New section and species in .

is a monophyletic genus containing seven sections. The number of species in grows rapidly due to reliable and complete sequence data contributed from all over the world. In this study agricultural soil samples from Fujiang, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shandong, Tibet and Zhejiang provinces of China were collected and analyzed for fungal diversity.

Diversity and toxigenicity of fungi and description of sp. nov. from cereals, legumes and soils in north-central Nigeria.

Mycological investigation of various foods (mainly cowpea, groundnut, maize, rice, sorghum) and agricultural soils from two states in north-central Nigeria (Nasarawa and Niger), was conducted in order to understand the role of filamentous fungi in food contamination and public health. A total of 839 fungal isolates were recovered from 84% of the 250 food and all 30 soil samples. Preliminary identifications were made, based on macro- and micromorphological characters.

Citizen science project reveals high diversity in Didymellaceae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes).

Fungal communities play a crucial role in maintaining the health of managed and natural soil environments, which directly or indirectly affect the properties of plants and other soil inhabitants. As part of a Citizen Science Project initiated by the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute and the Utrecht University Museum, which aimed to describe novel fungal species from Dutch garden soil, the diversity of Didymellaceae, which is one of the largest families in the Dothideomycetes was investigated. A preliminary analysis of the ITS and LSU sequences from the obtained isolates allowed the identification of 148 strains belonging to the family.

gen. et sp. nov. (Juncigenaceae, Torpedosporales) isolated from the Mediterranean Sea.

, introduced in the new genus , was collected in the Mediterranean Sea in association with the seagrass and with the brown alga . The affiliation of the new taxon to the family Juncigenaceae is supported by both morphology and phylogenetic inference based on a combined nrSSU and nrLSU sequence dataset. Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian phylogeny proved as a distinct genus within Juncigenaceae.

Species of (Erythrogloeaceae, Diaporthales) associated with chestnut and oak canker diseases in China.

was recently proposed in Erythrogloeaceae (Diaporthales, Sordariomycetes), with all known members recorded as being plant pathogenic on economically important tree hosts. During our collections of species in China, mild to severe canker symptoms were observed on sweet chestnut () and oak ( spp.) trees.

sp. nov., the causal agent of pistachio cankers and decline in Italy.

A new canker and decline disease of pistachio () is described from Sicily (Italy). Observations of the disease and sampling of the causal agent started in spring 2010, in the area where this crop is typically cultivated, Bronte and Adrano (Catania province) and later extended to the Agrigento and Caltanissetta provinces. Isolations from the margins of twig, branch and stem cankers of declining plants resulted in fungal colonies with the same morphology.

High diversity of species associated with dieback diseases in China, with twelve new species described.

species have often been reported as important plant pathogens, saprobes and endophytes on a wide range of plant hosts. Although several species have been recorded in China, little is known about species able to infect forest trees. Therefore, extensive surveys were recently conducted in Beijing, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi and Zhejiang Provinces.