Introducing one novel genus, four novel species of bambusicolous fungi in the suborder Massarineae (Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) collected from Yunnan Province, China

Bambusicolaceae and Parabambusicolaceae (in Pleosporales, Dothideomycetes) mainly comprise bambusicolous fungi. As a continuation of the study of bambusicolous fungi in South-West of China, we collected eight samples from Yunnan Province, China. Among these collections, we propose one novel species ( Bambusicola dehongensis ) belonging to Bambusicolaceae, and one novel genus ( Neoparabambusicola gen. et. sp. nov.) and three novel species ( Neoparabambusicola dehongensis , Parabambusicola zhaotongensis and P. zhenxiongensis ) belonging to Parabambusicolaceae based on morphological comparisons and multi-gene analyses (ITS, LSU, SSU, and tef 1- α ). Full descriptions, illustrations, and phylogenetic analysis results are presented.