{"id":186,"date":"2021-11-25T07:13:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T07:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/gmb\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:33:40","slug":"kasun-m-thambugala-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/gmb\/kasun-m-thambugala-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kasun M. Thambugala"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4576 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2025\/08\/dr-kasun-thambugala1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"275\" \/>Kasun M. Thambugala<br \/>\n<\/strong>B.Sc. Hons (Kalaniya), Ph.D. (Thailand)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lecturer<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>kasun@sci.sjp.ac.lk<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Research Interests: Molecular phylogenetics, Fungal systematics, Plant pathology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=wYlPbqcAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;authuser=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/11\/scholar.jpg\" alt=\"scholar\" width=\"29\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Kasun-Thambugala-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/gmb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2021\/11\/researchgate.jpg\" alt=\"researchgate\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q<\/strong><strong>ualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B.Sc. (Honours) in Biological science, Uni\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Biosciences, Uni\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Appointments\/Career Profile:\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.<\/li>\n<li>Senior Scientist, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai, Thailand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Achievements\/Awards: <\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top published author -2014, Institute of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scholarships \/ Fellowships: <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visiting Scholar, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Administrative and other positions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning Management System Coordinator <strong>|<\/strong> Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer-In-Charge <strong>|<\/strong> The Industrial Training program, Genetics and Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Molecular phylogenetics.<\/li>\n<li>Fungal systematics.<\/li>\n<li>Plant pathology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Present research projects<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Molecular characterization of fungal endophytes in tea, Biological control of plant pathogens using microbial antagonists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Collaborative Research Projects<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Molecular characterization of fungal endophytes in tea, Biological control of plant pathogens using microbial antagonists; University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.<\/li>\n<li>Morphology and phylogeny of plant inhabiting microfungi; Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Morpho-molecular taxonomic studies reveal a high number of endophytic fungi from Magnolia candolli and M. garrettii in China and Thailand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>N de Silva, SSN Maharachchikumbura, KM Thambugala, DJ Bhat, SC Karunarathna, DS Tennakoon, R Phookamsak, RS Jayawardena, S Lumyong, KD Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>MYCOSPHERE 12 (1), 163-237, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>What is a species in fungal plant pathogens?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Kevin D Hyde, Antonio Roberto Gomes de Farias, Chitrabhanu S Bhunjun, Himashi S Ferdinandez, Dimuthu S Manamgoda, Dhanushka Udayanga, Indunil S Herath, Kasun M Thambugala, Ishara S Manawasinghe, Achala J Gajanayake, Binu C Samarakoon, Digvijayini Bundhun, Deecksha Gomdola, Naruemon Huanraluek, Ya-ru Sun, Xia Tang, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Marco Thines.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity, 1-28, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>A dynamic online documentation of Italian ascomycetes with hosts and substrates: www. italianmicrofungi. org.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>SN Wijesinghe, E Camporesi, DN Wanasinghe, SSN Maharachchikumbura, IC Senanayake, R Phookamsak, S Hongsanan, S Tibpromma, KM Thambugala, T Luangharn, EHC McKenzie.<\/p>\n<p>Asian Journal of Mycology 4 (1), 10-18, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>Revealing the endophytic mycoflora in tea (Camellia sinensis) leaves in Sri Lanka: the first comprehensive study.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun Thambugala, Dinushani Daranagama, Sagarika Kannangara, Thenuka Kodituwakku.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 514 (3), 247-260, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>Taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to Celtis formosana, Ficus ampelas, F. septica, Macaranga tanarius and Morus australis leaf litter inhabiting microfungi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Danushka S Tennakoon, Chang-Hsin Kuo, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Kasun M Thambugala, Eleni Gentekaki, Alan JL Phillips, D Jayarama Bhat, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Nimali I de Silva, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity, 1-215, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>Introducing a new pleosporalean family Sublophiostomataceae fam. nov. to accommodate Sublophiostoma gen. nov.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sinang Hongsanan, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Ishani D Goonasekara, Kasun M Thambugala, Kevin D Hyde, Jayarama D Bhat, Nakarin Suwannarach, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific reports 11 (1), 1-10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>Three saprobic Dothideomycetes from the aerial parts of mangrove trees with polyphenism in Striatiguttula.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Vinit Kumar, Kasun M Thambugala, V Venkatesh Sarma, R Cheewangkoon, Ting Chi Wen. 2021.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>Ecology and Evolution of Marine Fungi With Their Adaptation to Climate Change<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>V Kumar, VV Sarma, KM Thambugala, JJ Huang, XY Li, GF Hao.<\/p>\n<p>Frontiers in Microbiology, 2527, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>\u00a0 <strong>Fungal diversity notes 1151\u20131276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kevin D Hyde, Yang Dong, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Rajesh Jeewon, D Jayarama Bhat, EB Jones, Ning-Guo Liu, Pranami D Abeywickrama, Ausana Mapook, Deping Wei, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 100 (1), 5-277, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong>Refined families of dothideomycetes: dothideomycetidae and pleosporomycetidae<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>S Hongsanan, KD Hyde, R Phookamsak, DN Wanasinghe, EHC McKenzie, VV Sarma, S Boonmee, R L\u00fccking, DJ Bhat, NG Liu, and others. 2020<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><strong>Freshwater Dothideomycetes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Wei Dong, Bin Wang, Kevin D Hyde, Eric HC McKenzie, Huzefa A Raja, Kazuaki Tanaka, Mohamed A Abdel-Wahab, Faten A Abdel-Aziz, Mingkwan Doilom, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Sinang Hongsanan, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Xian-Dong Yu, Gen-Nuo Wang, Hao Yang, Jing Yang, Kasun M Thambugala, Qing Tian, Zong-Long Luo, Jian-Bo Yang, Andrew N Miller, Jacques Fournier, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Dian-Ming Hu, Sarunya Nalumpang, Huang Zhang.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 105 (1), 319-575, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li><strong>Refined families of Dothideomycetes: orders and families incertae sedis in Dothideomycetes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sinang Hongsanan, Kevin D Hyde, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Eric HC McKenzie, V Venkateswara Sarma, Robert L\u00fccking, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Jayarama D Bhat, Ning-Guo Liu, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 105 (1), 17-318, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li><strong>Fungi vs. fungi in biocontrol: an overview of fungal antagonists applied against fungal plant pathogens.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Dinushani A Daranagama, Alan JL Phillips, Sagarika D Kannangara, Itthayakorn Promputtha.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"14\">\n<li><strong>Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 10<\/strong>, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li><strong>Distoseptispora bambusae sp. nov.(Distoseptisporaceae) on bamboo from China and Thailand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Yaru Sun, Ishani D Goonasekara, Kasun M Thambugala, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Yong Wang, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Biodiversity data journal 8, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"16\">\n<li><strong>Species diversity of Pleosporalean taxa associated with Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze in Taiwan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Ichen Tsai, Kasun M Thambugala, Wei-Yu Chuang, Shiou-Ruei Lin, Wael N Hozzein, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific reports 10 (1), 1-20, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"17\">\n<li><strong>Morphology and multigene phylogeny reveal a new species and a new record of Rhytidhysteron (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) from China.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>NI De Silva, DS Tennakoon, KM Thambugala, SC Karunarathna, S Lumyong, KD Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>AJOM 3, 295-306, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"18\">\n<li><strong>Taxonomic novelties of saprobic Pleosporales from selected dicotyledons and grasses.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>RS Brahmanage, MC Dayarathne, DN Wanasinghe, KM Thambugala.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 11 (1), 2481-2541, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"19\">\n<li><strong>Additions to Phaeosphaeriaceae (Pleosporales): Elongaticollum gen. nov., Ophiosphaerella taiwanensis sp. nov., Phaeosphaeriopsis beaucarneae sp. nov. and a new host record of Neosetophoma poaceicola from Musaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Danushka S Tennakoon, Kasun M Thambugala, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Eleni Gentekaki, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Chang-Hsin Kuo, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>MycoKeys 70, 59, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"20\">\n<li><strong>Leucaenicola osmanthi sp. nov.(Bambusicolaceae, Pleosporales), causing leaf spot of Osmanthus fragrans in Taiwan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Ichen Tsai, Wael N Hozzein, Kasun M Thambugala.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 437 (1), 23-31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"21\">\n<li><strong>The contributions of Erio Camporesi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Nalin N Wijayawardene, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Indunil C Senanayake, Wen-Jing Li, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Qing Tian, Dinushani A Daranagama, Kasun M Thambugala, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Anusha H Ekanayaka, Marc Stadler, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 100 (1), 1-3, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"22\">\n<li><strong>Two new species and a new record of Nigrograna (Nigrogranaceae, Pleosporales) from China and Thailand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>JF Zhang, JKJ Liu, KM Thambugala, J Yang, ZH Meng, ZY Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Mycological Progress 19 (11), 1365-1375, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"23\">\n<li><strong>Taxonomy and phylogeny of Muyocopron thailandica sp. nov<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sinang Hongsanan, C Norphanphoun, KM Thambugala, N Boonyuen, N Huanraluek, R Cheewangkoon.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 456 (2), 195-202, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"24\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 929\u20131035: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Kevin D Hyde, Rajesh Jeewon, D Jayarama Bhat, EB Gareth Jones, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Olivier Raspe, Samantha C Karunarathna, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Sinang Hongsanan, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 95 (1), 1-273, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"25\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 1036\u20131150: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kevin D Hyde, Danushka S Tennakoon, Rajesh Jeewon, D Jayarama Bhat, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Walter Rossi, Marco Leonardi, Hyang Burm Lee, Hye Yeon Mun, Jos Houbraken, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 96 (1), 1-242, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"26\">\n<li><strong>Rhytidhysteron mangrovei (Hysteriaceae), a new species from mangroves in Phetchaburi Province, Thailand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Vinit Kumar, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Kasun M Thambugala, Gareth EB Jones, Rashika S Brahmanage, Mingkwan Doilom, Rajesh Jeewon, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 401 (3), 166-178, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"27\">\n<li><strong>Additions to Chaetothyriaceae (Chaetothyriales): Longihyalospora gen. nov. and Ceramothyrium longivolcaniforme, a new host record from decaying leaves of Ficus ampelas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Danushka S Tennakoon, Kasun M Thambugala, Rajesh Jeewon, Sinang Hongsanan, Chang-Hsin Kuo, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>MycoKeys 61, 91, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"28\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 929-1035: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hugo Madrid, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Kevin D Hyde, Rajesh Jeewon, D Jayarama Bhat, EB Jones, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Olivier Raspe, Samantha C Karunarathna, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, and others.<\/p>\n<p>SPRINGER, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"29\">\n<li><strong>Mycosphere notes 169\u2013224.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KD Hyde, N Chaiwan, C Norphanphoun, S Boonmee, E Camporesi, KWT Chethana, MC Dayarathne, NI De Silva, AJ Dissanayake, AH Ekanayaka, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 9 (2), 271-430, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"30\">\n<li><strong>Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Graphostromataceae, Hypoxylaceae, Lopadostomataceae and Xylariaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Dinushani A Daranagama, Kevin D Hyde, Esteban B Sir, Kasun M Thambugala, Qing Tian, Milan C Samarakoon, Eric HC McKenzie, Subashini C Jayasiri, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Jayarama D Bhat, XingZhong Liu, Marc Stadler.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 88 (1), 1-165, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"31\">\n<li><strong>Mycosphere Notes 225\u2013274: types and other specimens of some genera of Ascomycota.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>M Doilom, KD Hyde, R Phookamsak, DQ Dai, LZ Tang, S Hongsanan, P Chomnunti, S Boonmee, MC Dayarathne, WJ Li, KM Thambugala, RH Perera, DA Daranagama, C Norphanphoun, S Konta, W Dong, D Ertz, AJL Phillips, EHC McKenzie, K Vinit, HA Ariyawansa, EBG Jones, PE Mortimer, Jian Chu Xu, Itthayakorn Promputtha.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 9 (4), 647-754, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"32\">\n<li><strong>Saprobic Lophiostomataceae (Dothideomycetes): Pseudolophiostoma mangiferae sp. nov. and Neovaginatispora fuckelii, a new record from Mangifera indica.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Danushka Sandaruwan Tennakoon, Chang-Hsin Kuo, Rajesh Jeewon, Kasun Madhusanka Thambugala, Kevin David Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 364 (2), 157-171, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"33\">\n<li><strong>Additions to the genus Massariothea in Diaporthaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KM Thambugala, KD Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Mycological Progress 17 (10), 1139-1147, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"34\">\n<li><strong>Morphology and phylogeny of Atrocalyx acervatus sp. nov.(Lophiotremataceae) from Acer species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Nimali I De Silva, Kasun M Thambugala, Rajesh Jeewon, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Ishani D Goonasekara, Saisamorn Lumyong, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 333 (2), 199-208, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"35\">\n<li><strong>Didymella eriobotryae sp. nov.(Didymellaceae) and Arthrinium arundinis (Apiosporaceae) from fruit of Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) in China.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Kevin D Hyde, Jin-Feng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 382 (1), 136-147, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"36\">\n<li><strong>Introducing Massarioramusculicola, a novel genus in Massariaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Naruemon Huanraluek, Kasun M Thambugala, Yong Wang, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 371 (1), 17-24, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"37\">\n<li><strong>Notes for genera: Ascomycota.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Nalin N Wijayawardene, Kevin D Hyde, Kunhiraman C Rajeshkumar, David L Hawksworth, Hugo Madrid, Paul M Kirk, Uwe Braun, Rajshree V Singh, Pedro W Crous, Martin Kukwa, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 86, 1-594, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"38\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 491\u2013602: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Saowaluck Tibpromma, Kevin D Hyde, Rajesh Jeewon, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Jian-Kui Liu, D Jayarama \u00a0 Bhat, EB Gareth Jones, Eric HC McKenzie, Erio Camporesi, Timur S Bulgakov, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 83 (1), 1-261, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"39\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 603\u2013708: taxonomic and phylogenetic notes on genera and species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kevin D Hyde, Chada Norphanphoun, Vanessa P Abreu, Anna Bazzicalupo, KW Thilini Chethana, Marco Clericuzio, Monika C Dayarathne, Asha J Dissanayake, Anusha H Ekanayaka, Mao-Qiang He, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 87 (1), 1-235, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"40\">\n<li><strong>Mycosphere notes 1-50: grass (Poaceae) inhabiting Dothideomycetes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KM Thambugala, DN Wanasinghe, AJL Phillips, E Camporesi, TS Bulgakov, C Phukhamsakda, HA Ariyawansa, ID Goonasekara, R Phookamsak, A Dissanayake, DS Tennakoon, S Tibpromma, YY Chen, Zouyi Y Liu, KD Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 8 (4), 697-796, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"41\">\n<li><strong>Towards incorporating asexual fungi in a natural classification: checklist and notes 2012\u20132016.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>NN Wijayawardene, KD Hyde, S Tibpromma, DN Wanasinghe, KM Thambugala, Q Tian, Y Wang, L Fu.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 8 (9), 1457-1555, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"42\">\n<li><strong>Phylogenetic revision of Camarosporium (Pleosporineae, Dothideomycetes) and allied genera.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Kevin D Hyde, R Jeewon, Pedro W Crous, Nalin N Wijayawardene, EBG Jones, D Jayarama Bhat, Alan JL Phillips, JZ Groenewald, Monika C Dayarathne, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Kasun M Thambugala, TS Bulgakov, Erio Camporesi, YS Gafforov, Peter E Mortimer, Samantha C Karunarathna.<\/p>\n<p>Studies in Mycology 87, 207-256, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"43\">\n<li><strong>Microfungi on Tamarix.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Dinushani A Daranagama, Alan JL Phillips, Timur S Bulgakov, Darbhe J Bhat, Erio Camporesi, Ali H Bahkali, Prapassorn D Eungwanichayapant, Zuo-Yi Liu, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 82 (1), 239-306, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"44\">\n<li><strong>Monochaetia ilexae sp. nov.(Pestalotiopsidaceae) from Yunnan Province in China.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Nimali I De Silva, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Kasun M Thambugala, Darbhe J Bhat, Abdullah M Al-Sadi, Saisamorn Lumyong, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 291 (2), 123-132, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"45\">\n<li><strong>Taxonomy and phylogeny of dothideomycetes in terrestrial habitats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KM Thambugala.Mae Fah Luang University, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"46\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 253\u2013366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>GJ Li, KD Guo Jie Li, Kevin D Hyde, Rui Lin Zhao, Sinang Hongsanan, Faten Awad Abdel-Aziz, Mohamed A Abdel-Wahab, Pablo Alvarado, Genivaldo Alves-Silva, Joseph F Ammirati, Hiran A Ariyawansa, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 78 (1), 1-237, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"47\">\n<li><strong>Additions to the genus Rhytidhysteron in Hysteriaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Kevin D Hyde, Prapassorn D Eungwanichayapant, Andrea I Romero, Zuo-Yi Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptogamie, Mycologie 37 (1), 99-116, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"48\">\n<li><strong>Perspectives into the value of genera, families and orders in classification.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>NG Liu, HA Ariyawansa, KD Hyde, SSN Maharachchikumbura, RL Zhao, AJL Phillips, RS Jayawardena, KM Thambugala, AJ Dissanayake, NN Wijayawardene, JK Liu, ZY Liu, R Jeewon, EBG Jones, J Jumpathong.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 7, 1649-1668, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"49\">\n<li><strong>Additions to karst fungi 2: Alpestrisphaeria jonesii from Guizhou Province, China.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Kevin D Hyde, Kasun M Thambugala, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Abdullah M Al-Sadi, Zuo Yi Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 277 (3), 255-265, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"50\">\n<li><strong>Phaeobotryon negundinis sp. nov.(Botryosphaeriales) from Russia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>DA Daranagama, KM Thambugala, B Campino, A Alves, TS Bulgakov, AJL Phillips, XZ Liu, KD Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Mycosphere 7 (7SI), 933-941, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"51\">\n<li><strong>Camarosporium uniseriatum nom. nov., from Celtis occidentalis in European Russia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KM Thambugala, TS Bulgakov, PD Eungwanichayapant, ZY Liu, KD Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Studies in Fungi 1, 90-98, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"52\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 253\u2013366: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Li Guo Jie, Kevin D Hyde, Rui Lin Zhao, Sinang Hongsanan, Faten Awad Abdel Aziz, Mohamed A Abdel Wahab, Pablo Alvarado, Genivaldo Alves Silva, Joseph F Ammirati, Hiran A Ariyawansa, and others.<\/p>\n<p>FUNGAL DIVERSITY, 78 (1), 1-237, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"53\">\n<li><strong>The Faces of Fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, phylogeny, and human impacts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Subashini C Jayasiri, Kevin D Hyde, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Jayarama Bhat, Bart Buyck, Lei Cai, Yu-Cheng Dai, Kamel A Abd-Elsalam, Damien Ertz, Iman Hidayat and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity, 74 (1), 3-18, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"54\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 111-252-taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Kevin D Hyde, Subashini C Jayasiri, Bart Buyck, KW Thilini Chethana, Dong Qin Dai, Yu Cheng Dai, Dinushani A Daranagama, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Robert Luecking, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 75 (1), 27-274, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"55\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 1-110: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Jian Kui Liu, Kevin D Hyde, EB Gareth Jones, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Darbhe J Bhat, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Eric HC McKenzie, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity 72 (1), 1-197, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"56\">\n<li><strong>Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Lophiostomataceae, Floricolaceae, and Amorosiaceae fam. nov.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Kevin D Hyde, Kazuaki Tanaka, Qing Tian, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Subashini C Jayasiri, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Erio Camporesi, Akira Hashimoto, Kazuyuki Hirayama, Ren\u00e9 K Schumacher, Itthayakorn Promputtha, Zuo-Yi Liu.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 74 (1), 199-266, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"57\">\n<li><strong>Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Pleosporaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Kasun M Thambugala, Dimuthu S Manamgoda, Ruvishika Jayawardena, Erio Camporesi, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, R Phookamsak, Singang Hongsanan, Chonticha Singtripop, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Ji-Chuan Kang, EB Gareth Jones, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 71 (1), 85-139, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"58\">\n<li><strong>Recommended names for pleomorphic genera in Dothideomycetes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Amy Y Rossman, Pedro W Crous, Kevin D Hyde, David L Hawksworth, Andr\u00e9 Aptroot, Jose L Bezerra, Jayarama D Bhat, Eric Boehm, Uwe Braun, Saranyaphat Boonmee, and others.<\/p>\n<p>IMA fungus 6 (2), 507-523, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"59\">\n<li><strong>The faces of fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, molecular and human attributes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>SC Jayasiri, KD Hyde, HA Ariyawansa, J Bhat, B Buyck, L Cai, YC Dai, KA Abd-Elsalam, D Ertz, I Hidayat, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 74 (1), 3-18, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"60\">\n<li><strong>Revision and phylogeny of Leptosphaeriaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Kasun M Thambugala, Timur S Bulgakov, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Rekhani H Perera, Ausana Mapook, Erio Camporesi, Ji-Chuan Kang, EB Gareth Jones, Ali H Bahkali, Subashini C Jayasiri, Kevin D Hyde, Zuo-Yi Liu, JD Bhat.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 74 (1), 19-51, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"61\">\n<li><strong>Phylogenetic relationships and morphological reappraisal of Melanommataceae (Pleosporales).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Qing Tian, Jian Kui Liu, Kevin D Hyde, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Subashini C Jayasiri, Zong Long Luo, Joanne E Taylor, Alan JL Phillips, Darbhe J Bhat, Wen Jing Li, Hiran Ariyawansa, Kasun M Thambugala, EB Gareth Jones, Putarak Chomnunti, Ali H Bahkali, Jian Chu Xu, Erio Camporesi.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 74 (1), 267-324, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"62\">\n<li><strong>Pseudodidymosphaeria gen. nov. in Massarinaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun Madhusanka Thambugala, Yu Chunfang, Erio Camporesi, Ali H Bahkali, Zuo Yi Liu, Kevin Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 231 (3), 271-282, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"63\">\n<li><strong>Erratum to: Fungal diversity notes 111\u2013252\u2014taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Kevin D Hyde, Subashini C Jayasiri, Bart Buyck, KW Thilini Chethana, Dong Qin Dai, Yu Cheng Dai, Dinushani A Daranagama, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Robert L\u00fccking, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 75 (1), 275-277, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"64\">\n<li><strong>Fungal diversity notes 111-252-taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>S Boonmee, ZL Yang, Q Cai, YY Cui, AH Bahkali, J Chen, BK Cui, JJ Chen, MC Dayarathne, AJ Dissanayake.<\/p>\n<p>SPRINGER 75 (1).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"65\">\n<li><strong>Nomenclatural novelties: Sigarispora caulium comb. nov.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KM Thambugala, DN Wanasinghe, K Tanaka, KD Hyde.Index Fungorum, 267.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"66\">\n<li><strong>Naming and outline of Dothideomycetes\u20132014 including proposals for the protection or suppression of generic names.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Nalin N Wijayawardene, Pedro W Crous, Paul M Kirk, David L Hawksworth, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Uwe Braun, Dong-Qin Dai, Melvina J D\u2019souza, Paul Diederich, Asha Dissanayake, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity, 69 (1), 1-55, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"67\">\n<li><strong>Epitypification and neotypification: guidelines with appropriate and inappropriate examples.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, David L Hawksworth, Kevin D Hyde, EB Gareth Jones, Sajeewa SN Maharachchikumbura, Dimuthu S Manamgoda, Kasun M Thambugala, Dhanushka Udayanga, Erio Camporesi, Anupama Daranagama, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 69 (1), 57-91, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"68\">\n<li><strong>Revision of Phaeosphaeriaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Jian-Kui Liu, Eric HC McKenzie, Dimuthu S Manamgoda, Hiran Ariyawansa, Kasun M Thambugala, Dong-Qin Dai, Erio Camporesi, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Nalin N Wijayawardene, Ali H Bahkali, Peter E Mortimer, Jian-Chu Xu, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 68 (1), 159-238, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"69\">\n<li><strong>Fungal Planet description sheets: 281\u2013319.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Pedro W Crous, Michael J Wingfield, RK Schumacher, Brett A Summerell, A Giraldo, J Gen\u00e9, J Guarro, DN Wanasinghe, Kevin D Hyde, E Camporesi, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 33, 212, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"70\">\n<li><strong>A molecular phylogenetic reappraisal of the Didymosphaeriaceae (= Montagnulaceae).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Kazuaki Tanaka, Kasun M Thambugala, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Qing Tian, Erio Camporesi, Sinang Hongsanan, Jutamart Monkai, Dhanushka N Wanasinghe, Ausanan Mapook, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Ji-Chuan Kang, Jian-Chu Xu, Eric HC McKenzie, EB Gareth Jones, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 68 (1), 69-104, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"71\">\n<li><strong>Dothideales.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Yan-Mei Li, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Sinang Hongsanan, Qing Tian, Chonticha Singtripop, D Jayarama Bhat, Erio Camporesi, Ruvishika Jayawardena, Zuo-Yi Liu, Jian-Chu Xu, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal Diversity 68 (1), 105-158, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"72\">\n<li><strong>Confusion surrounding Didymosphaeria\u2014phylogenetic and morphological evidence suggest Didymosphaeriaceae is not a distinct family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Erio Camporesi, Kasun M Thambugala, Ausana Mapook, Ji-Chuan Kang, Siti A Alias, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Marco Thines, ERIC HC McKENZIE, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 176 (1), 102-119, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"73\">\n<li><strong>Phylogeny and morphology of Phaeosphaeriopsis triseptata sp. nov., and Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Erio Camporesi, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Zuo-Yi Liu, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 176 (1), 238-250, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"74\">\n<li><strong>Towards a natural classification of Dothideomycetes 2: the genera Cucurbidothis, Heterosphaeriopsis, Hyalosphaera, Navicella and Pleiostomellina (Dothideomycetes incertae sedis).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Hiran A Ariyawansa, Kasun M Thambugala, Ji-Chuan Kang, Siti A Alias, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 176 (1), 7-17, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"75\">\n<li><strong>The status of Myriangiaceae (Dothideomycetes).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Asha J Dissanayake, Ruvishika S Jayawardena, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Kasun M Thambugala, Qing Tian, Ausana Mapook, Indunil C Senanayake, Jiye Yan, Yan Mei Li, Xinghong Li, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 176 (1), 219\u2013237-219\u2013237, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"76\">\n<li><strong>Towards a natural classification of dothideomycetes 6: the genera Dolabra, Placostromella, Pleosphaerellula, Polysporidiella and Pseudotrichia (Dothideomycetes incertae sedis).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, Hiran A Ariyawansa, Zuo-Yi Liu, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 176 (1), 55-67, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"77\">\n<li><strong>Multi-locus phylogeny reveals the sexual state of Tiarosporella in Botryosphaeriaceae.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun M Thambugala, D Anupama Daranagama, Erio Camporesi, Chonticha Singtripop, Zuo-Yi Liu, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptogamie, Mycologie 35 (4), 359-367, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"78\">\n<li><strong>Towards a natural classification of Dothideomycetes 7: the genera Allosoma, Austropleospora, Dangeardiella, Griggsia and Karschia (Dothideomycetes incertae sedis).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kasun Madhusanka Thambugala, Chonticha Singtripop, YU Chunfang, Eric HC Mckenzie, Zuo-Yi Liu, Ekachai Chukeatirote, KEVIN HYDE.<\/p>\n<p>Phytotaxa 181 (1), 34-46, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"79\">\n<li><strong>Multi-Locus Phylogeny Reveals the Sexual State of Tiarosporella in Botryosphaeriaceae Mycologie<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>KM Thambugala, D Anupama Daranagama, Erio Camporesi, Chonticha Singtripop, Zuo-Yi Liu, Kevin D Hyde.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptogamie, 35(4), 359-367, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"80\">\n<li><strong>Families of dothideomycetes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Kevin D Hyde, EB Gareth Jones, Jian-Kui Liu, Hiran Ariyawansa, Eric Boehm, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Uwe Braun, Putarak Chomnunti, Pedro W Crous, Dong-Qin Dai and others.<\/p>\n<p>Fungal diversity, 63 (1), 1-313, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>International \/ Local \u2013abstracts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thambugala KM, Ariyawansa, Li YM, Hyde KD. Dothideales. Oral presentation delivered at the Asian Mycological Congress 2013 and the 13th International Marine and Freshwater Mycology Symposia \u2013 August 2013 &#8211; China.<\/li>\n<li>Thambugala KM, Ariyawansa, Liu ZY et al. A systematic treatment of Dothideales: a molecular and morphological approach. Oral presentation delivered at the 10th International Mycological Congress (IMC) \u2013 August 2014 &#8211; Thailand.<\/li>\n<li>Hongsanan S, Huanraluek N, Thambugala KM, Hyde KD, Xie N. Taxonomy and phylogeny of Muyocopron thailandica sp. nov. Asian Mycological Congress \u2013 October 2019 \u2013 Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Membership held in Professional Societies: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Life membership | Institute of Biology.<\/li>\n<li>Life membership | Sri Lanka Association for Mycology and Plant Pathology (SLAMPP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Editorial and Reviewer functions:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior Associate Editor\u00a0 International Journal of Fungal Genetics and Biology, Plant Pathology &amp; Quarantine and Mycosphere<\/li>\n<li>Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer of Fungal Diversity, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, CREAM,\u00a0 Phytotaxa.<\/li>\n<li>Asian Journal of Mycology, Phyton, Journal of Fungi and Studies in Fungi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kasun M. Thambugala B.Sc. Hons (Kalaniya), Ph.D. (Thailand) Lecturer kasun@sci.sjp.ac.lk Research Interests: Molecular phylogenetics, Fungal systematics, Plant pathology Qualifications: B.Sc. (Honours) in Biological science, Uni\u2026. Ph.D. in Biosciences, Uni\u2026. Appointments\/Career Profile:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand. Senior Scientist, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/gmb\/kasun-m-thambugala-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kasun M. 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