title: Digitomyces, a new genus of hyphomycetes with cheiroid conidia.
abstract: The new anamorphic genus Digitomyces, based on Dictyosporium verrucosum, is proposed. It is characterized by micronematous or semimacronematous conidiophores, integrated or discrete, holoblastic, determinate conidiogenous cells, and olivaceous to pale brown, verrucose, cheiroid conidia, with a truncate basal cell and (2-)3 arms. The new taxon is compared with morphologically similar anamorph genera.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA), A.P. 8029, Ciudad de La Habana 10800, Cuba.
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mercado Sierra
authors.forename: Misericordia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calduch
authors.forename: Josepa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gené
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delgado