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Notes -Pseudopenidiella is characterised by having erect, brown conidiophores, sympodial conidiogenesis, and aseptate conidia with somewhat thickened scars and hila  (Bensch et al. 2012 , Crous et al. 2012b). Pseudopenidiella podocarpi is related to P. piceae (  ramoconidia 8 -12 × 2 -3 μm, conidia  (6 -)7-9(-10) × (2. 5 -)3 μm; Crous et al. 2012b ), but distinct in having larger conidia. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence of CPC 37092 had highest similarity to Pseudopenidiella piceae (strain CBS 131453, GenBank NR_111761. 1; Identities = 443/484 (92 %), 9 gaps (1 %)), Morenoina calamicola (strain MFLUCC 14-1162, GenBank NR_154210. 1; Identities = 327/394 (83 %), 20 gaps (5 %)), and Leptomelanconium allescheri (strain LA_ kult_01, GenBank MF573935.
1; Identities = 314/376 (84 %), 21 gaps (5 %)). The ITS sequence of CPC 37092 differs with a single nucleotide from that of CPC 37094 (554/555 bases similar). Closest hits using the LSU sequence of CPC 37092 are Pseudopenidiella piceae (strain CBS 131453, GenBank NG_042681. 1; Identities = 802/824 (97 %), no gaps), Heliocephala gracilis (strain MUCL 41200, GenBank HQ333479. 1; Identities = 741/829 (89 %), 10 gaps (1 %)), and Heliocephala zimbabweensis (strain MUCL 40019, GenBank HQ333481. 1; Identities = 738/826 (89 %), 4 gaps (0 %)). The LSU sequences of CPC 37092 and CPC 37094 are identical (824/824 bases). Classification -Nectriaceae, Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes. Mycelium consisting of hyaline, smooth, septate, branched, hyphae. Conidiophores hyaline, smooth, appearing as individual unbranched conidiophores, septate with a terminal phialide, or as complex structures with a basal cylindrical cell that gives rise to 2-4 phialides; basal cell subcylindrical, hyaline, smooth, septate.
Cylindromonium eugeniicola Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Acremonium lichenicola (strain CBS 188. 70, Gen-Bank MH859549. 1; Identities = 544/600 (91 %), 15 gaps (2 %)), Acremonium rhabdosporum (strain CBS 438. 66, Gen Bank MH858850. 1; Identities = 543/600 (91 %), 17 gaps (2 %)), and Phialoseptomonium eucalypti (strain CBS 145542, Gen-Bank MK876402. 1; Identities = 541/599 (90 %), 17 gaps (2 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Acremonium lichenicola (strain CBS 415. 70A, GenBank MH871536. 1; Identities = 805/830 (97 %), no gaps), Phialoseptomonium eucalypti (strain CBS 145542, GenBank MK876443. 1; Identities = 789/814 (97 %), no gaps), and Sarcopodium flavolanatum (strain CBS 128370, GenBank MH876362.
On MEA, PDA and OA surface and reverse cinnamon. Notes -Harzia is characterised by sympodially branched, hyaline superficial mycelium, brown conidia and a Proteophiala synasexual morph  (Domsch et al. 2007 , Schultes et al. 2017). Harzia metrosideri is related to Harzia patula (conidia  (16 -)25 -37. 5(-50) × (12. 5 -)15 -28(-37. 5) µm; Holubová-Jechová 1974)  and H. acremonioides (conidia 20-30 × 15-20 µm; Domsch et al. 2007 ), but distinct based on its conidial dimensions. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Harzia patula (strain CBS 379. 88, GenBank NR_161009. 1; Identities = 640/667 (96 %), 11 gaps (1 %)), Harzia acremonioides (strain CBS 598. 71, GenBank MH860282. 1; Identities = 638/666(96%), 11 gaps (1 %)), and Harzia tenella (as Olpitrichum tenellum, strain CBS 121.
81, GenBank KY628696. 1; Identities = 627/656 (96 %), 10 gaps (1 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Harzia patula (as Olpi trichum patulum, strain CBS 121524, GenBank KY628687. 1; Identities = 840/843 (99 %), 1 gap (0 %)), Harzia macrospora (as Olpitrichum macrosporum, strain CBS 343. 67, GenBank MH870687. 1; Identities = 838/842 (99 %), no gaps), and Harzia verrucosa (strain CBS 113456, GenBank KY628675. 1; Identities = 838/842 (99 %), no gaps). Classification -Neodevriesiaceae, Capnodiales, Dothideomycetes. Mycelium consisting of pale brown, smooth, septate, branched, 1. 5 -2 µm diam hyphae. Conidiophores solitary, erect, straight to geniculous-sinuous, 1-4-septate, subcylindrical, brown, smooth, unbranched, 5 -30 × 2. 5 -3 µm. Conidiogenous cells terminal, integrated, subcylindrical, pale brown, smooth, 5 -12 × 2.
5(-3) μm;  Crous et al. 2018a ). and N. tabebuiae (on leaves of Tabebuia chrysantha, Puerto Rico, conidia (6 -)7-8(-10) × (2 -)2. 5(-3) μm;  Crous et al. 2018a) , and is best distinguished based on its narrower conidia, and DNA phylogeny. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence of CPC 37388 had highest similarity to Neodevriesia coccolobae (strain CBS 145064, GenBank NR_161126. 1; Identities = 480/500 (96 %), 8 gaps (1 %)), Neodevriesia tabebuiae (strain CBS 145065, GenBank NR_161127. 1; Identities = 498/533 (93 %), 15 gaps (2 %)), and Neodevriesia lagerstroemiae (strain CBS 125422, GenBank MH863701. 1; Identities = 489/533 (92 %), 22 gaps (4 %)). The ITS sequence of CPC 37388 differs with 7 nucleotides from that of CPC 37387 (525/532 bases similar).
Closest hits using the LSU sequence of CPC 37388 are Neodevriesia coccolobae (strain CBS 145064, GenBank MK047483. 1; Iden tities = 816/817 (99 %), no gaps), Neodevriesia cladophorae (as Devriesia sp. MW-2016a, voucher OUCMBI11011, GenBank KU578114. 1; Identities = 811/817 (99 %), no gaps), and Neodevriesia knoxdaviesii (strain CBS 122898, GenBank MH874778. 1; Identities = 799/808 (99 %), 2 gaps (0 %)). The LSU sequences of CPC 37387 and CPC 37388 are identical (815/815 bases). No significant hits were obtained when the rpb2 sequence was used in blastn and megablast searches. The rpb2 sequences of CPC 37387 and CPC 37388 are identical (834/834 bases). No significant hits were obtained when the tub2 sequence of CPC 37387 was used in blastn and megablast searches.
On PDA surface and reverse olivaceous grey. On OA surface rosy vinaceous. Notes -Paramycosphaerella is a mycosphaerella-like genus that lacks a Ramularia asexual morph as in Mycosphaerella s. str. (Crous et al. 2013b , Videira et al. 2017). Paramycosphaerella watsoniae is closely related but phylogenetically distinct from P. sticheri (on fronds of Sticherus penniger, Brazil; only known from its sexual morph;  Guatimosim et al. 2016). Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Paramycosphaerella sticheri (strain COAD 1422, GenBank NR_155660. 1; Identities = 489/518 (94 %), 5 gaps (0 %)), Paramycosphaerella wachendorfiae (strain CBS 129579, GenBank MH865448. 1; Identities = 508/542 (94 %), 7 gaps (1 %)), and Pseudozasmidium vietnamense (as Mycosphaerella vietnamensis, strain CMW37695, GenBank JQ732923.
1; Identities = 461/501 (92 %), 13 gaps (2 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Paramycosphaerella brachystegiae (strain CBS 136436, GenBank NG_058048. 1; Identities = 844/848 (99 %), no gaps), Paramycosphaerella dicranopteridis-flexuosae (strain CPC 24743, GenBank NG_059577. 1; Identities = 803/808 (99 %), 1 gap (0 %)), and Paramycosphaerella marksii (strain CPC 11222, GenBank GU214447. 1; Identities = 842/848 (99 %), no gaps). Closest hits using the actA sequence had highest similarity to Paramycosphaerella intermedia (strain CBS 114356, GenBank KF903466. 1; Identities = 505/552 (91 %), 13 gaps (2 %)), Paramycosphaerella marksii (strain CBS 110750, GenBank KF903404. 1; Identities = 503/552 (91 %), 14 gaps (2 %)), and Hyalozasmidium aerohyalinosporum (strain CBS 125011, GenBank KF903576.
1; Identities = 501/553 (91 %), 20 gaps (3 %)). Closest hits using the cmdA sequence had highest similarity to Hyalozasmidium aerohyalinosporum (strain CBS 125011, GenBank KF902788. 1; Identities = 270/294 (92 %), no gaps), Paramycosphaerella intermedia (strain CBS 114356, GenBank KF902579. 1; Identities = 266/293 (91 %), no gaps), and Virosphaerella irregularis (strain CBS 123242, GenBank KF902543. 1; Identities = 266 /294 (90 %), no gaps). No significant hits were obtained when the rpb2 sequence was used in blastn and megablast searches. Classification -Zygosporiaceae, Xylariales, Sordariomycetes. Mycelium consisting of hyaline to pale brown, smooth to verruculose, branched, septate, 1. 5 -2 µm diam hyphae. Conidiophores erect, unbranched, subcylindrical, medium brown, smooth, consisting of a stipe, lateral conidiogenous cells and a stipe extension, 20 -26 µm long, terminating in a clavate to ovoid vesicle, 2.
On OA surface hazel with patches of buff. Notes -Zygosporium is characterised by dark brown conidiophores (with or without stipe extension and vesicle), and 2-4 ampulliform conidiogenous cells. Conidia are aseptate, ellipsoid to globose, hyaline to pale brown, smooth to verruculose. Zygosporium pseudomasonii resembles Z. masonii (on Cocos nucifera, Gold Coast, with up to six lateral hook-like cells, stipe extension 7-12 µm, vesicles 4 -5 µm diam; Ellis 1971), but can be distinguished based on its conidiophore morphology, having less lateral hook-like cells, longer stipe extensions and narrower vesicles. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Zygosporium masonii (strain CBS 557. 73, Gen-Bank MH860771.
1; Identities = 547/567 (96 %), 4 gaps (0 %)), Podo sordaria muli (strain DFFSCS030, GenBank JX156376. 1; Identities = 507/532 (95 %), 8 gaps (1 %)), and Zygosporium mycophilum (strain CBS 894. 69, GenBank MH859474. 1; Identities = 534/576 (93 %), 12 gaps (2 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Zygosporium masonii (strain CBS 557. 73, GenBank MH872493. 1; Identities = 856/861 (99 %), no gaps), Zygosporium pseudogibbum (strain CBS 143503, GenBank NG_063962. 1; Identities = 837/844 (99 %), no gaps), and Zygosporium mycophilum (strain CBS 533. 76, GenBank MH877824. 1; Identities = 851/859 (99 %), no gaps). No significant hits were obtained when the rpb2 sequence was used in blastn and megablast searches. Classification -Nectriaceae, Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes. Conidiophores penicillate, comprising a stipe, a penicillate arrangement of fertile branches, a stipe extension and a terminal vesicle; stipe septate, hyaline, smooth, 30-60 × 4-6 µm.
On MEA, PDA and OA surface dirty white to buff, reverse buff with patches of cinnamon. Notes -Cylindrocladiella was recently treated  (Lombard et al. 2012 , Pham et al. 2018 , Marin-Felix et al. 2019). Cylindrocladiella postalofficium is related to C. lageniformis (vesicles lageniform to ovoid, conidia (9 -)11(-15) × (1. 5 -)1. 8(-2) µm;  Crous & Wingfield 1993)  and C. pseudocamelliae (vesicles ellipsoidal to lageniform to lanceolate, conidia (9 -)11-15(-16) × 2 -4 μm;  Lombard et al. 2012 ), but distinct based on its lanceolate to ellipsoid vesicles and longer conidia. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Cylindrocladiella lageniformis (strain CPC 17600, GenBank JN100631. 1; Identities = 498/508 (98 %), 4 gaps (0 %)), Cylindrocladiella pseudocamelliae (strain CBS 129555, GenBank NR_111644.
1; Identities = 504/515 (98 %), 3 gaps (0 %)), and Cylindrocladiella hawaiiensis (strain CBS 129569, GenBank NR_111651. 1; Identities = 501/512 (98 %), 3 gaps (0 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Cylindrocladiella cymbiformis (strain CBS 129554, GenBank JN099144. 1; Identities = 840/847 (99 %), 1 gap (0 %)), Cylindrocladiella variabilis (strain CPC 17504, GenBank JN099241. 1; Identities = 838/846 (99 %), no gaps), and Cylindrocladiella stellenboschensis (strain CBS 115611, GenBank JN099185. 1; Identities = 837/846 (99 %), no gaps). Closest hits using the his3 sequence had highest similarity to Cylindrocladiella parva (strain TRR-CL, GenBank JQ859985. 1; Identities = 344/370 (93 %), 9 gaps (2 %)), Cylindrocladiella peruviana (strain CMW47333, Gen-Bank MH017013. 1; Identities = 425/474 (90 %), 22 gaps (4 %)), and Cylindrocladiella queenslandica (strain CBS 129574, GenBank JN098861.
1; Identities = 420/469 (90 %), 20 gaps (4 %)). Closest hits using the tub2 sequence had highest similarity to Cylindrocladiella camelliae (strain CPC 237, Gen-Bank JN098749. 1; Identities = 321/336 (96 %), 4 gaps (1 %)), Cylindrocladiella nederlandica (strain CBS 152. 91, GenBank JN098800. 1; Identities = 320/336 (95 %), 4 gaps (1 %)), and Cylindrocladiella pseudocamelliae (as Cylindrocladiella sp. LL-2011j, strain CBS 129556, GenBank JN098815. 1; Identities = 319/336 (95 %), 4 gaps (1 %)). Mycelium consisting of brown, verruculose, branched, septate, 2-3 µm diam hyphae. Conidiophores dimorphic. Microconidiophores reduced to conidiogenous cells occurring directly on hyphae, tretic, giving rise to a single conidium, but at times also clusters of conidial chains occur. Macroconidiophores 100-300 × 10-17 µm, solitary, or in clusters of 2-3, arising from a brown stroma, subcylindrical, straight to flexuous, unbranched, dark brown, smooth, thick-walled, base swollen, 15 -25 µm diam; stipe mostly aseptate, with 2 -5 septa in upper conidiogenous region; primary branches subcylindrical, brown, verruculose, 0 -1-septate, 10 -25 × 7-10 µm.
Conidiogenous cells terminal and intercalary, occurring in an apical chain on primary, or directly on conidiophore, 10-15 µm long, tretic. Conidia aseptate, spherical, pale to medium brown, with delicate spines, occurring in branched chains, (6 -) 8 -10(-12) µm diam; conidiogenous apparatus usually unilateral on conidiophore. Culture characteristics -Colonies flat, spreading, with sparse aerial mycelium and even margin, covering dish after 2 wk at 25 °C. On MEA, PDA and OA surface and reverse iron-grey. Notes -Periconia was treated by  Tanaka et al. (2015). Periconia neobrittanica is similar to P. britannica in having unilateral conidiophores and micro-plus macroconidiophores. It is distinct in that it has larger conidia with delicate spines, and shorter conidiophores  (Ellis 1976 ). Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Ascomycete sp.
(strain nasa64 from the Atcama desert in Chile, GenBank DQ683977. 1; Identities = 528/528 (100 %), no gaps), Periconia aquatica (strain HKAS 92754, GenBank NR_158841. 1; Identities = 438/475 (92 %), 5 gaps (1 %)), and Periconia submersa (strain HKAS 92738, GenBank NR_158842. 1; Identities = 437/476 (92 %), 6 gaps (1 %)). The ITS sequence is 90 % (439/487, including 11 gaps) similar to Noosia banksiae (strain CPC 17282, GenBank JF951147. 1), which represents the most similar species obtained when the LSU sequence was used in the megablast search. Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Noosia banksiae (strain CBS 129526, GenBank NG_064279. 1; Identities = 889/896 (99 %), no gaps), Sporidesmium tengii (strain voucher HKUCC 10837, GenBank DQ408559. 1; Identities = 849/856 (99 %), 1 gap (0 %)), and Periconia cyperacearum (strain CPC 32138, Gen-Bank NG_064549.
Pseudocamarosporium eucalypti Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Pseudocamarosporium brabeji (strain NW-FVA2387, GenBank Classification -Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes. Conidiomata solitary, globose, brown, 180 -250 µm diam, with central ostiole, exuding a brown conidial mass; wall of 6 -8 layers of brown textura angularis. Conidiophores reduced to conidiogenous cells lining the inner cavity, hyaline, smooth, phialidic with periclinal thickening, 5 -8 × 5 -6 µm. Conidia solitary, medium brown, smooth, medianly 1-septate, ellipsoid, straight, thick-walled, ends obtuse, (7-)8 -9(-10) × (4 -)5 µm. Spermatogonia (forming on MEA) separate, globose, brown, up to 200 μm diam, with central ostiole; wall of 3-4 layers of brown textura angularis.
2013a , Videira et al. 2017). No species of Pseudocercospora is presently known from Heteropyxis natalensis, and thus it is herewith described as new. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Pseudocercospora tamarindi (strain MFLUCC 14-0805, GenBank KP744461. 1; Identities = 496/509 (97 %), 1 gap (0 %)), Pseudocercospora eriodendri (GenBank AF222840. 1; Identities = 494/508 (97 %), no gaps), and Pseudocercospora punctata (strain CBS 113315, GenBank EU167582. 1; Identities = 524/542 (97 %), no gaps). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Pseudocercospora rhododendri-indici (strain CBS 131591, GenBank JQ324965. 1; Identities = 799/800 (99 %), 1 gap (0 %)), Pseudocercospora udagawana (strain CBS 131931, GenBank MH877467.
1; Identities = 801/803 (99 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), and Pseudocercospora punctata (strain CBS 132116, GenBank GU253791. 1; Identities = 796/802 (99 %), 1 gap (0 %)). Closest hits using the actA sequence had highest similarity to Pseudocercospora cercidis-chinensis (voucher BJFC LZC1609256, GenBank MG733154. 1; Identities = 450/ 500 (90 %), 4 gaps (0 %)), Pseudocercospora punctata (strain CBS 132116, GenBank GU320468. 1; Identities = 518/580 (89 %), 4 gaps (0 %)), and Pseudocercospora udaga wana (strain CBS 131931, GenBank GU320527. 1; Identities = 519/ 583 (89 %), 6 gaps (1 %)).
2017b). Davidiellomyces juncicola represents a new species in this hitherto monotypic genus. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Davidiellomyces australiensis (strain CBS 142165, GenBank NR_154036. 1; Identities = 655/683 (96 %), 4 gaps (0 %)), Verrucocladosporium dirinae (strain CR16, GenBank KY111909. 1; Identities = 418/443 (94 %), 11 gaps (2 %)), and Neocladosporium leucadendri (strain CBS 131317, GenBank NR_152324. 1; Identities = 489/528 (93 %), 15 gaps (2 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Davidiellomyces australiensis (strain CBS 142165, GenBank NG_059164. 1; Identities = 810/812 (99 %), no gaps), Neocladosporium leucadendri (strain CBS 131317, GenBank NG_057949. 1; Identities = 809/819 (99 %), no gaps), and Verrucocladosporium dirinae (strain CBS 112794, GenBank MH874471.
1; Identities = 806/819 (98 %), no gaps). Closest hits using the actA sequence had highest similarity to Davidiellomyces australiensis (strain CBS 142165, GenBank KY979853. 1; Identities = 495/528 (94 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), Cladosporium sinuosum (strain CPC 18365, GenBank KT600643. 1; Identities = 451/499 (90 %), 4 gaps (0 %)), and Cladosporium rugulovarians (strain CPC 18444, GenBank KT600656. 1; Identities = 467/523 (89 %), 18 gaps (3 %)). Classification -Acarosporaceae, Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes. Conidiomata flat, erumpent, separate, eustromatic, brown, upper layer disintegrating at maturity, becoming acervular, up to 2 mm diam, exuding a creamy conidial mass. Conidiophores reduced to conidiogenous cells lining the inner cavity, hyaline, smooth, but green olivaceous in mass, ampulliform, phialidic, 5 -7 × 3 -4 µm.
Conidia solitary, aseptate, hyaline, guttulate, smooth, cylindrical, straight, apex obtuse, base bluntly rounded, (4 -)5 -6(-7) × 2 µm on SNA. Culture characteristics -Colonies erumpent, spreading, surface folded, with sparse aerial mycelium and smooth, lobate margin, reaching 12 mm diam after 2 wk at 25 °C. On MEA, PDA and OA surface buff with patches of cinnamon, reverse buff to rosy buff. Notes -Cytosporella has eustromatic conidiomata, opening by irregular dehiscence, branched phialidic conidiophores, and hyaline, aseptate, thin-walled, ellipsoid conidia  (Sutton 1980). Although the taxonomy of Cytosporella is still in flux, the present collection is tentatively placed in this genus. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had distant hits with Neoacrodontiella eucalypti (strain CBS 145561, GenBank MK876396.
1; Identities = 374/427 (88 %), 24 gaps (5 %)), Corticifraga peltigerae (strain RP282, GenBank KY661634. 1; Identities = 268/289 (93 %), 9 gaps (3 %)), and Taitaia aurea (voucher TU 56326, GenBank NR_160480. 1; Identities = 197/203 (97 %), 1 gap (0 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Cytosporella chamaeropis (strain CBS 355. 71, GenBank MH871929. 1; Identities = 806/808 (99 %), no gaps), Acarospora thamnina (voucher DS8352, GenBank KF024746. 1; Identities = 522/535 (98 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), and Neoacrodontiella eucalypti (strain CBS 145561, GenBank MK876437. 1; Identities = 775 /826 (94 %), 4 gaps (0 %)). Closest hits using the tef1 sequence had highest similarity to Julella fallaciosa (strain MPN141, GenBank JN887424. 1; Identities = 376/429 (88 %), 10 gaps (2 %)), Lophodermium resino sum (strain DAOMC 251482, GenBank KY702582.
1; Identities = 404/461 (88 %), 7 gaps (1 %)), and Monilinia fructicola (strain DH41, GenBank KT900540. 1; Identities = 406/466 (87 %), 14 gaps (3 %)). Notes -Neohelicomyces differs from Tubeufia and Helicomyces in having elongate, erect, conspicuous conidiophores  (Tsui et al. 2006 , Crous et al. 2019b). Neohelicomyces melaleucae is closely related to 'Tubeufia' helicomyces (CBS 272. 52) and N. pandanicola but is distinct based on its DNA phylogeny. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Tubeufia helicomyces (strain MUCL 15702, GenBank AY916459. 1; Identities = 557/601 (93 %), 25 gaps (4 %)), Neohelicomyces deschampsiae (strain CBS 145029, GenBank NR_163367. 1; Identities = 546/598 (91 %), 24 gaps (4 %)), and Helicosporium lumbricoides (strain CBS 284.
51, GenBank MH856861. 1; Identities = 551/605 (91 %), 26 gaps (4 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Tubeufia helicomyces (strain CBS 272. 52, GenBank MH868562. 1; Identities = 825/828 (99 %), no gaps), Neohelicomyces pandanicola (strain KUMCC 16-0143, GenBank MH260307. 1; Identities = 790/793 (99 %), no gaps), and Neohelicomyces submersus (as Tubeufiaceae sp. ZL-2017c, strain KUMCC 15-0251, GenBank KY320547. 1; Identities = 824/828 (99 %), no gaps). Closest hits using the tef1 sequence had highest similarity to Neohelicomyces hyalosporus (strain GZCC 16-0086, GenBank MH550936. 1; Identities = 417/436 (96 %), no gaps), Tubeufia helicomyces (strain CBS 245. 49, GenBank DQ767638. 1; Identities = 403/423 (95 %), no gaps), and Tubeufia guangxiensis (strain MFLUCC 17-0046, GenBank MH550977.
5 -2 µm diam, 5 -6(-7. 5) × 2(-2. 5) µm. Culture characteristics -Colonies flat, spreading, with moderate aerial mycelium and smooth, lobate margin, reaching 35 mm diam after 2 wk at 25 °C. On MEA and PDA surface pale olivaceous grey, reverse olivaceous grey. On OA surface buff to cinnamon. Notes -Podocarpomyces is a sister genus to Alfodia and Amorocoelophoma (Amorosiaceae) in the Pleosporales  (Crous et al. 2019a). Podocarpomyces knysnanus (known as asexual morph) is related to Neothyrostroma (on leaves of Encephal artos, South Africa; see FP958), but the two genera are morphologically and phylogenetically distinct. Based on a megablast search of NCBIs GenBank nucleotide database, the closest hits using the ITS sequence had highest similarity to Angustimassarina alni (strain MFLUCC 15-0184, GenBank KY548099.
1; Identities = 345/363 (95 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), Lophiostoma corticola (strain Z26, GenBank MK907710. 1; Identities = 387/410 (94 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), Angustimassarina rosarum (strain MFLUCC 15-0080, GenBank MG828869. 1; Identities = 387/410 (94 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), Atrocalyx asturiensis (strain OF, GenBank MG912912. 1; Identities = 675/792 (85 %), 34 gaps (4 %)), Hermatomyces tucumanensis (voucher PRM 946202, GenBank LS398290. 1; Identities = 660/779 (85 %), 40 gaps (5 %)), and Shrungabeeja longiappendiculata (strain BCC 76464, GenBank KT376475. 1; Identities = 666/ 810 (82 %), 62 gaps (7 %)). Closest hits using the LSU sequence are Angustimassarina populi (strain MFLUCC 17-1069, GenBank MF409166. 1; Identities = 821/835 (98 %), 2 gaps (0 %)), Angustimassarina premilcurensis (strain MFLUCC 15-0074, GenBank KY496725.