Cladosporium helicosporum anam.-sp. nov., found on dead leaves of Laci
asis divaricata from a rainforest in Cuba, is described and illustrate
d. It is characterized by polyblastic, sympodially extending, and ligh
tly scarred conidiogenous cells from which arise curved, sigmoid or co
iled, pale brown conidia in acropetal chains. Some notes on relevant g
enera are given.