Fungalpedia – Note 2230, Nowamyces
Nowamyces Crous
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Nowamycetaceae, Incertae sedis, Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Two species are accepted in this genus, N. globulus and N. piperitae (Crous et al. 2019a). They are teratosphaeria-like and can be distinguished by molecular data. Crous et al. (2019a) included this genus in Nowamycetaceae. However, Nowamycetaceae is synonymized under Phaeothecoidiellaceae in our study based on phylogenetic analyses, thus Nowamyces is transferred to Phaeothecoidiellaceae. Crous et al. (2019a) suggested that N. piperitae is plant pathogenic as it was associated with prominent leaf spots. Nowamyces globulus was assumed to be of minor relevance as it was associated with Teratosphaeria nubilosa leaf spots on Eucalyptus globulus.
Type species: Nowamyces globulus Crous, in Crous et al., Stud. Mycol. 94: 210 (2019).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Nowamyces.
References
Entry by
Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand
Published online 25 March 2026