Multi-gene phylogeny and morphology of two new Phyllosticta (Phyllostictaceae, Botryosphaeriales) species from China.

(Phyllostictaceae, Botryosphaeriales) includes plant pathogens, endophytes and saprobes, occurring on various hosts worldwide. During the present study, isolates associated with leaf spots were obtained from the hosts and , and identified based on morphological features and phylogenetic inference from the analyses of five loci (ITS, LSU, , and ). Results supported the introduction of two novel species, namely and . Phylogenetically, and formed two well-separated lineages in the and species complexes, distinguishing from all presently accepted species in this genus by DNA sequence data. Morphologically, and have the typical structure of the genus , and differed from their closely related species by the length of the conidial appendage.