title: Taxonomic position of the genus Bicornispora and the appearance of a new species Bicornispora seditiosa.
abstract: The discovery of a second species of Bicornispora in Spain, B. seditiosa, which is closely related to B. exophiala but has smaller ascospores, narrower asci and different ecology, gave us the opportunity to culture and sequence the fungus. Phylogenetic analyses of rDNA regions including partial nuc 28S rDNA (28S) and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS) supported a close relationship with species of the genus Lambertella (Rutstroemiaceae), placing Bicornispora, previously ascribed to Coryneliales, within Helotiales. This result confirmed an evolutionary linkage between certain inoperculate discomycetes such as Lambertella palmeri and derived cleistothecial forms (Bicornispora spp.). Based on analyses of morphological study and molecular phylogenetic analyses, a new combination Rutstroemia asphodeli is proposed for Ciboria asphodeli.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Alcalá, P.O.B. 20, 28805, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain Ricardo.galan@uah.es.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galán
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Alcalá, P.O.B. 20, 28805, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Checa
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Alcalá, P.O.B. 20, 28805, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: María N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.affiliation: Fundación MEDINA, Microbiología, Parque Tecnológico de Ciencias de la Salud, 18016 Armilla, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Platas
authors.affiliation: C/Arreñales del Portillo B, 21, 1u D, 44003, Teruel, Spain.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tena
authors.affiliation: Paseo del Obispo 7, 23150 Valdepeñas de Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.affiliation: Francisco Cantera 11, 1u izda., 09200 Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hermosilla
authors.affiliation: Division of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria, and Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection, Dept. of Forest and Soil Sciences, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Walter M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Jaklitsch
authors.affiliation: Division of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria, and Institute of Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection, Dept. of Forest and Soil Sciences, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Voglmayr
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology; D013030:Spain; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal
keywords: Lambertella; Rutstroemiaceae; phylogeny; taxonomy