-like fungi on bamboo: four new genera belonging to a new family ().

This study investigates the phylogeny and taxonomy of -like fungi (, ) found in association with bamboo in Japan. Four new genera, (including three new species, i.e.

 revised: Synonymisation of under and establishment of a new order, Thyridiales.

The genus , previously known as a saprobic or hemibiotrophic ascomycete on various plants, was revised taxonomically and phylogenetically. Sequences of the following six regions, that is, the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, the large subunit (LSU) of rDNA, the second largest RNA polymerase II subunit () gene, translation elongation factor 1-alpha () gene, the actin () gene, and the beta-tubulin () gene, were generated for molecular phylogenetic analyses of species of this genus. , a genus encompassing medically important species, is synonymised with based on molecular evidence and morphological similarities in their asexual characters.