A polyphasic study of Hypoxylaceae (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in Iran: new species and records from Hyrcanian forests Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam, Christopher Lambert, Hermann Voglmayr, Seyed Akbar Khodaparast, Marc Stadler Mycokeys, 2026 In a survey of pyrenomycetes in the north of Iran, a total of 20 specimens were collected and characterized via an integrative approach. Sequences derived from the ITS, LSU, rpb2 , and tub2 loci were amplified, sequenced, and analyzed in a molecular phylogenetic framework using maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony analyses. Additional morphological and chemotaxonomic evidence analyzed in tandem revealed two new species, which we coined Hypoxylon hyrcanense sp. nov . and H. pseudoinvestiens sp. nov ., as well as four new records for Iran, namely Hypomontagnella submonticulosa , Hypoxylon crocopeplum , H. larissae , and H. ticinense . We further discuss recent additions to Hypoxylon and report the anamorph of H. larissae for the first time. All species are illustrated, described, and discussed.
Minutellins E-I and daldinone L, new secondary metabolites from different species of the Hypoxylaceae (Xylariales, Ascomycota) Christopher Lambert, Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam, Esteban Charria-Girón, Frank Surup, Seyed Akbar Khodaparast, Hermann Voglmayr, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber, Marc Stadler Mycology, 2026 , respectively, were identified in the course of this study by high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry coupling (HPLC-MS) and structurally elucidated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. We realised that the structure of daldinone A was misassigned and in fact equals daldinone C. Finally yet importantly, the distribution of minutellin-type azaphilones throughout the Hypoxylaceae is discussed.
Molecular and morphological evidence for two Clonostachys and one Sesquicillium species new to Iran مائده پورشیرمحمدی, محمدجواد پورمقدم, سالار جمالی, سیداکبر خداپرست, صدیقه موسینژاد Rostaniha, 2025 به منظور شناسایی برخی گونههای قارچی مرتبط با گونههای Meloidogyne یا موجود در ریزوسفر درختان کیوی (Actinidia chinensis)، نمونههایی از گونههای Meloidogyne و خاک ریزوسفر از باغهای کیوی در استان گیلان جمعآوری شد. برای جداسازی قارچ از خاک، یک گرم از هر نمونه خاک در ۱۰۰ میلیلیتر آب مقطر سترون معلق گردید. پس از تهیه رقتهای متوالی، ۱۰۰ میکرولیتر از هر رقت روی محیط کشت PDA-Rose Bengal حاوی استرپتومایسین پخش شد. برای جداسازی از نماتدها، تودههای تخم با محلول هیپوکلریت سدیم نیم درصد ضدعفونی سطحی شده، به محیط کشت مشابه منتقل و به مدت ۱۰ روز در دمای ۲۵ درجه سلسیوس در تاریکی نگهداری شدند. جدایهها با استفاده از ارزیابی ریختشناختی و تجزیه و تحلیل توالی DNA نواحی فاصلهدهنده رونویسیشونده داخلی (ITS)، فاکتور طویل شدن ترجمه یک آلفا (tef1) و بتا-توبولین (tub2) شناسایی شدند. برخی از جدایهها کنیدیوفورهای مونومورفیک یا دیمورفیک معمول اعضای جنسهای Clonostachys و Sesquicillium تولید کردند. دادههای ریختشناختی و مولکولی تأیید کردند که جدایهها متعلق به سه گونه: Clonostachys chloroleuca (از ریزوسفر)، C. rogersoniana (از کیسه تخم .Meloidogyne sp) و Sesquicillium aff. essexcoheniae (از ریزوسفر) هستند. براساس اطلاعات نگارندگان، این نخستین گزارش از گونههای مذکور از ایران است.
Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 7: Phyllactinieae Michael Bradshaw, Uwe Braun, Seyed Akbar Khodaparast, James K. Mitchell, Uma Crouch, Jacklyn Thomas, Hamideh Darsaraei, Donald H. Pfister Mycologia, 2025 The seventh part of this series devoted to the phylogeny and taxonomy of powdery mildews presents the phylogeny and taxonomy of species assigned to the genera Leveillula, Phyllactinia, Pleochaeta, and Queirozia (Erysiphaceae tribe Phyllactinieae). Phylogenetic trees based on multiple loci (ITS+28S, CAM, GADPH, GS, IGS, RPB2, and TUB) are presented. All species with available sequence data are included. The present analyses aim at providing a reference for analyses of powdery mildews of tribe Phyllactinieae. A special focus is on the generic distinction at the base of tribe Phyllactinieae and between Leveillula and Phyllactinia. The inclusion of a larger number of phylogenetically basal Phyllactinia spp. and multiple loci allowed a better insight into the phylogeny of tribe Phyllactinieae and confirmed that Leveillula spp. are nested within the Phyllactinia clade. As a consequence, Leveillula is reduced to synonymy with Phyllactinia. Additionally, Queirozia was found to be nested within the Pleochaeta clade, and as such we have reduced Queirozia to synonymy with Pleochaeta. Multiple species have been sequenced for the first time, in particular multiple North American species. Erysiphe betulae, E. orbicularis, E. polychaeta, E. saxaouli, Phyllactinia antarctica, Ph. broussonetiae-kaempferi, Ph. hamamelidis, Ph. kakicola, Ph. pyri-serotinae, Ph. salmonii, Ph. zanthoxylicola, Uncinula lynchii, and U. shiraiana are epitypified. The new species Ph. amelanchieris, sp. nov. Ph. fraxini-pennsylvanicae, sp. nov. and Ph. oemleriae, sp. nov. are described, and the new combinations Phyllactinia buddlejae, Ph. cleomes, Ph. cylindrospora, Ph. farinosa, Ph. golovinii, Ph. guilanensis, Ph. jaczewskii, Ph. lactucae-seriolae, Ph. lactucarum, Ph. lanugiosa, Ph. lappae, Ph. mindii, Ph. oxalidicola, Ph. picridis, Ph. rubiae, Ph. saxaoulii, Ph. taurica, Ph. thevenotiae, Ph. ulmi (comb. et stat. nov.), Ph. verbasci, Ph. wissadulae, and Pleochaeta erysiphoides are introduced. Furthermore, Phyllactinia sect. Basiphyllactinia, sect. nov. Phyllactinia sect. Leveillula, comb. et stat. nov. and Pleochaeta sect. Ovulariopsis, comb. et stat. nov. are presented.
A re-assessment of Erysiphe polygoni: Phylogenetic analyses suggest an undescribed species Hamideh Darsaraei, Najam-ul-Sehar Afshan, Saliha Afzal, Irsa Zafar, Ayesha Anwar, et al. Sydowia, 2023 Re-investigation of Erysiphe spp. on Polygonaceae in Iran, Germany, Pakistan, and Russia revealed that hitherto E. polygoni is a complex species. Precise morphological studies along with rDNA ITS and 28S data of fresh specimens as well as an epitype specimen of E. polygoni confirmed that Erysiphe on Rumex spp. differs from that one which infects Polygonum aviculare. With having morphological, molecular, and host range differences in mind, E. rumicicola is introduced here as a new species on Rumex spp. Further studies on possible undecribed species on Polygonaceae must be accomplished.
Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and Saprolegniales: Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy Hossein Masigol, Hans-Peter Grossart, Seyedeh Roksana Taheri, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam, Ali Chenari Bouket, Seyed Akbar Khodaparast Microorganisms, 2023 Contributions of fungal and oomycete communities to freshwater carbon cycling have received increasing attention in the past years. It has been shown that fungi and oomycetes constitute key players in the organic matter cycling of freshwater ecosystems. Therefore, studying their interactions with dissolved organic matter is crucial for understanding the aquatic carbon cycle. Therefore, we studied the consumption rates of various carbon sources using 17 fungal and 8 oomycete strains recovered from various freshwater ecosystems using EcoPlate™ and FF MicroPlate™ approaches. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationships between strains were determined via single and multigene phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions. Our results indicated that the studied fungal and oomycete strains could be distinguished based on their carbon utilization patterns, as indicated by their phylogenetic distance. Thereby, some carbon sources had a higher discriminative strength to categorize the studied strains and thus were applied in a polyphasic approach. We concluded that studying the catabolic potential enables a better understanding of taxonomic relationships and ecological roles of fungal vs. oomycete strains.
A polyphasic study of Hypoxylaceae (Xylariales, Ascomycota) in Iran: new species and records from Hyrcanian forests MJ Pourmoghaddam, C Lambert, H Voglmayr, SA Khodaparast, M Stadler MycoKeys 131, 1 , 2026 2026
Minutellins EI and daldinone L, new secondary metabolites from different species of the Hypoxylaceae (Xylariales, Ascomycota) C Lambert, MJ Pourmoghaddam, E Charria-Girón, F Surup, ... Mycology 17 (1), 2512962 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Molecular and morphological evidence for two Clonostachys and one Sesquicillium species new to Iran M Pourshirmohammadi, MJ Pourmoghaddam, S Jamali, SA Khodaparast, ... Rostaniha 26 (1), 60-76 , 2025 2025
The contrasting roles of aquatic fungi and oomycetes in the degradation and transformation of polymeric organic matter (vol 64, pg 2662, 2024) H Masigol, SA Khodaparast, JN Woodhouse LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY 70 (10), 3102-3102 , 2025 2025
A Study on the identification of powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) in Ardabil landscape, Iran M Davari, M Bagheri-Kheirabadi, K Sharifi, SA Khodaparast Journal of Crop Protection 3 (5), 663-671 , 2025 2025 Citations: 14
Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 7: Phyllactinieae M Bradshaw, U Braun, SA Khodaparast, JK Mitchell, U Crouch, J Thomas, ... Mycologia 117 (4), 640-700 , 2025 2025 Citations: 12
Diaporthe species associated with Blackberry and Blueberry from Guilan Province, Iran F Ghahremani, SA Khodaparast, MJ Pourmoghaddam, S Mousanejad Mycologia Iranica 12 (1), 43-57 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Association of Botrytis cinerea species complex with small-seeded plants of blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, and kiwifruit in Guilan Province MGSAK Ghahremani F., M. Nik, M.J. Pourmoghaddam, S. Mousanejad Iran. J. Plant Pathol. 59 (4), 283-297: 10.22034/ijpp.2024.2021808.458 , 2024 2024
Updated information on species, host range, and geographical distribution of powdery mildew fungi in Iran SA Khodaparast, M Abbasi Mycologia Iranica 11 (2), 83-122 , 2024 2024
Erysiphe spp. on Fabaceae from Iran: A new insights into some complex species H Darsaraei, SA Khodaparast, B Asgari, M Götz, S Takamatsu, U Braun Mycological Progress 23 (1), 10 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
The efficiency of mineral compounds for the control of strawberry blossom blight caused by Botrytis cinerea NS Shemshaki, K Sharifi, SA Khodaparast, L Mamani, S Mousanejad European Journal of Plant Pathology 170 (3), 491-500 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Taxonomic update of Erysiphe sect. Erysiphe (Erysiphaceae, Helotiales) in Iran using DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analysis H Darsaraei, SA Khodaparast, S Mousanejad, B Asgari, S Sajedi Mycologia Iranica 11 (1), 39-58 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Blumeriella jaapii, a new fungal species on sour cherry in Guilan Province, Iran SA Khodaparast Mycologia Iranica 11 (1), 123-128 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Morpho-molecular study of entomopathogenic fungi associated with citrus orchard pests in Northern Iran A Armand, SA Khodaparast, S Nazari, A Zibaee Archives of Microbiology 206 (5), 202 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Cryptosphaeria multicontinentalis, a new record for the funga of Iran MJ Pourmoghaddam, H Darsaraei, SA Khodaparast Rostaniha 24 (2), 99-108 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Taxonomic update with DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analysis of Erysiphe sect. Microsphaera (Erysiphaceae, Helotiales) in Iran H Darsaraei, SA Khodaparast, S Mousanejad, K Sepahvand, B Asgari, ... Mycologia Iranica 10 (2), 11-32 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Evaluation of soybean genotypes yield and yield stability under charcoal rot disease conditions using GGE biplot method. A Ghorbanipour, B Rabiei, S Rahmanpour, SA Khodaparast 2023
Morphological and molecular study of Dematophora buxi (Xylariaceae) on Buxus sempervirens as a new record from Asia MJ Pourmoghaddam, L Petrini, SA Khodaparast Mycologia Iranica 10 (1), 93-101 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
Utilization of Low Molecular Weight Carbon Sources by Fungi and Saprolegniales : Implications for Their Ecology and Taxonomy H Masigol, HP Grossart, SR Taheri, R Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, ... Microorganisms 11 (3), 782 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Short Research Article Leveillula on Helichrysum in Iran: Unravelling a new Leveillula haplotype SA Khodaparast, H Darsaraei, MJ Pourmoghaddam Iran. J. Plant Path 59 (1), 56-63 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Multilocus phylogenetic analyses within Blumeria graminis, a powdery mildew fungus of cereals T Inuma, SA Khodaparast, S Takamatsu Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 44 (2), 741-751 , 2007 2007 Citations: 126
Comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis and evolution of the genus Phyllactinia (Ascomycota: Erysiphales) and its allied genera S Takamatsu, M Inagaki, S Niinomi, SA Khodaparast, HD Shin, ... Mycological Research 112 (3), 299-315 , 2008 2008 Citations: 104
Phylogenetic structure of the genus Leveillula (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) inferred from the nucleotide sequences of the rDNA ITS region with special reference to the L … SA Khodaparast, S Takamatsu, GA Hedjaroude Mycological Research 105 (8), 909-918 , 2001 2001 Citations: 87
Species, host range, and geographical distribution of powdery mildew fungi in Iran SA Khodaparast, M Abbasi Mycotaxon 108 (1), 213-216 , 2009 2009 Citations: 60
Screening and Virulence of the Entomopathogenic Fungi Associated with Chilo suppressalis Walker M Shahriari, A Zibaee, SA Khodaparast, M Fazeli-Dinan Journal of Fungi 7 (1), 34 , 2021 2021 Citations: 51
The contrasting roles of aquatic fungi and oomycetes in the degradation and transformation of polymeric organic matter H Masigol, SA Khodaparast, JN Woodhouse, K Rojas‐Jimenez, ... Limnology and Oceanography 64 (6), 2662-2678 , 2019 2019 Citations: 46
Additional rDNA ITS sequences and its phylogenetic consequences for the genus Leveillula with emphasis on conidium morphology SA Khodaparast, S Takamatsu, M Harada, M Abbasi, S Samadi Mycological Progress 11 (3), 741-752 , 2012 2012 Citations: 45
Resolution of the Hypoxylon fuscum Complex (Hypoxylaceae, Xylariales) and Discovery and Biological Characterization of Two of Its Prominent Secondary … C Lambert, MJ Pourmoghaddam, M Cedeño-Sanchez, F Surup, ... Journal of Fungi 7 (2), 131 , 2021 2021 Citations: 44
Species pattern and phylogenetic relationships of Trichoderma strains in rice fields of Southern Caspian Sea, Iran S Naeimi, S Khodaparast, M Javan-Nikkhah, C Vágvölgyi, L Kredics Cereal Research Communications 39 (4), 560-568 , 2011 2011 Citations: 43
Diversity and pathogenicity of Botryosphaeriaceae species on forest trees in the north of Iran M Kazemzadeh Chakusary, H Mohammadi, SA Khodaparast European Journal of Forest Research 138 (4), 685-704 , 2019 2019 Citations: 41
New records of cercosporoid hyphomycetes from Iran M Pirnia, R Zare, HR Zamanizadeh, A Khodaparast Mycotaxon 120 (1), 157-169 , 2012 2012 Citations: 37
Evaluation of the virulence of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates on Arachis hypogaea and screening for resistant genotypes in greenhouse conditions. AA Eslami, SA Khodaparast, S Mousanejad, FP Dehkaei 2015 Citations: 35
Discovery of a new species of the Hypoxylon rubiginosum complex from Iran and antagonistic activities of Hypoxylon spp. against the Ash Dieback pathogen, Hymenoscyphus … MJ Pourmoghaddam, C Lambert, F Surup, SA Khodaparast, ... MycoKeys 66, 105 , 2020 2020 Citations: 34
Decline‐associated Phaeoacremonium species occurring on forest trees in the north of Iran M Kazemzadeh Chakusary, H Mohammadi, SA Khodaparast Forest Pathology 47 (6), e12368 , 2017 2017 Citations: 34
Taxonomical and functional diversity of Saprolegniales in Anzali lagoon, Iran H Masigol, SA Khodaparast, R Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, ... Aquatic Ecology 54 (1), 323-336 , 2020 2020 Citations: 33
A new Xylaria species from Iran SA Hashemi, R Zare, SA Khodaparast, SA Elahinia Mycologia Iranica 2 (1), 1-10 , 2015 2015 Citations: 29
Contribution to the identification of Cercospora species in Iran M Pirnia, R Zare, HR Zamanizadeh, A Khodaparast Rostaniha 11 (2), 183-189 , 2010 2010 Citations: 29
Molecular and morphological characterization of Leveillula (Ascomycota: Erysiphales) on monocotyledonous plants SA Khodaparast, S Niinomi, S Takamatsu mycological research 111 (6), 673-679 , 2007 2007 Citations: 27
New reports on Cercospora and Cercospora-like fungi from Guilan Province, Iran S Hesami, SA Khodaparast, R Zare Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 47 (4), 379-387 , 2011 2011 Citations: 26
Contribution to the identification of the genus Passalora in Iran M Pirnia, R Zare, HR Zamanizadeh, A Khodaparast, ... Applied Entomology and Phytopathology 80 (1), 61-68 , 2012 2012 Citations: 22