Diplodia bulgarica, a new record for Turkey

Diplodia bulgarica on Malus domestica, a new species for the Turkish mycobiota, is described briefly and illustrated. A pathogenicity test showed that D. bulgarica was highly aggressive to apple plants.

Checklist of powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) in Pakistan

The 10-page "Checklist of powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae) in Pakistan " by Afshan, Zafar, and Khalid may now be downloaded from Mycotaxon's mycobiota webpage. This annotated species list brings to 149 the number of freeaccess fungae now available on our website: http://www.mycotaxon.com/mycobiota/index.html

Neosporidesmium himachalense sp. nov. from India and Neosporidesmina gen. nov. to accommodate N. micheliae

A new species, Neosporidesmium himachalense, collected from a decaying twig of an unidentified angiosperm in Mandi Himachal Pradesh, India, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by macronematous, laterally and terminally diverging conidiophores, terminal, doliiform, monoblastic conidiogenous cells, and obclavate 7–18-distoseptate, pale brown conidia. A new genus Neosporidesmina is proposed for Neosporidesmium micheliae, which has euseptate conidia.

Mazosia hainanensis sp. nov. from tropical China

A new species, Mazosia hainanensis, is described from Hainan, China. It is most similar to M. pseudobambusae but differs by its yellowish green thallus and smaller ascospores (14–18.5 × 3–4 μm). An analysis of its relationships based on molecular phylogeny is given. A key to the Mazosia species recorded in China is also presented.

First molecular-based contribution to the checklist of Lebanon macrofungi

The 13-page "First molecular-based contribution to the checklist of Lebanon macrofungi" by Sleiman, Bellanger, Richard, and Stephan may now be downloaded from Mycotaxon's mycobiota webpage. This well-documented annotated species list brings to 148 the number of free-access fungae now available on our website: http://www.mycotaxon.com/mycobiota/index.html

Fibroporia gossypium isolated from an indoor environment in Argentina

Using culture studies and molecular techniques, the brown rot polypore Fibroporia gossypium was identified from a cellar in an old building of Buenos Aires city, the second record of the species in an urban environment in Argentina. The fungus formed large mycelial masses hanging from a wooden support and growing on the walls but did not form basidiomes. The conspecificity of specimens from distant regions is considered and the origin of the present finding is discussed.

Lembosia mimusopis sp. nov. from Thailand

A novel species Lembosia mimusopis is introduced with evidence from morpho-molecular characterization. It was collected from the leaves of Mimusops elengi in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. The new species is unique in having a mucilaginous sheath surrounding its immature ascospores. LSU sequence analyses phylogenetically support separation of this species from other Lembosia species.

Aphyllophoroid fungi (Basidiomycota) of Chile: An annotated checklist

Mycotaxon is pleased to add our 150th annotated species distribution list to our previously posted free-access fungae. The extraordinarily well-documented 57-page "Aphyllophoroid fungi (Basidiomycota) of Chile: An annotated checklist" by Riquelme & Rajchenberg may be downloaded from our website: via http://www.mycotaxon.com/mycobiota/index.html

Gerhardtia foliicola, a new record for Pakistan

Gerhardtia foliicola is reported as a new record for Pakistan. The species is characterized by a reddish brown and hygrophanous pileus, densely crowded lamellae, small sized ellipsoid basidiospores with irregular outline and occurrence on leaf litter and humus in broadleaf forests. Our phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) region clustered the Pakistani collections in the same clade with G. foliicola sequences from Japan. Detailed description of macro- and micro-characters, habitat, general distribution, and diagnostic features important for delimiting G. foliicola from closely related taxa are presented.

Globoramichloridium delicatum and Heteroconium simile spp. nov. from southern China

Two new anamorphic fungi, Globoramichloridium delicatum and Heteroconium simile, collected from dead branches of unidentified broadleaf trees in Jiangxi Province, China, are described and illustrated. Globoramichloridium delicatum is characterized by unicellular, subglobose to narrow subnapiform, yellowish-green conidia. Heteroconium simile is distinguished by its monoblastic, integrated, terminal, determinate conidiogenous cells that produce acrogenous, blastocatenate, dimorphic, 0–1-septate, smooth conidia.