Conidial fungi from the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil. Ellisembiopsis gen. nov., new variety of Sporidesmiella and some notes of Sporidesmium complex

Abstract

During an inventory of conidial fungi from dead plant material in the semi-arid Caatinga biome of Brazil, some species of Sporidesmium complex were found. Ellisembiopsis brasiliensis gen. et sp. nov. and Sporidesmiella garciniae var. brasiliensis var. nov. are proposed, described and illustrated. Sporidesmium knawiae is considered synonymous with Repetophragma inflatum. Eight new combinations of Ellisembia (E. delavayae, E. filirostrata, E. ilicis, E. magnibrachypa, E. ochnae, E. phoebes, E. pruni, E. tarennae) and, Ellisembiopsis zhejiangensis comb. nov. are proposed. A table comparing the main features of Sporidesmium and related genera is included.