taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
60309B22B24257AA96C5291380F88D23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409051	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure6	Figure 6. Deilomyces minimus (ex-type FMR 20744). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Peridial hyphae. E. Asc. F. Ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore surface under SEM. H – K. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia. L. Arthroconidia under SEM. Scale bars: 50 µm (C); 10 µm (D – F, H – K); 2 µm (G); 2.5 µm (L).	Figure 6. Deilomyces minimus (ex-type FMR 20744). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Peridial hyphae. E. Asc. F. Ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore surface under SEM. H – K. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia. L. Arthroconidia under SEM. Scale bars: 50 µm (C); 10 µm (D – F, H – K); 2 µm (G); 2.5 µm (L).	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
60309B22B24257AA96C5291380F88D23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409050	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure5	Figure 5. Interpretation of cellulolytic, chitinolytic, and keratinolytic activities after 21 days. A. Cellulose Congo-Red Agar: no inoculation on the left side, positive degradation on the right side (Malbranchea sedimenticola FMR 19564). B. Chitin Agar: negative on the left side (Byssoonygena ceratinophila FMR 19558), positive on the right side (Myriodontium keratinophilum FMR 20839). C. Perforating organs in prepuberal human hair (B. ceratinophila FMR 19558). D. Hyphae penetrating human hair and perforating organ extension under phase contrast microscopy (B. ceratinophila FMR 19558). Scale bars: 25 µm.	Figure 5. Interpretation of cellulolytic, chitinolytic, and keratinolytic activities after 21 days. A. Cellulose Congo-Red Agar: no inoculation on the left side, positive degradation on the right side (Malbranchea sedimenticola FMR 19564). B. Chitin Agar: negative on the left side (Byssoonygena ceratinophila FMR 19558), positive on the right side (Myriodontium keratinophilum FMR 20839). C. Perforating organs in prepuberal human hair (B. ceratinophila FMR 19558). D. Hyphae penetrating human hair and perforating organ extension under phase contrast microscopy (B. ceratinophila FMR 19558). Scale bars: 25 µm.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
60309B22B24257AA96C5291380F88D23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409047	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure2	Figure 2. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU alignment of 137 strains representing the families Gymnoascaceae, Malbrancheaceae, Neogymnomycetaceae, and a related incertae sedis clade in Onygenales. The tree is rooted to Polytolypa hystricis UAMH 7299 and Dactylodendron pinicola CBS 653.89. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-TREE-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 2. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU alignment of 137 strains representing the families Gymnoascaceae, Malbrancheaceae, Neogymnomycetaceae, and a related incertae sedis clade in Onygenales. The tree is rooted to Polytolypa hystricis UAMH 7299 and Dactylodendron pinicola CBS 653.89. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-TREE-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
9AD9FE9B521F58D48C485522DAE3D345.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409052	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure7	Figure 7. Gymnoascoideus alboluteus (extype FMR 19992). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Fertile hyphae. D. Racket hyphae. E. Arthroconidial release. F. Arthroconidia. Scale bars: 20 µm (B); 10 µm (C, E, F); 5 µm (D).	Figure 7. Gymnoascoideus alboluteus (extype FMR 19992). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Fertile hyphae. D. Racket hyphae. E. Arthroconidial release. F. Arthroconidia. Scale bars: 20 µm (B); 10 µm (C, E, F); 5 µm (D).	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
9AD9FE9B521F58D48C485522DAE3D345.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409049	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure4	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
9AD9FE9B521F58D48C485522DAE3D345.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409048	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure3	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
C258B588FEF6566486FA9D03CFBA416E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409053	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure8	Figure 8. Malbranchea parafilamentosa (ex-type FMR 20151). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Hooked appendage tip. E. Asci. F. Ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore surface under SEM. H – J. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia under light microscopy. K. Arthroconidia under SEM. Scale bars: 10 µm (D, F, H – J); 5 µm (E, G, K).	Figure 8. Malbranchea parafilamentosa (ex-type FMR 20151). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Hooked appendage tip. E. Asci. F. Ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore surface under SEM. H – J. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia under light microscopy. K. Arthroconidia under SEM. Scale bars: 10 µm (D, F, H – J); 5 µm (E, G, K).	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
C258B588FEF6566486FA9D03CFBA416E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409048	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure3	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
C258B588FEF6566486FA9D03CFBA416E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409047	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure2	Figure 2. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU alignment of 137 strains representing the families Gymnoascaceae, Malbrancheaceae, Neogymnomycetaceae, and a related incertae sedis clade in Onygenales. The tree is rooted to Polytolypa hystricis UAMH 7299 and Dactylodendron pinicola CBS 653.89. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-TREE-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 2. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU alignment of 137 strains representing the families Gymnoascaceae, Malbrancheaceae, Neogymnomycetaceae, and a related incertae sedis clade in Onygenales. The tree is rooted to Polytolypa hystricis UAMH 7299 and Dactylodendron pinicola CBS 653.89. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-TREE-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
D566DC646B985C6D9A4680EBCD554333.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409054	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure9	Figure 9. Malbranchea sedimenticola (ex-type FMR 19564). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Tip of a long appendage under SEM. E. Peridial hyphae under SEM. F, G. Asci and ascospores under light microscopy. H. Ascospore ornamentation under SEM. I, J. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia. Scale bars: 10 µm (B, C, E – G, I, J); 5 µm (D); 1 µm (H).	Figure 9. Malbranchea sedimenticola (ex-type FMR 19564). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Tip of a long appendage under SEM. E. Peridial hyphae under SEM. F, G. Asci and ascospores under light microscopy. H. Ascospore ornamentation under SEM. I, J. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia. Scale bars: 10 µm (B, C, E – G, I, J); 5 µm (D); 1 µm (H).	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
D566DC646B985C6D9A4680EBCD554333.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409049	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure4	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
D566DC646B985C6D9A4680EBCD554333.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409048	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure3	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
D566DC646B985C6D9A4680EBCD554333.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409047	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure2	Figure 2. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU alignment of 137 strains representing the families Gymnoascaceae, Malbrancheaceae, Neogymnomycetaceae, and a related incertae sedis clade in Onygenales. The tree is rooted to Polytolypa hystricis UAMH 7299 and Dactylodendron pinicola CBS 653.89. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-TREE-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 2. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU alignment of 137 strains representing the families Gymnoascaceae, Malbrancheaceae, Neogymnomycetaceae, and a related incertae sedis clade in Onygenales. The tree is rooted to Polytolypa hystricis UAMH 7299 and Dactylodendron pinicola CBS 653.89. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-TREE-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
84078856EA015B2D80A295BA4FC19A09.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409055	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure10	Figure 10. Malbranchea seminuda (ex-type FMR 19403). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Peridial hyphae ornamentation under SEM. E. Asci. F. Ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore ornamentation under SEM. H – J. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia. Scale bars: 25 µm (C); 10 µm (E, F, H – J); 5 µm (G); 2.5 µm (D).	Figure 10. Malbranchea seminuda (ex-type FMR 19403). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Peridial hyphae ornamentation under SEM. E. Asci. F. Ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore ornamentation under SEM. H – J. Fertile hyphae and arthroconidia. Scale bars: 25 µm (C); 10 µm (E, F, H – J); 5 µm (G); 2.5 µm (D).	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
84078856EA015B2D80A295BA4FC19A09.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409049	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure4	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
84078856EA015B2D80A295BA4FC19A09.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409048	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure3	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
B3D0C136EC33524DB5D54E2D8E0E268A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409056	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure11	Figure 11. Malbranchea sexualis (ex-type FMR 20852). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Peridial hyphae ornamentation under SEM. E, F. Asci and ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore ornamentation under SEM. Scale bars: 50 µm (C); 10 µm (D – F); 1 µm (G).	Figure 11. Malbranchea sexualis (ex-type FMR 20852). A. Colonies on PDA, PYE, and OA after 14 days at 25 ° C. B, C. Ascomata. D. Peridial hyphae ornamentation under SEM. E, F. Asci and ascospores under light microscopy. G. Ascospore ornamentation under SEM. Scale bars: 50 µm (C); 10 µm (D – F); 1 µm (G).	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
B3D0C136EC33524DB5D54E2D8E0E268A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409049	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure4	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	Figure 4. Biogeographical data extracted from the GlobalFungi v. 10.0 (release version 5.0) database (accessed in December 2024). A. Geographic distribution of ITS 1 and ITS 2 environmental sequences representing the species of Deilomyces, Gymnoascoideus, and Malbranchea recovered from marine sediments in this study. B. Pie charts representing the substrates where each species has been detected. When rare substrates are masked in the pie chart, an additional chart is provided excluding the major substrates.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
B3D0C136EC33524DB5D54E2D8E0E268A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1409048	https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.16.158470.figure3	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	Figure 3. Phylogenetic tree inferred from a concatenated ITS – LSU – tub 2 alignment of 53 strains representing the genus Malbranchea. The tree is rooted to Auxarthronopsis bandhavgarhensis CBS 134524 and Neogymnomyces demonbreunii CBS 427.70. Numbers at the branches indicate support values (IQ-Tree-UFBS / BI - PP) above 90 % / 0.95. Fully supported branches (100 / 1) are highlighted in bold. Strains recovered in this work and the associated species are highlighted in bold. Quotation marks indicate strains with unresolved taxonomy. Putative novel species are highlighted in blue. Ex-type strains are indicated with T. The scale bar represents the expected number of changes per site.	2025-09-04	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.		Zenodo	biologists	Guerra-Mateo, Daniel;Gené, Josepa;Becker, Pierre;Cano-Lira, José F.			
