Most members of the oomycete genus Phytophthora are primary plant pathogens. Both soil-
and airborne Phytophthora species are able to survive adverse environmental conditions …

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Angola, Gnomoniopsis angolensis and Pseudopithomyces angolensis on unknown …

The class Pezizomycetes is monophyletic within the subdivision Pezizomycotina. The main
distinguishing character of this class is operculate asci, although in some taxa this character …

Native plant communities from arid areas present distinctive characteristics to survive in
extreme conditions. The large number of poorly studied endemic plants represents a unique …

This is the third paper in the series, Mycosphere notes, wherein we provide notes on various
fungal taxa. In this set of notes, we deal with species found on the grape genus, Vitis, one of …

During the course of a study on the functional biodiversity of the mycobiota inhabiting
rainforests in Thailand, a fungal strain was isolated from a plant sample and shown to …

Large numbers of Acacia cyclops trees are dying along the coastal plains of the Eastern and
Western Cape Provinces of South Africa. The cause of the deaths has been attributed to a …

Hypersaline environments are widespread in all parts of the world. Iran is a country with
continental climate. Saline lakes and wetlands are found everywhere in Iran, and most of …

Several coelomycetous taxa were isolated from soils of three hypersaline lakes in Iran.
Phylogenetic analyses based on LSU, ITS, and β-tubulin sequence data placed six of the …

Two species of sooty mould-like taxa, were obtained from living leaves of Coffea arabica
plants collected in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Differences in phenotypic and …