Re-evaluation of species and morphologically similar fungi.

includes plant pathogens, animal opportunists, saprobic and endophytic fungi. The present study presents the first molecular phylogeny and revision of the genus based on four loci, including ITS, LSU, , and . An extensive collection of cultures, including ex-type strains from the CBS, IMI, MUCL, BRIP, clinical isolates from the USA, and fresh isolates from Brazil and Spain, was studied morphologically and phylogenetically to resolve their taxonomy. The study showed that sensu lato is polyphyletic. Phylogenetic analysis places in (), together with , , , , and . , the type species, and are reduced to synonyms, and one new species is introduced, , , , , , (including and as its synonyms) and belong to (, ), and , and to (, ). Based on phylogenetic analyses we propose sp. nov., a fungus associated with leaf spots on sp. () in Australia, sp. nov. associated with leaf spots on () in the USA, and sp. nov. isolated from a grass () in Spain. Furthermore, gen. & sp. nov. is introduced for a genus similar to in .