New Tricoderma species and six unrecorded species of endolichenic fungi isolated from lichens
- Author:
- Oh S.-Y. & Jang Y.
- Year:
- 2025
- Journal:
- Mycobiology
- Pages:
- 53(4): 435–449
- Url:
- https://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2025.2519854
During a project investigating the diversity of fungi associated with lichens, numerous strains
of Sesquicillium and Trichoderma were isolated. Among these, several species were suspected
to be unrecorded, prompting further study. In this study, the objective is to describe the
taxonomic information of fungal species novel and previously unrecorded in South Korea.
Through comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis and detailed morphological
examination, seven fungal species were identified: Sesquicillium lasiacidis, Sesquicillium
essexcoheniae, Trichoderma asperellum, Trichoderma paraobovatum sp. nov., Trichoderma rifaii,
Trichoderma sparsum, and Trichoderma texanum. Molecular identification was conducted using
ITS and LSU regions for Sesquicillium and ITS , EF1a, and RPB2 loci for Trichoderma, with
phylogenetic analysis confirming their placement alongside type strains. These findings
expand the known geographic distributions of these species and highlight the potential of
lichen-associated fungi as reservoirs of bioactive compounds and enzymes with industrial and
pharmaceutical applications.
Keywords: Endolichenic fungus; new species; Sesquicillium; Trichoderma; unrecorded species; lichens.
- Id:
- 38659
- Submitter:
- zpalice
- Post_time:
- Friday, 25 July 2025 23:49

