Lophiomurispora hongheensis Wanas. sp. nov. (Figures 7 and 8) Index Fungorum number: MB837998; Facesoffungi number: FoF Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from Honghe County, the region of Yunnan Province in which this species was gathered. Holotype: HKAS110127 It is saprobic on dead twigs of Dodonaea viscosa Jacq. (Sapindaceae) in terrestrial habitats. Sexual morph: The [...]
Desertiserpentica hydei Maharachch., Wanas. & Al‑Sadi, sp. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB837556; Facesoffungi number: FoF; Fig. 16 Etymology: Named in honour of British mycologist K.D. Hyde, for his huge contributions to ascomycete taxonomy. Colonies growing saprotrophically on natural substrate, superficial, effuse, hairy or velvety, dark brown, grey or black. Mycelium partly superficial, partly immersed, com- [...]
Pseudocapulatispora longiappendiculata Mapook & K.D. Hyde, sp. nov. Index Fungorum number: IF557286, Facesoffungi number: FoF 07797; Fig. 37 Etymology: Referring to ascospores with long polar appendages. Holotype: MFLU 20-0347 Saprobic on dead stems of Chromolaena odorata. Sexual morph: Ascomata (195–)250–265 µm high × 105–150 µm diam. ( x̄ = 240 × 135 µm, n [...]
Magnopulchromyces scorpiophorus L.B. Conc., Gusmão & R.F. Castañeda, sp. nov. Fig. 14 Index Fungorum: IF556428; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06110; Etymology: From the Latin: scorpiophorus-, referring to the scorpioid unilateral, branched conidiophores. Holotype: HUEFS 234842. Saprobic on decaying leaves. Asexual morph: Colonies on the natural substrate effuse, granulose, brown. Mycelium mostly superficial, composed of branched, [...]
Lophiomurispora Wanas. and Mortimer, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB837993; Facesoffungi number: FoF Etymology: The generic epithet stems from the combined two words “lophio” and “murispora”, referring to muriform ascospores in Lophiostomataceae. It is saprobic on woody substrates in terrestrial habitats. Sexual morph: The ascomata is a solitary or gregarious, semi-immersed, erumpent through the [...]
Desertiserpentica Maharachch., Wanas. & Al‑Sadi, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: MB837555; Facesoffungi number: FoF 09484 Etymology: The generic epithet is from the combination of two words “desertum” (desert) for the habitat where the fungus was isolated and “serpens” (Latin: crawling, snake), which refers to the somewhat snake like conidia. Colonies on substratum superficial, effuse, [...]
Pseudocapulatispora Mapook & K.D. Hyde, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: IF557285, Facesoffungi number: FoF 07796 Etymology: Referring to its similarity with Capulatispora. Saprobic on dead stems. Sexual morph: Ascomata immersed, coriaceous, solitary or scattered, ovoid, light brown to brown. Ostiole long neck, carbonaceous, papillate, crest-like, elongated and laterally compressed, with hyaline periphyses. Peridium comprising [...]
Magnopulchromyces L.B. Conc., Gusmão & R.F. Castañeda, gen. nov. Index Fungorum number: IF556378; Facesoffungi num- ber: FoF 06109. Etymology: From the Latin: Magno- great, maxi- mum, + pulchre beautifully, excellently, + -myces from the Greek, meaning fungus. Saprobic on decaying leaves of unidentified plant. Asexual fungi, Conidiophores macronematous, monon- ematous, scorpioid growth, septate, brown. [...]
Alpestrisphaeria Thambugala & K.D. Hyde, in Thambugala et al., Fungal Diversity. 74: 214 (2015), Index Fungorum number: IF 551232 Saprobic on dead wood, soil in terrestrial habitats. Sexual morph: Ascomata scattered, or clustered in small groups, erumpent, coriaceous to carbonaceous, black, subglobose, covered with sparse, brown, septate hyphae, ostiolate. Ostiole slit-like, central, suborbicular, papillate, [...]
Alpestrisphaeria jonesii Ariyawansa, KD Hyde, ZY Liu, sp. nov., Index Fungorum number: IF 552363 Etymology:—Named after the British mycologist, E. B. Gareth Jones, in recognition of his substantial contributions towards the taxonomy of Pleosporales. Saprobic on dead wood in terrestrial habitats. Sexual morph: Ascomata 280–280 high × 200−260 diam μm, scattered, or clustered in [...]