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Morphophylogenetic evidence reveals four new fungal species within Tetraplosphaeriaceae (Pleosporales, Ascomycota) from tropical and subtropical forest in China

Scientists discovered four new species of fungi in the tropical and subtropical forests of southern China. These fungi belong to the Tetraplosphaeriaceae family and were found on decaying wood and bamboo. The researchers identified them using both microscopic examination and DNA analysis, comparing them with similar known species.

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A New Species and a New Record of Graphium from Freshwater Environment in Korea

Researchers found two types of fungi called Graphium in freshwater streams in Korea. One type (Graphium carbonarium) had been found before in other countries but never in Korea. The other type is completely new to science and was named Graphium aquaticum because it lives in water. This discovery is surprising because scientists previously thought these fungi only lived on wood and were spread by beetles, not in freshwater environments.

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