NEOHYPODISCUS NOM NOV FOR HYPODISCUS

Neohypodiscus is erected to replace Hypodiscus Lloyd, a later homonym. Neophypodiscus rickii, the type species, N. irradians, and N. cerebri nus are accepted. Features of the genus include brown one- to three-ce lled ascospores with hyaline polar caps and sometimes with a pore in o ne end; asci with a distinct, but nonamyloid apical ring; and massive stromata with a hard exterior layer and fibrous or woody interior. No anamorph is known. The taxonomic position of Neohypodiscus is unsettle d, but it is presently placed in the Amphisphaeriaceae senus lato.