A revision ofBoerlagiomyceswith notes and a key to the saprobic genera of Tubeufiaceae

摘要

Boerlagiomyces velutinus(Penz. amp; Sacc.) Butzin andBoerlagiomyces laxus(Penz. amp; Sacc.) Butzin are lectotypified and the latter species, considered by some mycologists to be a synonym ofB. velutinus, is reinstated as a distinct species.Boerlagella effusa(Syd., P. Syd., amp; E.J. Butler) J.L. Crane, Shearer, amp; M.E. Barr, comb.nov. is transferred toBoerlagiomyces. These three species are redescribed and illustrated. A key is provided to the six recognized species ofBoerlagiomyces.Boerlagiomyces macrosporusV.G. Rao amp; Varghese is redescribed and illustrated and is placed inThaxteriella. Diagnostic characters separating genera allied toBoerlagiomycesare presented in a revised key to the saprobic genera of Tubeufiaceae.Thaxteriellopsis bambusicolaSivanesan amp; Sharma andThaxteriellopsis lignicolaK.S. Panwar amp; S.J. Kaur are transferred toChaetosphaerulinaand illustrated. New combinations are made inAcanthostigmellaandThaxteriella.Key words: fungal systematics, Tubeufiaceae, Loculoascomycetes.