Taxonomical Study of Noteworthy Species of <i>Botryosphaeria</i> in Japan

The reexamination of the fungal genus Botryosphaeria on 12 plant species 10 families was carried out based molecular phylogenetic analyses using regions translation elongation factor 1-α, β-tubulin, DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit, and internal transcribed spacer region rDNA morphological characteristics. Japanese isolates were divided into five clades include dothidea, B. qingyuanensis, sinensis, spp. Two species, qingyuanensis sinensis have been newly added to mycoflora, but their host plants are not specified. tenuispora isolated from Leucothoe fontanesiana insect galls fruits Aucuba japonica has proposed as a new species.