NEOTYPIFICATION AND EMENDED DESCRIPTION OF FUSARIUM ANGUIOIDES

The species Fusarium anguioides is discussed and the problems resultin g from the lack of type or culture material are described. The reasons for neotypification and emending the species description are the abse nce of type or culture material and the illustrations of polyphialides in the original description. The neotype chosen for F. anguioides is a culture from soil from a bamboo grove from China and the neotype and isoneotype have been deposited. Lyophilized cultures have been deposi ted in appropriate culture collections.