Quasiramularia I-Chin Wei & R. Kirschner, gen. nov.

Index Fungorum number:IF558771;Facesoffungi number:FoF

Etymology: Composed from quasi (Latin: similar) and the genus name Ramularia.

Typus generis: Quasiramularia phakopsoricola I-Chin Wei & R. Kirschner, in opero ipso.

Diagnosis: Similar to anamorphic Ramularia Unger, but belonging to the Ustilaginomycotina and conidiogenous loci lacking the ring-shaped hollow between the central dome and the marginal ring typical of Ramularia species as seen by scanning electron microscopy.