taxonID	type	description	language	source
AF0676BC593E5D8383F05D6452E92C3D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Referring to the morphological similarity with Hypoderma linderae.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
AF0676BC593E5D8383F05D6452E92C3D.taxon	description	Description. Apothecia developing on dead stems, scattered, dark brown to black, shiny, long elliptical to slightly fusiform, straight or somewhat curved, ends rounded or obtuse, rising above the surface of the substrate, opening by a single longitudinal split. Lips moderately developed, pale brown (Fig. 2 a, b). In median vertical section (Fig. 2 c), apothecia subcuticular, 200 - 280 µm deep. Covering stroma (Fig. 2 e) up to 38 - 45 µm thick near the opening, becoming to 12 - 18 µm thick towards the edges, extending to the basal stroma, consisting of an outer layer of host cuticle and several layers of dark brown, thick-walled cells of textura angularis. Lip cells (Fig. 2 d) clavate to cylindrical, 11 - 23 x 2 - 3 µm, thin-walled, hyaline to pale brown, 0 - 1 - septate. Basal stroma (Fig. 2 f) 10 - 16 µm thick, consisting of several layers of brown, thick-walled cells, arranged in textura angularis, becoming colourless, thin-walled cells of textura prismatica towards the subhymenium. Subhymenium 19 - 27 µm thick, composed of several layers of hyaline, thin-walled cells of textura angularis. Paraphyses 1.5 - 2 µm, filiform, aseptate, unbranched, often curved, but not swollen at the apex, anastomosing at the base. Asci (81.5 -) 110 - 120 (- 129) x 10 - 14 µm (x ¯ = 108 x 12 µm, n = 25), 8 - spored, unitunicate, cylindrical-clavate, round to subtruncate at the apex, with a 38 - 49 µm long stalk, thin-walled, J-, apical ring, without circumapical thickening. Ascospores 26 - 32.5 x 2.5 - 4.5 µm (x ¯ = 30.5 x 3.5 µm, n = 35, measured without the gelatinous sheath), multi-seriate and mostly arranged in the upper half of ascus, fusiform to slightly cylindrical, straight or lightly curved, apex rounded and tapering slightly to an acute base, aseptate, hyaline, guttulate, surrounded by a 0.5 - 1.5 µm thick gelatinous sheath (extending to 2.5 µm at the poles). Asexual morph: Not observed.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
AF0676BC593E5D8383F05D6452E92C3D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CHINA, Guizhou Province, Leishan County, dead stems of unidentified herbaceous plants, 2 November 2017, J. F. Zhang, LS- 21 (GZAAS 19 - 1769, holotype).	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
321F406BEEE2597CBC7935C57E8527D0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Refers to the karst landscape where the holotype was collected.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
321F406BEEE2597CBC7935C57E8527D0.taxon	description	Description. Apothecia developing on dead branch, elliptical or oblong-elliptical in outline, ends slightly acute to obtuse. Apothecia surface black, matt or slightly glossy, moderately raising the substratum surface, opening by a single longitudinal split that extends to the ends of the apothecium (Fig. 3 a, b). Lips absent. In median vertical section (Fig. 3 d), apothecia deeply embedded in host tissue, with host cells becoming filled with fungal tissue as the apothecium develops. Covering stroma (Fig. 3 c) 30 - 45 µm thick, composed of blackish-brown to black, thick-walled cells of textura angularis towards the exterior and several layers of pale to nearly hyaline, thin-walled cells towards the interior. Along the edge of the apothecial opening, there is a flattened, 12 - 20 µm thick extension adjacent to the covering stroma that is composed of strongly melanised tissue with no obvious cellular structure. Basal stroma 8 - 18 µm thick, dark brown or blackish-brown, composed of angular to globose, thick-walled cells, 2.5 - 4 µm diam. A triangular space between the covering stroma and basal stroma consists of thin-walled, nearly hyaline to grey-brown cells arranged in textura prismatica. Paraphyses 1 - 2 µm, filiform, hyaline, septate, gradually swollen or branching once at the apex, embedded in gelatinous sheaths. Asci (103 -) 110 - 122.5 x 5.5 - 7 µm (x ¯ = 113 x 6 µm, n = 20), 8 - spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, long stalk, thin-walled, apex truncate to somewhat round, J-, without circumapical thickening. Ascospores 55 - 66 x 1.5 - 2.0 µm (x ¯ = 61 x 1.8 µm, n = 25), fascicle, but not coiled, filiform, gradually tapering toward the ends, hyaline, aseptate, smooth-walled, straight or slightly curved, lacking gelatinous sheath. Asexual morph: Not observed.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
321F406BEEE2597CBC7935C57E8527D0.taxon	description	Culture characteristics. Colonies on PDA reaching 51 mm after 14 days at 25 ° C, irregular in shape, cottony with moderately dense, fluffy aerial mycelium. At first, white, becoming slightly greyish in the centre, reverse side bronze in the centre and pale towards the edge.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
321F406BEEE2597CBC7935C57E8527D0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CHINA, Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Yunyan District, dead branch of unidentified ligneous plants, 6 May 2016, J. F. Zhang, SH- 06 (MFLU 18 - 2288, holotype); ibid. (GZAAS 19 - 1720, isotype); ex-type living culture, GZCC 19 - 0047.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
7364F7673A2250BE908EA87521B1B7B4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Referring to the locality of the holotype, Meitan County, Guizhou Province, China.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
7364F7673A2250BE908EA87521B1B7B4.taxon	description	Description. Apothecia developing on dead stems (Fig. 4 a), semi-immersed to superficial, elliptical or oblong-elliptical, ends slightly acute to obtuse, surface black, matt, raising the substratum surface, opening by a single longitudinal split that extends nearly the entire length (Fig. 4 b, c). In median vertical section (Fig. 4 d), apothecia deeply embedded in host tissue, with host cells becoming filled with fungal tissue as the apothecium develops. Covering stroma (Fig. 4 e) 33 - 42 µm thick, composed of blackish-brown, thick-walled cells that are fused with host tissue in the outermost layers, becoming pale pigmented or nearly colourless towards the hymenium, thin-walled cells, arranged in textura angularis or textura globulosa. Along the upper edge of the apothecial opening, there is a flattened, 19 - 34 µm thick extension adjacent to the covering stroma that is composed of strongly melanised tissue with no obvious cellular structure. Basal stroma (Fig. 4 g) 8 - 18 µm thick, dark-brown or blackish-brown, composed of angular to globose, thick-walled cells, 2.5 - 4 µm diam. Where the covering stroma meets the basal stroma, there is a triangular-shaped, 35 - 60 µm thick, tissue composed of thin-walled, hyaline to pale brown cells forming a textura prismatica (Fig. 4 f). Subhymenium 12 - 16 µm thick, consisting of hyaline textura angularis to textura intricata. Paraphyses 1 - 2 µm, filiform, hyaline, septate, gradually swollen or branching once at the apex, embedded in gelatinous matrix, anastomosing at the base. Asci (98.5 -) 113 - 125.5 (- 131.5) x 6 - 7.5 µm (x ¯ = 117 x 6.5 µm, n = 20), 8 - spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, somewhat long-stalked, thin-walled, apex generally truncate, J-, without circumapical thickening. Ascospores 47 - 54.5 x 1.5 - 2.5 µm (x ¯ = 50.5 x 2 µm, n = 35), fascicle, filiform, gradually tapering towards the ends, hyaline, aseptate, smooth-walled, straight or slightly curved, lacking a gelatinous sheath. Asexual morph: Not observed.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
7364F7673A2250BE908EA87521B1B7B4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CHINA, Guizhou Province, Zunyi, Meitan County, dead stems of unidentified host, 28 August 2017, J. F. Zhang, MT- 1 (MFLU 18 - 2299, holotype); ibid. (GZAAS 19 - 1731, isotype).	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
19F4284699D25FCDB177A58B33DAFFE3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Refers to its sigmoidal ascospores.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
19F4284699D25FCDB177A58B33DAFFE3.taxon	description	Description. Apothecia developing on fallen leaves, scattered, dark brown to black, matt, elliptical, sometimes 3 - lobed or triangular, straight or slightly curved, ends rounded to subacute, strongly raising the surface of the substrate at maturity, opening by a single longitudinal split that extends almost the whole length of the apothecium (Fig. 5 a, b). Immature apothecia appearing as a single dark brown protrusion, circular to slightly elongated. In median vertical section (Fig. 5 d), apothecia 185 - 220 μm deep. Covering stroma (Fig. 5 c) 20 - 25 μm thick near the centre of the apothecium, consisting of an outer layer of host cuticle, remains of epidermal and hypodermal cells filled with thick-walled, angular fungal cells and an inner layer of textura angularis to textura globulosa with 4 - 7 μm diam., dark brown, thick-walled cells, slightly thinner towards the edges, extending to the basal stroma, but conspicuously thicker towards the apothecial opening, with a 15 - 27 μm thick extension comprising highly melanised tissue with no obvious cellular structure. Excipulum moderately developed, closely adhering to the covering stroma and the extension, arising from the marginal paraphyses, becoming thinner towards the base. Basal stroma concave, 12 - 15 μm thick, composed of dark brown, thick-walled, angular cells. A triangular space between the covering stroma and basal stroma is composed of thin-walled, colourless cells that are vertically arranged in rows. Subhymenium 6 - 9 μm thick, flat, consisting of hyaline cells of textura intricata. Paraphyses filiform, hyaline, septate, gradually or suddenly swollen to 2.5 μm near the apex, covered by a thin gelatinous sheath, forming a 4 - 8 μm thick epithecium. Asci (93.5 -) 102 - 121 x 5 - 6 μm (x ¯ = 108.5 x 5.5 µm, n = 20), 8 - spored, unitunicate, cylindrical, apex tapering to round, thin-walled, J-, without circumapical thickening. Ascospores 79 - 95 x 1.5 - 2 μm (x ¯ = 89.5 x 1.9 µm, n = 30), fascicle, filiform, sigmoid, tapering slightly towards the ends, hyaline, aseptate, guttulate, gelatinous sheath not observed. Asexual morph: Not observed.	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
19F4284699D25FCDB177A58B33DAFFE3.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CHINA, Guizhou Province, Guiyang, dead leaves of unidentified host, 5 October 2016, J. F. Zhang, GZ- 28 (MFLU 18 - 2297, holotype); ibid. (GZAAS 19 - 1729, isotype).	en	Zhang, Jin-Feng, Liu, Jian-Kui, Hyde, Kevin D., Ekanayaka, Anusha H., Liu, Zuo-Yi (2020): Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals new species in Rhytismataceae (Rhytismatales, Leotiomycetes, Ascomycota) from Guizhou Province, China. MycoKeys 76: 81-106, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.76.58465
