Hypoxylon luteogranulatum (Hypoxylaceae, Xylariales), a novel species from Thailand with distinct chemical and ecological traits by Sarunyou Wongkanoun, Esteban Charria-Girón, Marjorie Cedeño-Sanchez, Boonchuai Chainuwong, Sayanh Somrithipol, Eric Kuhnert, Prasert Srikitikulchai, Natapol Pornputtapong, Frank Surup, Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Marc Stadler

“…Despite chemotaxonomic similarities with H. lechatii, we propose a new species, which is morphologically distinct from H. lechatii. Our molecular phylogenetic study provides substantial evidence distinguishing H. luteogranulatum clearly from H. lechatii and allied members within the Hypoxylaceae. …”
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First record of Morimotobathynella Serban, 2000 (Bathynellacea, Bathynellidae) from subterranean waters of South Korea, with the description of a new species by Su-Jung Ji, Ana Isabel Camacho, Gi-Sik Min

“…However, the presence or absence of the median seta on the antenna exopod, along with the length differences between the four spines in the furca, distinguish the new species from M. miurai, 2000. A molecular phylogenetic analysis indicates that the new species has a relatively close relationship to species from the genus Altainella in Mongolia and Russia.…”
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Cryptic species in lichen-forming fungi by A. Crespo, T.H. Lumbsch

“…In several cases, a re-examination of morphology against the background of molecular phylogenetic evidence revealed, sometimes subtle, morphological and/or chemical characters, supporting the distinction of particular clades at species level. …”
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Three new asexual Kirschsteiniothelia species from Guizhou Province, China by Xing-Juan Xiao, Ning-Guo Liu, Jian Ma, Li-Juan Zhang, Dan-Feng Bao, Song Bai, Fatimah Al-Otibi, Kevin D. Hyde, Yong-Zhong Lu

“…Based on distinct morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic evidence, we describe three new species: Kirschsteiniothelia guizhouensis, K. weiningensis, and K. xishuiensis. …”
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Cobitis beijingensis, a new spined loach from northern China (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) by Zhi-Xian Sun, Xue-Yuan Li, Xue-Jian Li, Jun-Yuan Hao, Dong Sheng, Ya-Hui Zhao

“…The new species can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of characters: 1) Lamina circularis on pectoral fin of male elongated, posterior margin slightly serrated; 2) possessing 14–18 (mode 15) pre-pelvic myotomes; 3) pelvic fin inserted below 3rd–5th branched dorsal-fin ray; 4) total vertebrae 4+ 36–38 (mode 37); 5) L2 of the Gambetta’s pattern does not exist or is fused with L1. The molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial Cyt b also support C. beijingensis to be a new species.…”
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Novel Helicosporium and Neohelicomyces (Tubeufiaceae, Tubeufiales) species from terrestrial habitats in China and Thailand by Tao Peng, Yong-Zhong Lu, Song Bai, Jing-Yi Zhang, Xing-Juan Xiao, Na Wu, Jian Ma

“…Helicosporium and Neohelicomyces are morphologically similar in their asexual morphs but can be distinguished based on their molecular phylogenetic data. In this study, our new species, Helicosporium rubrum, represents the fourth sexual species within the genus, characterized by yellow-brown ascomata and fusiform ascospores. …”
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Gastrochilus obovatifolius (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae), a new species from the Daba Mountains of Chongqing, China by Chi Xiong, Xiao-Ying Fu, Ke Tan, Ya Huang, Hong-Jing Zhang, Yi-Chen Wang, Yu-Bing Yang, Si-Rong Yi

“…The results of molecular phylogenetic analysis, based on nuclear ribosome internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) and four chloroplast DNA fragments (matK, psbA–trnH, psbM–trnD, and trnL–F) of 55 Gastrochilus species, support the inclusion of G. obovatifolius in G. sect. …”
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Isolation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus from Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in the Middle East by Henju Marjuki, Ulrich Wernery, Hui-Ling Yen, John Franks, Patrick Seiler, David Walker, Scott Krauss, Robert G. Webster

“…We studied the antigenic, molecular, phylogenetic, and pathogenic properties of 2 HPAI H5N1 viruses isolated from dead falcons in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in 2005 and 2007, respectively. …”
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A molecular phylogeny of Zygopterans (Insecta, Odonata) of Kerala, India by C. Nitha Bose, Anu Boswell, Francy K. Kakkassery

“…Molecular phylogenetic reconstruction of the suborder Zygoptera based on sequences of the nuclear ribosomal gene 18S and mitochondrial gene COI was carried out using species collected from India. …”
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Endophytic Fungi Isolated from the Marine Macroalga Dictyopteris pacifica in Korea by Ji-Won Kim, Yun-Jeong Kim, Ahn-Heum Eom

“…Through morphological examination and molecular phylogenetic analysis using multiple molecular markers, including ITS, LSU, SSU, TEF1, TUB2, and RPB2 sequences, we identified three fungal species not previously recorded in Korea: Emericellopsis fuci, Neoarthrinium lithocarpicola, and Periconia chimonanthi. …”
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Branchinecta orientalis Sars, 1901 (Anostraca: Branchinectidae) in Onon-Torey lakes of the Trans-Baikal Territory by Petr V. Matafonov, Natalia M. Sukhikh

“…The habitat of Branchinecta orientalis Sars, 1901 in the Onon-Torey lakes of the Trans-Baikal Territory (Russia) was established according to the results of molecular-phylogenetic analysis of individuals from Lakes Bain-Tsagan and Nozhiy. …”
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Primulina xingyiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species in the karst landforms of Guizhou Province, China by Jiang-Miao Gu, Song-Tao He, Fang Wen, Xin-Xiang Bai, Mei-Jun Li

“…Morphologically, the species is similar to P. davidioides on corolla, while it is distinguished from P. davidioides by characteristics of thinner and smaller leaves, shorter peduncles, fewer flowers, smaller corolla, glabrous staminodes, and ovary shorter than style. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the combined dataset of rpl32-trnL, trnL-trnF, atpB-rbcL, and ITS sequences of the new species and 151 other species of Primulina Hance showed that the two populations of P. xingyiensis clustered into a clade, while it was most closely related to P. malingheensis. …”
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A new species of Antherospora supports the systematic placement of its host plant by M. Piątek, M. Lutz, P.A. Smith, A.O. Chater

“…The host plant was formerly included in the genus Scilla (S. verna), but recently moved to a distinct genus Tractema. Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal that Antherospora tractemae is sister to the lineage of Muscari-parasitizing Antherospora and only distantly related to the Scilla-parasitizing Antherospora species. …”
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A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species by Zhixin He, Daniel Burckhardt, Xinyu Luo, Rongzhen Xu, Wanzhi Cai, Fan Song

“…The results of the molecular phylogenetic analysis using the maximum likelihood method support the assignment to Ciriacreminae.…”
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Nonintegrated Host Association of Myrmecophilus tetramorii, a Specialist Myrmecophilous Ant Cricket (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) by Takashi Komatsu, Munetoshi Maruyama, Takao Itino

“…In Japan, about 10 species are recognized on the basis of morphological and molecular phylogenetic frameworks. Some of these species have restricted host ranges and behave intimately toward their host ant species (i.e., they are host specialist). …”
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Addressing the diversity of Xylodon raduloides complex through integrative taxonomy by Javier Fernández-López, M. Teresa Telleria, Margarita Dueñas, Andrew W. Wilson, Mahajabeen Padamsee, Peter K. Buchanan, Gregory M. Mueller, María P. Martín

“…Specimens were studied using an integrative taxonomic approach that includes molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyses, and environmental niche comparisons. …”
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A new pheretimoid earthworm of the genus Metaphire Sims &amp;amp; Easton, 1972 (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) from northeastern China with data from the mitochondrial genome by Huifeng Zhao, Anne Charis N. Han, Min Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Nonillon M. Aspe, Pu Miao, Donghui Wu

“…The new species, belonging to the M. houlleti species group, is characterized by having three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6/7/8/9, round and small pre-clitellar genital markings medio-ventral to the spermathecal pore opening, the first dorsal pore in 12/13, and the spermathecae ampulla large, nearly elliptical with a surface wrinkled and a duct long and stout. The molecular phylogenetic position of M. liaoningensis sp. nov. within the M. houlleti species group is performed by COI and mitogenomic data, respectively. …”
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Lilium huanglongense (Liliaceae): a newly-discovered species in north-western Sichuan, China by Ting Wang, Yumei Yuan, Ting-Hong Zhou, Yundong Gao

“…This section comprises dwarf lilies predominantly found in the alpine scrub of the Hengduan Mountains, extending westwards into the Himalayas. Molecular phylogenetic analyses using both nuclear ITS and chloroplast genomes confirm the independent status of the new species and its placement within the section Lophophora. …”
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Fungi of entomopathogenic potential in Chytridiomycota and Blastocladiomycota, and in fungal allies of the Oomycota and Microsporidia by Agata Kaczmarek, Mieczysława I. Boguś

“…The Blastocladiomycota and Chytridiomycota, named the lower fungi, historically were described together; however, molecular phylogenetic and ultrastructural research has classified them in their own phylum. …”
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Incidence of endosymbiont bacteria Wolbachia in cowpea weevil Callosobruchus maculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). by Bilal Rasool, Tahira Younis, Saba Zafar, Aqsa Parvaiz, Zeeshan Javed, Inshaal Rasool, Muhammad Shakeel

“…Phylogenetic analysis utilized mitochondrial COI and 12S rRNA genes to identify the host C. maculatus, while screening for Wolbachia was conducted using genes (wsp, coxA, and ftsZ) genes. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Wolbachia genes resulted in one new Wolbachia strain (wCmac1) in C. maculatus populations and contrasting already published data of other Callosobruchus strains. …”
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