Modern taxonomic approaches to identifying diatrypaceous fungi from marine habitats, with a novel genus Halocryptovalsa Dayarathne & K. D. Hyde, gen. nov. Author Dayarathne, Monika C. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100 (Thailand) World Agroforestry Centre East and Central Asia Office, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201 (China) Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan (China) monidaya 40 @ gmail. com (corresponding author) Author Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100 (Thailand) World Agroforestry Centre East and Central Asia Office, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201 (China) Author Devadatha, B. Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605014 (India) Author Abeywickrama, Pranami Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100 (Thailand) of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (China) Author G, E. B. Author Jones, areth Author Chomnunti, Putarak Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100 (Thailand) Author Sarma, V. V. Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605014 (India) Author Hyde, Kevin D. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100 (Thailand) World Agroforestry Centre East and Central Asia Office, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming 650201 (China) Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan (China) Author Lumyong, Saisamorn Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200 (Thailand) Author C., Eric H. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai Research New Zealand, Private Bag 92170, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142 mckenziee @ landcareresearch. co. nz (corresponding Author Mckenzie Thailand) (New Zealand) author) text Cryptogamie, Mycologie 2020 2020-03-27 20 3 21 67 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2020v41a3 journal article 246324 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2020v41a3 62653781-1f18-4362-a843-6dd324fe64be 1776-100X 7815042

TABLE 5. — Comparative morphology of Cryptovalsa Ces. & De Not.ex Fuckel and Halocryptovalsa Dayarathne & K.D.Hyde, gen.nov. species from saline habitats.

Taxa
	Halocryptovalsa	Halocryptovalsa	Cryptovalsa	Cryptovalsa	Cryptovalsa
Characters	avicenniae, comb. nov. salicorniae, sp. nov.		halosarceicola	mangrovei	suaedicola
Ascomata (μm)	430-715 × 570-680,	230-300 × 140-168,	130-185 × 185-260,	420-500 × 260-350,	370-350 × 290-350,
	blackened zone	blackened zone	blackened zone	no blackened zone	blackened zone
	around ascomata	around ascomata	around ascomata	around ascomal	around ascomata
				venter
Necks	No furrows	No furrows	No furrows	With 4 horizontal	With 4 vertical furrows
				furrows
Asci (μm)	80-130 × 8-20,	87-95 × 9-13,	75-95 × 7-9, cylindric- 80-150 × 10-14,		80-130 × 6-7.5,
	cylindric-fusoid	cylindrical	fusoid	clavate	cylindric-fusoid
Ascospores (μm)	5-8 × 1-2, yellow-	3-5 × 1-2, hyaline	4-7 × 1.5-2, hyaline	5-14 × 1-3, pale yellow 4-6 × 1-1.5, hyaline
	brown to brown			to pale brown
Paraphyses	Persistent	Persistent	Persistent	Deliquescent	Probably persistent
Asexual morph	libertella-like	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined	Not determined