DACTYLELLA FORMOSANA, A NEW NEMATODE-TRAPPING FUNGUS FROM TAIWAN

Dactylella formosana sp. nov., a nematode-trapping fungus from decayed leaves, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by unbranch ed, erect, hyaline, septate conidiophores, which bear single, apical, fusoid to cylindrical, multiseptate, hyaline conidia. This organism tr aps nematodes by adhesive knobs formed on lateral stalks or on the dis tal end of conidia. The differences between D. formosana and D. copepo dii, D. leptospora, D. multiformis, D. ramiformis are tabulated and br iefly discussed.