Deilomyces Guerra-Mateo, Gene & Cano 2025, gen. nov.

Deilomyces Guerra-Mateo, Gené & Cano gen. nov. Etymology. Greek deilós (δειλός), timid, and Greek múkēs (μύκης), fungus, referring to the slow growth in culture and restricted production of ascomata. Classification. Eurotiomycetes, Onygenales, Incertae sedis Type species. Deilomyces minimus Guerra-Mateo, Gené & Cano Description. Mycelium composed of hyaline, septate, branched, smooth-walled hyphae. Asexual morph Chrysosporium - like. Conidia thallic, terminal, intercalary, occasionally lateral, hyaline to subhyaline, smooth-walled to tuberculate, thick-walled; terminal and lateral conidia aseptate, subglobose to obpyriform or short clavate with truncated base; intercalary conidia alternate, frequently disposed in a knuckle joint position, 0–1 - septate, subglobose, subcylindrical, obpyriform, or short clavate with truncated base. Sexual morph with gymnothecial ascomata. Gymnothecia superficial, single or aggregated, globose or subglobose; peridium composed of a subtle network of septate, branched, anastomosed, hyaline, smooth- and thick-walled hyphae; peridial appendages absent. Asci 8 - spored, evanescent, globose, subglobose, or pyriform. Ascospores unicellular, smooth- and thick-walled, globose, subglobose, ellipsoidal, or irregularly shaped.