Neoparabambusicola L. S. Han & D. Q. Dai 2026, gen. nov.

Neoparabambusicola L. S. Han & D. Q. Dai gen. nov. Etymology. Named after its phylogenetic similarity to Parabambusicola. Description. Saprobic on bamboo, forming dome-shaped areas on the host surface. Sexual morph: Ascomata raised, immersed, black-brown, solitary or clustered together, uni-loculate, coriaceous, subconical. Peridium poorly developed at the base and intermixed with host tissue, composed of brown cells of textura angularis. Hamathecium 1.5–3.5 µm wide, dense, septate, branched, anastomosed pseudoparaphyses, embedded in a gelatinous matrix. Asci bitunicate, cylindrical, straight or curved, apically rounded, with an ocular chamber, shortly pedicellate, truncate to furcate pedicel. Ascospores overlapping 2–3 - seriate, hyaline, straight to slightly curved, fusiform, with acute ends, 1–4 - septate, constricted at the septum, multi-guttulate, sheath drawn out to form polar appendages at both poles. Asexual morph: Undetermined. Type species. Neoparabambusicola bambusae L. S. Han & D. Q. Dai. Notes. The novel genus Neoparabambusicola is introduced and described to accommodate N. bambusae herein. Morphologically, the ascospore sheath of Neoparabambusicola is drawn out to form polar appendages at both ends; however, the sheath of other sexual genera in Parabambusicolaceae is not drawn out. Hence, Neoparabambusicola is considered a distinct genus based on its unique characteristics.