Paragaeumannomyces Matsush.
Index Fungorum number: IF 28563; MycoBank number: MB 28563
Paragaeumannomyces was introduced and typified by P. sphaerocellularis (Matsushima 2003). Currently, there are 15 species listed in Species Fungorum (2023). This genus is characterized by scolecosporous, multiseptate, asymmetrical, hyaline to light pink ascospores and unique three-layered ascomatal wall (Réblová et al. 2020). Members of the genus occur on decaying, decorticated plant materials (Matsushima 2003; Perera et al. 2016). Members of Paragaeumannomyces species are distributed worldwide and especially occur in Central America and Asia but were also encountered in the subtropical and temperate climate zones of Europe, Japan, New Zealand and North America.
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