First record of the genus Restiosporium (Websdaneaceae, Ustilaginales) outside Australasia: documenting R. spathacei in Thailand

The genus Restiosporium consists of 21 species on hosts in the Restionaceae. It was known only from Australia and New Zealand. Restiosporium is reported here for the first time outside Australasia, based on a specimen of R. spathacei on Dapsilanthus disjunctus from Thailand. A description and illustrations are provided for this smut fungus. Dapsilanthus disjunctus is a new host plant for Restiosporium spathacei.

Contributions to the smut fungi of Africa. 7. First records of Tilletia brachypodii-ramosi and Ustilago constantineanui

Two poorly known smut fungi are recorded for the first time from Africa: Tilletia brachypodii-ramosi on Brachypodium retusum (from Morocco) and Ustilago constantineanui on Sporobolus schoenoides (from Algeria). Descriptions and illustrations are provided for these taxa.

Validation of the generic names Meira and Acaromyces and nineteen species names of basidiomycetous yeasts

Two generic names, Meira and Acaromyces, and nineteen species names of basidiomycetous yeasts, earlier proposed and invalidly published, are validated.