Neokamalomyces indicus gen. nov., sp. nov. (Mycosphaerellaceae) - a Septoria-like genus from India Author Yadav, Sanjay 0000-0003-1850-7566 Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U. P. 221005, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1850 - 7566 Author Verma, Sanjeet Kumar 0000-0002-2579-5917 Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U. P. 221005, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2579 - 5917 Author Singh, Raghvendra 0000-0002-8672-6149 Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U. P. 221005, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8672 - 6149 Author Singh, Vinay Kumar 0000-0002-9418-2268 Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U. P. 221005, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9418 - 2268 Author Chaurasia, Balmukund 0000-0003-1240-7126 754 - D, Ramjanaki Nagar, Mirzapur Pachpedwa, West Basharatpur, Gorakhpur, U. P. 273004, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1240 - 7126 Author Singh, Paras Nath 0000-0002-3555-819X National Fungal Culture Collection of India (NFCCI), Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra 411004, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3555 - 819 X Author Kumar, Shambhu 0000-0001-9534-9309 Forest Pathology Department, KSCSTE-Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, Kerala 680653, India & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9534 - 9309 text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-11-03 571 2 141 168 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.571.2.3 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.571.2.3 1179-3163 7284306 Neokamalomyces Sanjay & Raghv. Singh , gen. nov. MycoBank: MB 843767 Type species:— Neokamalomyces indicus Sanjay & Raghv. Singh. Diagnosis:— Differs from Parapallidocercospora by its very well developed pycnidial conidiomata with a central ostiolum, and hyaline conidiogenous cells lining the inner cavity. Etymology:— Prefix ‘ Neo ’ meaning new and genus suffix ‘ kamalomyces ’ based on the living legend Professor Kamal (DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India ), a renowned mycologist and monographer of Cercosporoid Fungi of India . Conidiomata pycnidial, brown to dark brown, subepidermal, epigenous, numerous in each lesion, immersed to erumpent, subglobose to globose, with a central ostiolum, releasing a hyaline conidial mass; outer cells with brown, somewhat thickened walls, inner cells hyaline, thin-walled. Ostiole single, circular, central. Conidiophores reduced to conidiogenous cells lining the inner cavity. Conidiogenous cells hyaline, tightly aggregated, cylindrical and tapering gradually toward the apex, ampulliform or lageniform with a relatively long neck, holoblastic, proliferating sympodially, smooth; scars unthickened. Conidia cylindrical, weakly to strongly curved, or flexuous, gradually attenuated to a rounded apex, gradually or more abruptly attenuated into a broadly truncate base, septate, not or indistinctly constricted around the septa, hyaline to light olivaceous, hila unthickened to slightly thickened. Sexual morph not seen.