Two species of Acremonium section Acremonium: A-borodinense sp nov and A-cavaraeanum rediscovered

Two unusual species of Acremonium sect. Acremonium, A. borodinense sp. nov, and A. cavaraeanum, are described and illustrated. They were isolated in J apan from rhizosphere soil of sugarcane and an outer wall of a wooden house respectively. A. borodinense is characterized by forming two kinds of coni dia, ellipsoidal rough-walled and cylindrical smooth-walled. Of A. cavaraea num a second isolate has become available; it forms long chains of fusiform conidia, has a luteous reverse and exudes a livid-red pigment into the med ium.