Neohelicosporium Y.Z. Lu, J.C. Kang & K.D. Hyde, Mycol. Progr. 17 (5): 637 (2017).

MycoBank number: MB 822045; Index Fungorum number: IF 822045; Facesoffungi number: FoF 03570; – 22 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 18 species with molecular data.

Type species: Neohelicosporium parvisporum Y.Z. Lu, J.C. Kang & K.D. Hyde, Mycol. Progr. 17 (5): 637 (2017).

Notes: Neohelicosporium was established based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence. Lu et al. (2018b) accepted 22 species in this genus. Neohelicosporium differs from Helicosporium in having acrogenous and/or acropleurogenous conidia developing from an integrated, sympodial conidiogenous cells while Helicosporium species have pleurogenous conidia and discrete, determinate conidiogenous cells (Lu et al. 2018a, b).

Species

  • Neohelicosporium parvisporum