Revision of “Septonema ochraceum” revealed three new species of Venturiaceae and Herpotrichiellaceae

Abstract

Survey of seven strains determined as Septonema ochraceum (Dothideomycetes, inc. sed.) isolated from pine litter or obtained from public collections revealed three new species, Fusicladium cordae, F. sicilianum (Venturiaceae), Cladophialophora matsushimae (Herpotrichiellaceae) and a cryptic species morphologically identical to Devriesia americana (Teratosphaeriaceae), but phylogenetically distinct.

Keywords

• Revision
• “Septonema
• ochraceum”
• revealed
• three
• new
• species
• Venturiaceae
• and
• Herpotrichiellaceae