Lomachashako gomaya, a new sporodochial hyphomycete from India

Lomachashaka gomaya, a new sporodochial hyphomycete isolated from cattle dung collected from the forests of Western Ghats, Karnataka State, India, is described and illustrated. It is accommodated in the genus because of its hyaline setae with bulbous base and conidia with cupulate, mucoid apical appendages. It differs from other species in the genus by its longer setae, verrucose conidiophores and smaller conidia with the dimensions 6.5-8.5 x 2.5-3.5 mu m.