FungiChaetosphaerialesChaetosphaeriaceaeZhengHuaWan*YakeLiJieCastaƱeda-RuizRafael F.YuZefenPhialolunulospora vermispora (Chaetosphaeriaceae, Sordariomycetes), a novel asexual genus and species from freshwater in southern ChinaMycoKeys2212202076173010.3897/mycokeys.76.57410C8C22876-17B4-5984-B075-7703241266A8 Phialolunulospora 828716 Z. F. Yu & R. F. Castanedagen. nov.Type species.

Phialolunulospora vermispora Z. F, Yu & R. F. CastaƱeda

Etymology.

Phialo-Prefix, Phia. lis N.L fem. S. Phialide referring to the phialidic conidiogenous cells, and lunulospora, (lu.nu.la.tus N.L. adj. mean crescent-shaped + spo.ra N.L. fem. S. spora, referred to the conidia), referring to the genus Lunulospora.

Description.

Asexual fungus. Conidiophores macronematous, semimacronematous, mononematous, septate, prostrate or erect, straight or flexuous, pigmented. Conidiogenous cells integrated, terminal, cylindrical to subulate, pale brown to brown, monophialidic or polyphialidic, enteroblastic. Conidial secession schizolytic. Conidia solitary, acrogenous, long lunate, vermiform to sigmoid, unicellular, hyaline, truncate at the conspicuous or inconspicuous basal frill, with a cellular, unbranched, eccentric basal appendage.