Lunasporangiospora Vandepol & Bonito, gen. nov.
Index Fungorum number: MB 833611; Facesoffungi number: FoF
Etymology: luna- (crescent) refers to the lunate sporan- giospores unique to the two species in this genus.
Description: Sporangiospores are smooth and characteris- tically lunate. Chlamydospores are terminal and scarce in L. selenospora and absent in L. chienii. Mating and zygospores are unknown in both species.
Habitat: Isolates of this genus have been reported from mushroom compost and forest soil from North America, Europe, and Asia.
Type species: Lunasporangiospora chienii (P.M. Kirk) Vandepol & Bonito
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