Minimelanolocus bicolorata sp nov., Paradendryphiopsis elegans sp nov and Corynesporella bannaense sp nov from southern China

Minimelanolocus bicolorata sp. nov., Paradendryphiopsis elegans sp. nov. and Corynesporella bannaense sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Minimelanolocus bicolorata is unique in possessing the schizolytic conidial secession and solitary, acropleurogenous, holoblastic conidia that are ellipsoidal, 3-euseptate, 30-35 x 7.5-9.5 mu m, verruculose, pale brown, with an appendage at each end. Paradendryphiopsis elegans is characterized by monoblastic conidiogenous cells producing short chains of conidia that are 13-30.5 x 4-6.5 mu m, 2-3-useptate and fusiform to obclavate. Corynesporella bannaense is distinguished by terminal and integrated or discrete, monotretic conidiogenous cells that arise as lateral branches from the tip of the conidiophore and solitary conidia that are 12-16-distoseptate, smooth, obclavate, thick-walled, pale brown, and 100-140 x 10-14 mu m. Keys to species of Minimelanolocus, Paradendryphiopsis and Corynesporella are provided. (C) 2013 The Mycological Society of Japan. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.