Neoscytalidium

NeoscytalidiumCrous & Slippers, Stud. Mycol. 55: 244 (2006).

Index Fungorum number:IF 500868; Facesoffungi number:FoF07628,3morphological species (Species fungorum 2021), 3 species with molecular data.

Pathogenicon host.Sexual morph: Unknown.Asexual morph:Conidia occurring in arthric chains in aerial mycelium, powdery to the touch, disarticulating, cylindrical–truncate, oblong–obtuse to doliiform, dark brown, thick-walled, 0–2-septate (adapted fromCrous et al. 2006).

Type species:Neoscytalidium dimidiatum(Penz.) Crous & Slippers

Notes:Neoscytalidium is characterised by conidia that become septate with a darker central cell. Species belonging toNeoscytalidium were previously introduced asHendersonula toruloideabased on conidia that become septate with a darker central and formation of aScytalidium-like synasexual morph (Crous et al. 2006).Crous et al. (2006) introducedNeoscytalidiumandMadrida et al. (2009) provided important epitypification and synonymies. Neoscytalidium is a distinct and well-supported genus inBotryosphaeriaceae. Molecular markers available forNeoscytalidiumare ITS, LSU, SSU, Actin, BTUB, Histone and TEF-1.

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