Periconiella liquidambaricola sp. nov. – a new Chinese hyphomycete

The new species Periconiella liquidambaricola , collected on living leaves of Liquidambar formosana ( Altingiaceae ) in Jiangxi Province, China, is described, illustrated and compared with other species of the genus Periconiella . The new fungus is the first species described from a host belonging to the Altingiaceae . Periconiella liquidambaricola is well characterized by its very long conidiophores and smooth, pale scolecosporous conidia. It has similar conidia to Periconiella lygodii on fronds of Lygodium flexuosum in India, but differs in having conidia with attenuated to acute apexes and much longer conidiophores with uninflated bases.