Pseudocoprotus gen. nov. – eine neue Gattung für Cheilymenia catenipila J. Moravec

The genetical and morphological analyses of the type collection of Cheilymenia catenipila from New Zealand as well as of three recent collections from Europe confirm the separate position of this species. The phylogenetic analysis of three loci (28S rDNA, tef1, rpb2) places C. catenipila in the family of Ascodesmiaceae whereas the genus Cheilymenia belongs to Pyronemataceae s. str. The morphological examination confirms the result of the phylogenetical analysis. C. catenipila differs significally from the typical species of Cheilymenia. Also, the comparison with morphologically similar genera such as Pseudombrophila or Coprotus reveals the distinctiveness of C. catenipila. The new genus Pseudocoprotus is therefore proposed to accommodate it.