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Phylogenetic analyses based on multi-gene regions (ITS, LSU, SSU,\n                    <jats:italic>rpb<\/jats:italic>\n                    2, and\n                    <jats:italic>tef<\/jats:italic>\n                    1\n                    <jats:italic>-\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) were carried out for species identification.\n                    <jats:italic>Neodevriesia zeylanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    Wijayaw. et al. and\n                    <jats:italic>Neooccultibambusa zeylanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    Wijayaw. et al. are introduced as novel species, along with two new country and host records, i.e.,\n                    <jats:italic>Neodevriesia saximollicula<\/jats:italic>\n                    D.S.Paiva and\n                    <jats:italic>Thalassodendromyces purpureus<\/jats:italic>\n                    Vohn\u00edk &amp; R\u00e9blov\u00e1. Two strains have been confirmed as\n                    <jats:italic>Halophilomyces hongkongensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    Xiao Wang et al. (nom. invalid), the type species of\n                    <jats:italic>Halophilomyces<\/jats:italic>\n                    Xiao Wang et al. (nom. invalid).\n                    <jats:italic>Halophilomyces hongkongensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    (based on the newly isolated strains) has been validated and provided with a new name,\n                    <jats:italic>Halophilomyces zeylanica<\/jats:italic>\n                    Wijayaw. et al., along with the designation of a new holotype and ex-type, respectively.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3897\/mycokeys.129.184555","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T11:37:01Z","timestamp":1773142621000},"page":"267-297","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Fungi associated with seagrass Enhalus acoroides in Puttalam Lagoon, Sri Lanka: Discovery of two new species (Neodevriesia zeylanica and Neooccultibambusa zeylanica (Dothideomycetes)) and taxonomic validation of Halophilomyces 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