP626594 | PP639450 | PP596351 | PP596478 |
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| Neohelicomyces aquaticus | MFLUCC 16-0993T | KY320528 | KY320545 | KY320561 | MH551066 |
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| Neohelicosporium acrogenisporum | MFLUCC 17-2019T | MH558746 | MH558871 | MH550937 | MH551069 |
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| Neohelicosporium aquaticum | MFLUCC 17-1519T | MF467916 | MF467929 | MF535242 | MF535272 |
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| Neomanoharachariella xizangensis | KUNCC 23-15799T | OR803724 | OR803722 | OR813978 | OR813975 |
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| Parahelicomyces quercus | MFUCC 17-0895T | MK347720 | MK347934 | MK360077 | MK434906 |
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| Parahelicomyces talbotii | MFLUCC 17-2021T | MH558765 | MH558890 | MH550957 | MH551091 |
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| Tubeufia guttulata | GZCC 23-0404T | OR030841 | OR030834 | OR046678 | OR046684 |
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| Tubeufia hainanensis | GZCC 22-2015T | OR030842 | OR030835 | OR046679 | OR046685 |
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| Zaanenomyces moderatricis-academiae | CPC 41273T | OK664723 | OK663762 | N/A | OK651167 |
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| Zaanenomyces versatilis | CPC 41224T | OK664730 | OK663769 | N/A | N/A |
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Maximum Likelihood (ML) analysis was performed using IQ-TREE web server (http://iqtree.cibiv.univie.ac.at/) with the best-fit substitution model automatically selected based on the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) (
Phylogenetic trees were visualised using FigTree v.1.4.4 and subsequently edited using Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 (v.23.1.0; Adobe Systems, USA).
The phylogenetic positions of the four novel strains were determined through multi-locus phylogenetic analysis. The concatenated sequence matrix comprised 3,401 characters (ITS: 1–583, LSU: 584–1,444, tef1-α: 1,445–2,356, and rpb2: 2,357–3,401) across 57 taxa. Fig.
Phylogenetic tree generated from the ML analysis, based on the combined ITS, LSU, tef1-α and rpb2 sequence data. Bootstrap support values of ML equal to or greater than 75% and Bayesian posterior probabilities (PP) equal to or greater than 0.95 are given near the nodes as ML/BYPP, respectively. The Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Inference (BI) analyses yielded similar tree topologies. Hyphen (“-”) indicates a value lower than 75% for ML and a posterior probability lower than 0.95 for BI. Botryosphaeria agaves (MFLUCC 10-0051) and B. dothidea (CBS 115476) were selected as outgroups (
Based on concatenated phylogenetic analysis of ITS, LSU, tef1-α and rpb2 loci (Fig.
‘‘qizhifengensis” refers to the ‘‘Qizhifeng Forest Park” where the holotype was collected.
HKAS 128896.
Saprobic on decaying wood in a terrestrial habitat. Sexual morph Not seen. Asexual morph hyphomycetous. Colonies on natural substratum superficial, effuse, scattered or aggregated, hairy, yellow. Mycelium partly superficial, partly immersed, composed of branched, septate, guttulate, smooth-walled, hyaline to brown hyphae. Conidiophores 65–122 × 4–6 μm (x̄ = 88 × 5.2 μm, n = 25), macronematous, mononematous, erect, solitary, smooth or occasionally verruculose, cylindrical, dark brown, paler towards apex, slightly flexuous, unbranched, 4–11-septate, sometimes slightly constricted at septa. Conidiogenous cells 10–18 × 2.8–6 μm (x̄ = 14.5 × 3.7 μm, n = 25), polyblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate, cylindrical, slightly tapering, conspicuously denticulate at conidial secession, subhyaline to pale brown. Conidia 11–16.2 × 3.9–5.2 μm (x̄ = 13.3 × 4.6 μm, n = 30), acrogenous, solitary, cylindrical, obclavate or fusiform, 0–4-septate, guttulate, subhyaline to yellowish-brown, slightly constricted at septa.
Camporesiomyces qizhifengensis (HKAS 128896, holotype). a–c. Colonies on the host surface; d–h. Conidiophores and conidiogenous cells; i–p. Conidia; q. Germinated conidium; r, s. Colonies on PDA from below and above after 39 days of incubation at room temperature. Scale bars: 20 μm (d–h); 5 μm (i–q).
Conidia germinating on PDA within 18 hours, producing germ tubes from apices. Colony on PDA reaching 3 cm diam. after 39 days at room temperature (approximately 25 °C), circular or irregular, umbonate, with undulate margin, brown to dark brown, reverse pale brown to brown.
China • Guizhou Province, Liupanshui City, Dashan Town, Qizhifeng Forest Park, on decaying wood in a terrestrial habitat, 27 November 2024, Xia Tang, LQ05 (HKAS 128896, holotype; GZAAS 25–0669, isotype), ex-type living culture GZCC 25–0638; • Ibid., LQ09 (GZAAS 25–0666, paratype), living culture GZCC 25–0639.
Camporesiomyces qizhifengensis (HKAS 128896) exhibits morphological similarities to C. coffeae, particularly in conidiophore and conidial morphology (
‘‘yusheensis” refers to the ‘‘Yushe National Forest Park” where the holotype was collected.
HKAS 128898.
Saprobic on decaying wood in a terrestrial habitat. Sexual morph Not seen. Asexual morph hyphomycetous. Colonies on natural substratum superficial, effuse, scattered or aggregated, hairy, yellow at apex. Mycelium partly superficial, partly immersed, composed of branched, septate, guttulate, smooth-walled, hyaline to brown hyphae. Conidiophores 51–97 × 3.7–5.8 μm (x̄ = 69 × 4.6 μm, n = 30), macronematous, mononematous, erect, solitary, smooth or occasionally verruculose, cylindrical, dark brown, paler towards apex, slightly flexuous, unbranched, 4–12-septate, sometimes slightly constricted at septa. Conidiogenous cells 9.6–17.8 × 3.3–4.1 μm (x̄ = 13.4 × 3.6 μm, n = 25), polyblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate, cylindrical, slightly tapering, conspicuously denticulate at conidial secession, subhyaline to pale brown. Conidia 15.4–23 × 4.5–6.8 μm (x̄ = 19.3 × 5.3 μm, n = 35), acrogenous, solitary, cylindrical, obclavate or fusiform, 0–4-septate, mostly 3–4-septate, slightly flexuous, guttulate, brown to yellowish-brown.
Camporesiomyces yusheensis (HKAS 128898, holotype). a, b. Colonies on the host surface; c–f. Conidiophores and conidiogenous cells; g–n. Conidia; o. Germinated conidium; p, q. Colonies on PDA from above and below after 41 days of incubation at room temperature. Scale bars: 20 μm (c–f); 10 μm (g–j); 5 μm (k–o).
Conidia germinating on PDA within 15 hours, producing germ tubes from apices. Colony on PDA reaching 3.2 cm diam. after 41 days at room temperature (approximately 25 °C), circular or irregular, umbonate, with undulate margin, pale brown to black, reverse black.
China • Guizhou Province, Liupanshui City, Shuicheng County, Yushe National Forest Park, on decaying wood in a terrestrial habitat, 27 November 2024, Xia Tang, LS53 (HKAS 128898 holotype; GZAAS 25–0667, isotype), ex-type living culture GZCC 25–0636; Ibid., LS63 (GZAAS 25–0668, paratype), living culture GZCC 25–0637.
In the phylogenetic analyses (Fig.
Prior to this study, six species were recognised within Camporesiomyces and, with the addition of our two newly-described species, the genus now comprises eight species (
Based on DNA molecular evidence, some helicosporous genera within Tubeufiaceae exhibit a wide range of conidial morphologies in their asexual reproductive forms (
Morphologically, Camporesiomyces vaccinii resembles species of Helicoma, particularly in conidiophore and conidial features (
We would like to thank Shaun Pennycook (Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, New Zealand) for his valuable suggestions on the fungal nomenclature.
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
No ethical statement was reported.
No use of AI was reported.
This work was supported by Guizhou Industry Polytechnic College Faculty-level Research Project (Grant No. 2024ZK18), the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guizhou Province (Grant No. Qian Ke He Ji Chu ZK [2022] Zhong Dian 025), High-Level Talent Initial Funding of Guizhou Industry Polytechnic College (Grant No. 2023-RC-01).
Morphological data, photo-plates and phylogenetic analyzes were completed by Song Bai and Jian Ma. The original draft was written by Song Bai and Jian Ma, and Fang Wang, Su-Ran Wan , Xiao-Kang Lv, Li-Jun Chen , Rong Wu revised the paper.
Song Bai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-2834
Fang Wang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-6788
Su-Ran Wan https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1164-6921
Xiao-Kang Lv https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7254-8747
Li-Jun Chen https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8562-875X
All of the data that support the findings of this study are available in the main text.