New species of Corynesporopsis and Lylea from China

Xia J.-W., Ma Y.-R. & Zhang X.-G. (2014) New species of Corynesporopsis and Lylea from China.

Sydowia 66 (2): 241-248

Corynesporopsis excoccariae, sp. nov., and Lylea ficus, sp. nov., found on dead branches of Excoccaria cochinchinensis and Ficus hirta, respectively, from the tropical forests of China, are described and illustrated. Corynesporopsis excoccariae differs from other species by cylindrical conidia with 1–3 eusepta. Lylea ficus is easily distinguished by fusiform to cylindrical conidia with 2–3-distosepta.

Keywords: anamorphic fungi, taxonomy.

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