A taxonomic re-evaluation of Phialocephala phycomyces

Phialocephala was established for species that produce their conidia from p hialides at the apex of dark mononematous conidiophores. Phialocephala phyc omyces (Auersw.) Kendrick was described more than a century ago as the only species of the genus Hantzschia. The phialides of P. phycomyces are not as deep-seated as those found in Phialocephala dimorphospora Kendrick, the ty pe of Phialocephala, and conidium development occurs near the apex of the c onidiogenous cell. Furthermore, P. phycomyces is characterized by reddish-b rown conidiophores and is cycloheximide resistant. Based on morphological, as well as molecular comparisons, we concluded that P. phycomyces is a dist inct genus, Kendrickiella gen.nov.