Luteonectria Sand.-Den., L. Lombard, Schroers & Rossman, gen. nov. Figs 8, 30. MycoBank number: MB 838664; Index Fungorum number: IF 838664; Facesoffungi number: FoF 10966; Etymology: Name refers to the luteous coloured, nectria-like ascomata characteristic of these fungi. Type species: Luteonectria albida (Rossman) Sand.-Den. & L. Lombard Ascomata perithecial, gregarious on a well-developed stroma [...]
Morakotia Mongkolsamrit, Noisripoom, Khonsanit, Thanakitpipattana & Luangsa-ard, gen. nov. MycoBank number: MB 838348; Index Fungorum number: IF 838348; Facesoffungi number: FoF; Etymology: In honour of Prof. Dr Morakot Tanticharoen, for her support of invertebrate-pathogenic fungi research in BIOTEC, Thailand. Stromata solitary or multiple, unbranched, tough, arising from seed plant, cylindrical to clavate, moderate orange [...]
Hantamomyces Crous, gen. nov. MycoBank number: MB 837840; Index Fungorum number: IF 837840; Facesoffungi number: FoF14518; Etymology: Name refers to the Hantam district where it was collected, Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Classification: — Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes. Conidiophores arising from superficial hyphae, erect, solitary, cylindrical, pale brown, smooth, branched, septate. Conidiogenous cells integrated, [...]
Neocalonectria Crous, gen. nov. MycoBank number: MB 837819; Index Fungorum number: IF 837819; Facesoffungi number: FoF14515; Etymology: Name refers to its superficial resemblance of the genus Calonectria. Classification: — Nectriaceae, Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes. Conidiophores consisting of a stipe, a penicillate arrangement of fertile branches, one to several avesiculate stipe extensions, lacking a terminal vesicle; stipe [...]
Luteomyces Q.V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues, gen. nov. (Fig. 5). Index Fungorum number: MB 835150; Facesoffungi number: FoF Etymology: “Luteomyces” based on the colour exhibited by the colonies of the type species. Diagnosis: Similar to Escovopsis and Sympodiorosea in the way it begins to grow, i.e., dense germination and forming stolon-like mycelia. However, Luteomyces [...]
Sympodiorosea Q.V. Montoya & A. Rodrigues, gen. nov. (Fig. 6). Index Fungorum number: MB 835147; Facesoffungi number: FoF Etymology: “Sympodio” refers to the sympodial conidiog- enous cells, and “rosea” to the colony colour of the type species. Diagnosis: Similar to Escovopsis and Luteomyces in the way it begins to grow, i.e., dense germination and [...]
Yosiokobayasia Samson, Luangsa-ard & Thanakitpipattana, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB 834911; Facesoffungi number: FoF14499 Etymology: Named after Prof. Yosio Kobayasi in recognition for his work on entomopathogenic fungi in Japan. Description: Stroma white, erect with terminal oblong fertile part. Perithecia superficial, ovoid, ordinal in arrangement, on pupa of Lepidoptera underground. Ascospores hyaline, filiform, [...]
Sungia Luangsa-ard, Samson & Thanakitpipattana, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB 834909; Facesoffungi number: FoF14497 Etymology: Named after Prof. Jae-Mo Sung in recognition for his work on entomopathogenic fungi in South Korea. Description: Stromata erect, cylindrical to clavate, robust, multi- ple, predominantly branched or simple, gregarious, on large Lepidoptera pupa. Fertile part white to [...]
Purpureomyces Luangsa-ard, Samson & Thanakitpipattana gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB 834905; Facesoffungi number: FoF14495 Etymology: Named after the colour of the stromata in nature. Description: Stroma solitary, white at the tip when young (immature) to purple, especially around the ostioles, cylindrical to clavate with tapering end, flexuous. Hosts are Lepidoptera larva or pupa [...]
Papiliomyces Luangsa-ard, Samson & Thanakitpipattana, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB 834902; Facesoffungi number: FoF14491 Etymology: From the Latin “papilio”, meaning butterfly or moth. Description: Lepidoptera larva buried in the ground. Stromata solitary to multiple (branched), robust to wiry. Perithecia super- ficial to completely immersed in the stroma, ampulliform, ellipsoid to ovoid. Asci cylindrical, [...]