Fungal systematics and evolution : FUSE 3

The present study introduces seven new species, one new combination, one new variety and several interesting taxonomical notes and/or geographical records. Most of the new taxa are Ascomycetes, but the study also includes a new variety of a Basidiomycete. Novel species include Gyromitra khanspurensis (Discinaceae, Pezizales, Pezizomycetes) from Pakistan growing near Cedrus deoadara and Paramyrothecium guiyangense and Paramyrothecium verruridum (Stachybotriaceae, Hypocreales, Sordariomycetes) both isolated from soil in China. New species from South Africa are Sclerostagonospora elegiae on culm litter of Elegia equisetacea, Sclerostagonospora fusiformis on culm litter of Thamnochortus spicigerus, Sclerostagonospora pinguis on culm litter of Cannomois virgata and Sclerostagonospora sulcata on culm litter of Ischyrolepis subverticellata (Phaeosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes). Hapalocystis berkeleyi var. kickxii with its basionym Hypoxylon kickxii is shown to be a taxon on species level and thus recombined as Hapalocystis kickxii (Sydowiellaceae, Diaporthales, Sordariomycetes), and it is lecto- and epitypified. The new variety Pluteus romellii var. luteoalbus (Pluteaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetes) growing on a mossy fallen stem of a deciduous tree is described from Czech Republic. Cortinarius scaurocaninus (Cortinariaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetes) is new for Austria, Humicola grisea (Chaetomiaceae, Sordariales, Sordariomycetes) is an interesting new record for Chile. Two taxa are reported as new for Turkey: the lichenicolous fungus Opegrapha parasitica (Opegraphaceae, Arthoniales, Arthoniomycetes) growing partly immersed in the thallus of Aspicilia and the lichen Rinodina zwackhiana (Physciaceae, Teloschistales, Lecanoromycetes) from calcareous rock. Finally, Xerula strigosa (Physalacriaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetes), described from China, is confirmed to be present also in Pakistan.HM was funded by Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT), Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (FONDECYT), Chile, project no. 11140562. The financial support by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF; project P27645-B16) to HV is gratefully acknowledged. Cordial thanks are due to Alain Gardiennet for providing a fresh specimen of Hapalocystis kickxii, and Ann Bogaerts (BR) for providing detailed information on the lectotype specimen of H. kickxii. The Gyromitra study was supported by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan. The Turkish lichen study was supported by TUBITAK (Project 114Z892). The Paramyrothecium study was supported by the project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31660006). YC is grateful to Jing-Rong Feng, Shuang-Fei Ran & Kun-Ying Wang in experiment and suggestions from Ling Chuan-Geng on the manuscript. The Czech authors thank P. Ševčík for collaboration in the field, G. Vasas, curator of BP, for the possibility to study of herbarium collections. The studies of HŠ were enabled by support provided to the Moravian Museum by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic as part of its long-term conceptual development programme for research institutions (DKRVO, ref. MK000094862). Institutional support for the institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences was provided by the Long-term Development Projects RVO61388971, RVO67985831, and RVO61389005. Technical assistance of Kesiban Karasungur is gratefully acknowledged. Financial support of the Austrian Ministry of Science for ABOL is gratefully acknowledged.http://www.sydowia.at/syd62-1/syd62-1.htm2018-12-18am2018Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)Microbiology and Plant Patholog