Mycological research news

This issue of Mycological Research News points out that Micropeltopsis quin quinecladiopsis belongs in Lichenopeltella, and features a record number of ascomycetes found on a single tree in Papua New Guinea, and the rules of f ungal melanins. This part of Mycological Research includes 14 papers. The first reports the transformation of the endophyte Neotyphoidium lolii with a green fluoresce nt protein gene. Molecular systematic studies clarify generic and species c oncepts in Phaeoacremonium and Phaeomoniella, reassess Neofabraea species, compare species of Hypoxylon and allied genera, clarify the identities of O idium powdery mildews on tomato, and provide evidence for the reproductive mode in Phellinus nigrolimitatus. The intracellular peptidases and proteinases of Serpula lacrymans have been investigated, and conidial discharge in Erynia neoaphidis examined. Developmental studies are reported on apothecia of Pyrenopeziza brassicae a nd basidiomes in Mycena stylobates, and the germination of ascospores of Mo nosporascus cannonballus documented. The moss parasites Eocronartium and lo la have been studied in culture to elucidate their life-histories and revea led anamorphs. Additional fungi have been round in the hypersaline Dead Sea, and seven new neotropical smut species are described. The following new scientific names are introduced: Aurantiosporium pallidum , Kuntzeomyces ruiziana, Moreana bulbostylidis, Oidium neolycopersici, Phae oacremonium mortoniae, Thecaphora amaranthicola, T. smallanthi and Tilletia boliviana spp. nov.; and Lichenopeltella quinquinecladiopsis (syn. Micrope ltopsis quinquinecladiopsis) comb. nov.