Cyatheomyces J. Y. Zhang, Y. Z. Lu & K. D. Hyde, 2025

Zhang, Jing-Yi, Hyde, Kevin D., Yang, Ming-Fei, Sun, Ya-Ru, Xiao, Xing-Juan, Meng, Ze-Bin, Bao, Dan-Feng & Lu, Yong-Zhong, 2025, Discoveries of Dothideomycetes (Fungi) associated with pteridophytes in China, IMA Fungus 16, pp. e 167717-e 167717 : e167717-

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.167717

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17967255

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2B96A388-9265-5EF1-9607-22237699B130

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scientific name

Cyatheomyces J. Y. Zhang, Y. Z. Lu & K. D. Hyde
status

gen. nov.

Cyatheomyces J. Y. Zhang, Y. Z. Lu & K. D. Hyde gen. nov.

Etymology.

The genus name refers to the host genus Cyathea , combined with “myces” for fungi.

Type species.

Cyatheomyces synnematosus J. Y. Zhang, Y. Z. Lu & K. D. Hyde .

Description.

Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Hyphomycetous. Colonies on natural substrate effuse, scattered or aggregated, brown, with masses of conidia at the apex. Mycelium partly immersed, partly superficial, composed of branched, septate, hyaline to pale brown hyphae. Conidiophores macronematous, synnematous, erect, cylindrical, thick-walled, aseptate, brown to hyaline towards the apex. Conidiogenous cells monoblastic to polyblastic, integrated, terminal, hyaline or pale brown, sympodial, often with denticles. Conidia oblong to obovoid to clavate, septate, hyaline, rarely pale brown.