<i>Tirispora</i>, a new ascomycetous genus in the Halosphaeriales

Abstract

The new genus Tirispora, with the single species Tirispora unicaudata, is described from an intertidal mangrove plant Acanthus ilicifolius in Hong Kong. The genus is compared with other genera with polar unfurling appendages: Aniptodera, Cucullosporella, Halosarpheia, Moana, Ophiodeira, and Trichomaris. Key words: ascus, Halosphaeriales, spore appendages, taxonomy, Tirispora gen.nov., ultrastructure.