Fungalpedia – Note 2185, Novolignincolaceae

 

Novolignincolaceae. N. Afshari, Lumyong & K.D. Hyde.

Citation when using this data: Afshari N et al. 2025 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Acrospermales, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

 

Etymology – The name is derived from “Novoligni-” and “-cola“, referring to the wood-dwelling fungus.

Notes – Novolignincolaceae is established here to accommodate a monotypic genus, Novolignincola, which comprises two strains of Novolignincola doitungensis. Phylogenetic analysis, which included updated species of Acrospermales, as outlined by Hyde et al. (2024a), indicated that the new family formed a well-supported basal clade within Acrospermales, with 98% ML and 1.0 PP values. Novolignincola is distinguished by its multilocular pycnidial conidiomata, and fusoid to falcate, curved conidia with an apical appendage at maturity. 

 

Type species: Novolignincola N. Afshari, Lumyong & K.D. Hyde.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Novolignincolaceae.

 

References

Hyde KD, Noorabadi MT, Thiyagaraja V, He MQ et al. 2024a – The 2024 outline of fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere, 15, 5146–6239.

 

Entry by

Naghmeh Afshari, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

 

Published online 24 March 2026

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