Cryptococcomyces undefined-1

Cryptococcomyces sp. 1 Fig. 12 Specimen examined. CHINA, Yunnan Province, Lijiang, Laojunshan, 26.6413°N, 99.7672°E, alt. ca. 3500 m, on twigs of Juniperus sp. (Cupressaceae), 21 Jun. 2021, C. L. Hou, M. J. Guo, and H. Zhou, HOU 1835 (BJTC 2021146). Notes. In the multi-gene phylogenetic tree, the sequences of this undescribed species form a highly supported sister clade with the sequences of Cry. carbostomaticus and Cry. niger. The similarity of the ITS rDNA sequences of Cryptococcomyces sp. 1 with Cry. carbostomaticus and Cry. niger are 98 % and 96 %, respectively. As mature ascomata were not found in this specimen, it was not possible to conduct detailed morphological studies.