1. Nigrospora Zimm. type

(Fig. 2A, B)

Conidia elliptical, dark, opaque. Thick wall, laevigate, with a characteristic fissure. Long axis ca. 17–22 µm (x 20 µm), short axis ca. 13–16 µm (x 14 µm). Ecological data: Nigrospora species are cellulose-decomposing fungi that mainly inhabit warm regions, including forest soils, grasslands, mangroves, sandy soils, and bat caves (Domsch et al., 1980).