New species of Chalara occupying coniferous needles

Abstract

In this study, the morphology and DNA sequences (ITS rDNA, 28S rDNA and EF-1α) of strains of various species of Chalara isolated from coniferous litter needles were compared with those of strains from public collections. Three species were described as new for science

Keywords

• Internal transcribed spacer
• Large subunit
• Ribosomal DNA
• Translation elongation factor
• Phylogenetic affinities
• Anamorphic ascomycetes