Neobarya Lowen, Syst. Ascom. 5(1): 121 (1986)

MycoBank number: MB 25587; Index Fungorum number: IF 25587; Facesoffungi number: FoF 13090; 11 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 1 species with sequence data.

Type speciesNeobarya parasitica (Fuckel) Lowen

Notes – The asexual morphs are acremonium-like, lecanicillium-like, paecilomyces-like, calcarisporium-like or torrubiella-like (Candoussau et al. 2007). This genus was reported as host- specific parasites of lichens and non lichenized fungi (Lawrey et al. 2015). It produces soft, bright coloured stromata, sessile, superficial perithecia and filiform, aseptate or septate, entire ascospores (Candoussau et al. 2007).

Species

  • Neobarya parasitica