fam. nov.: Phylogenetic affiliations of mycopappus-like genera in .

The familial placement of four genera, , , , and , was taxonomically revised based on morphological observations and phylogenetic analyses of nuclear rDNA SSU, LSU, , and sequences. ITS sequences were also provided as barcode markers. A total of 130 sequences were newly obtained from 28 isolates which are phylogenetically related to (, ) and its relatives. Phylogenetic analyses and morphological observation of sexual and asexual morphs led to the conclusion that should be restricted to its type genus , which is characterised by ascomata composed of a well-developed, carbonaceous peridium, and an aposphaeria-like coelomycetous asexual morph. Although , , , and are phylogenetically related to , these genera are characterised by epiphyllous, lenticular ascomata with well-developed basal stroma in their sexual morphs, and mycopappus-like propagules in their asexual morphs, which are clearly different from those of . is proposed to accommodate these four genera. Although and have been considered synonyms of based on sexual morphology, we show that they are distinct genera. Based on morphological observations, these genera in are easily distinguished by their synasexual morphs: sigmoid, multi-septate, thin-walled, hyaline conidia (); globose to ovoid, dictyosporus, thick-walled, brown conidia with cellular appendages (); and clavate with a short rostrum, dictyosporus, thick-walled, brown conidia (). A synasexual morph of was not observed. Although was treated as member of in a previous study, it has hyaline cells at the base of ascomata and pseudopycnidial, confluent conidiomata which is atypical features in , and is treated as .