Hao Zhou

Capital Normal University · College of Life Sciences

Rhytismatales M.E. Barr ex Minter (Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) is an order mostly consists of plant-associated ascomycetes with a global distribution. Among host plant taxa in diverse relationships, Rhododendron L. is one of the most preferred host genera of Rhytismatales. Rhododendron is the largest genus of Ericaceae Juss. and presents a high spec...

Globally, the species of Amanita are key components of ectomycorrhizal ecosystems. Some of them are widely known as poisonous or edible fungi. Although many new Amanita species from China have been described, the species diversity of Yanshan Mountains remains unknown. We here describe three new species, namely, A. borealis sp. nov. (Sect. Amanita),...

Helvella is a widespread, frequently encountered fungal group appearing in forests, but the species diversity and molecular phylogeny of Helvella in China remains incompletely understood. In this work, we performed comprehensive phylogenetic analyses using multilocus sequence data. Six datasets were employed, including a five-locus concatenated dat...

A new species of Russula subgenus Russula, Russula pseudosinoparva, is described from the Yanshan Mountains in northern China based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis of the nrITS and nrLSU-rpb2-mtSSU-tef1α gene regions. Russula pseudosinoparva is characterized macroscopically by small basidiomata with a dark red to dark pink pileus; lamellae...

Phyllosticta (Phyllostictaceae, Botryosphaeriales) species are widely distributed globally and constitute a diverse group of pathogenic and endophytic fungi associated with a broad range of plant hosts. In this study, four new species of Phyllosticta, i.e. P. endophytica, P. jiangxiensis, P. machili, and P. xinyuensis, were described using morpholo...

Rhytisma Fr. is the type genus of Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota). Rhytisma-like species include members of Cryptomyces, Rhytisma and Vladracula. They are parasites on leaves of broadleaf trees and cause tar spot diseases. In this study, a phylogeny based on the large subunit of the ribosomal rRNA gene (nrLSU) and the mito...

Engleromyces sinensis is a precious medicinal fungus distributed in southwest China, and has remarkable antioxidant and antibacterial activities. However, the type specimens were collected 65 years ago, thus making it difficult to obtain DNA barcode sequences from them. This drawback is detrimental to the utilization and conservation of this fungal...

Two new species, Russula pseudopunicea C.L.Hou, G.Q.Cheng & H.Zhou sp. nov. and R. wulingshanensis C.L.Hou, G.Q.Cheng & H.Zhou sp. nov., from Yanshan mountains in North China are described herein based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses of nrITS, and nrLSU-rpb2-mtSSU gene regions. Morphologically, R. pseudopunicea sp. nov. is characterised...

Species of the genus Russula are key components of ectomycorrhizal ecosystems worldwide, some of which are famous edible fungi. Although many new species have been described in China, their diversity in North China is still poorly known. Based on the morphology observation of specimens and molecular phylogenetic analyses, combined with the current...

Nagrajomyces ( incertae sedis , Ascomycota ) is a monotypic genus with a previously unknown systematic position. In this report, two new species are proposed, Nagrajomyces fusiformis and Nagrajomyces laojunshanensis. These new taxa are proposed based on morphological characteristics evident via light microscopy and molecular data. Multi-locus phylo...

The grey blight disease is a common disease of tea plants and camellias (Camellia spp.). It is caused by Pestalotiopsis‐like fungi, which were mostly identified as species of Pestalotiopsis and Pseudopestalotiopsis. In this study, four strains of Neopestalotiopsis were isolated from brown and grey‐white spots of leaves of Camellia oleifera and C. s...

A new species of Russula subgenus Brevipedum, Russula luteolamellata, is described from the Yanshan Mountains in northern China based on morphology and phylogenetic analysis of the nrITS and nrLSU-RPB2-mtSSU gene regions. Russula luteolamellata is characterized by the yellowish to pale orange pileus, white to yellowish lamella with a few rust-color...

Three new species, Candolleomyces incanus , C. subcandolleanus and C. yanshanensis , were found and described from Yanshan Mountains in China. The identification is based on morphological observation combined with phylogenetic analysis of ITS-LSU- Tef1α - TUB2 . This study enriched the species diversity of Candolleomyces in Yanshan Mountains and pr...

Geastrum belongs to Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Geastrales, and Geastraceae. It attracted mycologists’ attention by its peculiar appearance, ecological and medicinal value. Based on morphological observation combined with phylogenetic analysis of ITS-LSU-rpb1-atp6, two new species of Geastrum, G. yanshanense (in Sect. Myceliostroma) and G. beiji...

Engleromyces sinensis (Xylariales, Xylariaceae) is an important medicinal fungus in China. In the present study, its taxonomic status was confirmed by muti-locus DNA (ITS-LSU-RPB2-TUB2) phylogenetic analysis for the first time. The main active components of the stromata and cultured mycelium of E. sinensis were analyzed by high-performance liquid c...

In order to fill the gap in the research on poisonous macrofungi in Beijing Songshan National Nature Reserve, this study investigated the diversity of macrofungi in the reserve and analyzed it through morphology and molecular phylogeny. The study showed that there were 4 orders, 12 families and 17 species of poisonous fungi in the protected area, a...

In the present study, nine endophytic strains of Diaporthe from China were identified based on analyses of morphological characters and combined sequences of rDNA ITS, partial sequences from the translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1), β tubulin (tub2), histone H3 (his3), and calmodulin (cal) genes. Three new Diaporthe species, Diaporthe anhuiensi...