taxonID	type	description	language	source
713287849E64CB79FC682A8CFBF3E830.taxon	type_taxon	TYPE SPECIES. — Heteromicrosphaeropsis ononidicola (Thambug., Camporesi & K. D. Hyde) M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E64CB79FC682A8CFBF3E830.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The name refers to Microsphaeropsis which is morphologically similar but phylogenetically different. MYCOBANK. — MB 841486.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E64CB79FC682A8CFBF3E830.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Conidiomata pycnidial, immersed or erumpent, globose to subglobose, solitary or confluent, uni- to bi-loculate, ostiolate. Pycnidial wall of light to dark brown textura angularis. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, hyaline, cylindrical, discrete or integrated. Conidia thin- and smooth-walled, hyaline to yellowish brown, aseptate, obovoid to ellipsoidal, straight, and sometimes guttulate.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E64CB76FC142FD1FE50ECC0.taxon	description	Microsphaeropsis ononidicola Thambug., Camporesi & K. D. Hyde, Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology 8: 220 (Thambugala et al. 2018). MYCOBANK. — MB 841491. DESCRIPTION See Thambugala et al. (2018). NOTES Microsphaeropsis ononidicola was introduced with the description of a saprobic strain (MFLUCC 15 - 0459) isolated from dead aerial stems of Ononis spinosa L. (Fabaceae) in Italy (Thambugala et al. 2018). In the phylogenetic analyses of the present study (Fig. 1), this species is distant from the Microsphaeropsis lineage and other genera in the Microsphaeropsis complex. Therefore, a new genus Heteromicrosphaeropsis M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward., gen. nov. is introduced to accommodate this species. Nucleotide comparison of Heteromicrosphaeropsis M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward., gen. nov. with Microsphaeropsis species revealed a difference of 0.6 % (3 / 521 bp) in the LSU region, 2.6 % (11 / 431 bp) in the ITS and 11 % (22 / 198 bp) in the tub 2. However, this new genus is morphologically similar to Microsphaeropsis but phylogenetically different.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB76FEF32D85FECEE9E4.taxon	description	MYCOBANK. — MB 841487. DESCRIPTION See Hyde et al. (2016).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB76FEF32D85FECEE9E4.taxon	discussion	NOTES Hyde et al. (2016) introduced Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisi for a saprobic fungus isolated from dead stem of Cytisus sp. (Fabaceae) in Italy. The analyses of combined LSU, ITS, tub 2 and rpb 2 sequence data for the Microsphaeropsis complex revealed that the type strain of Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisi (MFLUCC 13 - 0396) clustered within Microsphaeropsis lineage (Fig. 1). Therefore, we transfer Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisi to Microsphaeropsis. Nucleotide comparison of Microsphaeropsis cytisi (W. J. Li & K. D. Hyde) M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward., comb. nov. with Neomicrosphaeropsis species showed a difference of 0.6 % (3 / 521 bp) in the LSU region, 3 % (13 / 431 bp) in the ITS and 10.5 % (46 / 438 bp) in the rpb 2.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB76FC662981FC1AEDD5.taxon	description	MYCOBANK. — MB 841488. DESCRIPTION See Wanasinghe e t al. (2018).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB76FC662981FC1AEDD5.taxon	discussion	NOTES Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisicola was firstly isolated from dead aerial branches of Cytisus sp. (Fabaceae) in Italy and described by Wanasinghe et al. (2018) as a saprobic fungus. According to its position on the phylogenetic tree (Fig. 1) and SNP analysis of four genomic regions, we transfer Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisicola to Microsphaeropsis. Nucleotide comparison of Microsphaeropsis cytisicola (Wanas., Camporesi, E. B. G. Jones & K. D. Hyde) M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward., comb. nov. with Neomicrosphaeropsis species showed a difference of 0.6 % (3 / 521 bp) in the LSU region, 3 % (13 / 431 bp) in the ITS, 13.6 % (36 / 265 bp) in tub 2 and 10 % (44 / 438 bp) in the rpb 2.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB76FC582D77FA63E8CA.taxon	description	MYCOBANK. — MB 841489. DESCRIPTION See Hyde et al. (2016).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB76FC582D77FA63E8CA.taxon	discussion	NOTES Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisinus was originally described from a dead stem of Cytisus scoparius L. (Fabaceae) a saprobic fungus in Italy (Hyde et al. 2016). According to the phylogenetic analyses in the present study (Fig. 1) and SNP analysis, this species is transferred to Microsphaeropsis. Nucleotide comparison of M. cytisinus (Tennakoon, Camporesi & K. D. Hyde) M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward., comb. nov. with Neomicrosphaeropsis species showed a difference of 0.6 % (3 / 521 bp) in the LSU region and 3 % (13 / 431 bp) in the ITS.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB77FC5B2E5AFF32EC7F.taxon	description	MYCOBANK. — MB 841490. DESCRIPTION See Hyde et al. (2016).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6BCB77FC5B2E5AFF32EC7F.taxon	discussion	NOTES Hyde et al. (2016) introduced Neomicrosphaeropsis minima as a saprobic fungus isolated from dead stems of Verbascum sp. (Scrophulariaceae) in Italy. In our analyses (Fig. 1), this species is related to Microsphaeropsis and transferred to this genus. SNP analysis of M. minima (W. J. Li & K. D. Hyde) M. Mehrabi-Koushki, K. D. Hyde & Jayaward., comb. nov. with Neomicrosphaeropsis species showed a difference of 0.6 % (3 / 521 bp) in the LSU region and 3 % (13 / 431 bp) in the ITS.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB77FEAC2BA3FED0E9E4.taxon	description	(Fig. 2)	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB77FEAC2BA3FED0E9E4.taxon	materials_examined	HOLOTYPE. — Iran. Khuzestan Province, Dezful, Shahiyoon (forest mountains of Segeryoo), from stem canker of Amygdalus scoparia, I. 2019, S. Artand (holo-, IRAN [18146 F]; ex-type living culture, IRAN [4451 C] = SCUA-Ar-KS 3 - 3). ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Iran. Khuzestan Province, Dezful, Sardasht (forest mountains of Saland-Kooh), from stem canker of Amygdalus scoparia, III. 2021, S. Artand (IRAN [4452 C] = SCUA-Ar-SB 2 A); from leaf spot of an unknown tree, III. 2021, S. Artand (SCUA-Ar-S 6 A).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB77FEAC2BA3FED0E9E4.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The name refers to the host genus Amygdalus L. from which it was isolated.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB77FEAC2BA3FED0E9E4.taxon	description	MYCOBANK. — MB 841492. DESCRIPTION Asexual morphology Pycnidia scattered and irregular, solitary or aggregated, superficial on the medium or in aerial mycelium, globose to subglobose, sometime with a short neck, covered with hyphal outgrowths, usually inconspicuous ostiole, sometime with a conspicuous ostiole, slightly papillate or non-papillate, brown to dark brown with a paler wall, (107.2 -) 159.6 - 186.6 (- 268) × (102.2 -) 144.1 - 166.4 (- 241.2) µm, (x ± SD = 173.7 ± 6.7 × 155.6 ± 5.7 µm, n = 50). Pycnidial wall pseudoparenchymatous, composed of isodiametric to elongated cells, 3 - 6 layers, pale brown to brown, outer layers darker. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, hyaline, smooth-walled, discrete, ampulliform or doliiform. Conidia mostly ovoid to ellipsoidal but also allantoid, or irregular in shape, pale brown to brown, straight or curved, smooth- and thin-walled, guttulate, aseptate, (3.7 -) 5.9 - 6.9 (- 10.5) × (3.2 -) 4.0 - 4.3 (- 5.8) µm, (x ± SD = 6.3 ± 0.3 × 4.2 ± 0.1 µm, n = 50). Chlamydospores and swelling cells not observed. Sexual morphology Not observed.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB75FC052FB3FED0EDD7.taxon	description	(Fig. 3)	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB75FC052FB3FED0EDD7.taxon	materials_examined	HOLOTYPE. — Iran. Khuzestan Province, Dezful, Sardasht (forest mountains of Saland-Kooh), from leaf spot of Pistacia khinjuk, III. 2021, S. Artand (holo-, IRAN [18145 F]; ex-type cultures, IRAN [4449 C] = SCUA-Ar-SK 11 A). ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Iran. Khuzestan Province, Dezful, Sardasht (forest mountains of Saland-Kooh), from leaf spot of Pistacia atlantica, III. 2021, S. Artand (IRAN [4450 C] = SCUA-Ar-SK 1 D).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB75FC052FB3FED0EDD7.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The name refers to the host genus Pistacia L. from which it was isolated. MYCOBANK. — MB 841493.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6ACB75FC052FB3FED0EDD7.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Asexual morphology Pycnidia scattered and irregular, mostly solitary, sometimes confluent, superficial on the medium or in aerial mycelium, globose to subglobose, occasionally flask-shaped, glabrous or covered with some hyphal outgrowths, with inconspicuous ostiole, rarely with a conspicuous ostiole, brown to dark brown with a paler wall, (78 -) 113.2 - 127 (- 208) × (53.6 -) 91.3 - 103.9 (- 187.6) µm, (x ± SD = 120.5 ± 3.5 × 97.6 ± 3.1 µm, n = 50). Pycnidial wall prosenchymatous and pseudoparenchymatous, composed of branched hyphae and elongated cells, 3 - 12 layers, sometimes wall layers do not completely enclose conidiomata and the conidia can be seen through hyphal network, pale brown to brown. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, hyaline, smooth-walled, discrete, globose to subglobose. Conidia mostly subglobose to ellipsoidal but also ovoid, obpyriform or irregular in shape, pale brown to brown, straight or slightly curved, smooth- and thin-walled, guttulate, aseptate, (4.2 -) 5.5 - 6.2 (- 8.4) × (3.2 -) 3.9 - 4.2 (- 5.3) µm, (x ± SD = 5.8 ± 0.2 × 4.1 ± 0.1 µm, n = 50). Chlamydospores and swelling cells not observed. Sexual morphology Not observed.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E68CB75FEA22F31FC0BEA41.taxon	description	(Fig. 4)	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E68CB75FEA22F31FC0BEA41.taxon	materials_examined	HOLOTYPE. — Iran. Khuzestan Province, Dezful, Sardasht (forest mountains of Saland-Kooh), from fruit rot of Crataegus sp., III. 2021, S. Artand (holo-, IRAN [18137 F]; ex-type cultures, IRAN [4376 C] = SCUA-Ar-SZ 8 C 2). ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Iran. Khuzestan Province, Dezful, Sardasht (forest mountains of Saland-kooh), from leaf spot of Quercus brantii, III. 2021, S. Artand (IRAN [4453 C] = SCUA-Ar-SB 5 A); from leaf spot of Ziziphus sp., III. 2021, S. Artand (IRAN [4456 C] = SCUA-Ar-S 4 D 1 and IRAN [4454 C] = SCUA-Ar-S 4 D 2); from leaf spot of Nerium oleander, III. 2021, S. Artand (IRAN [4455 C] = SCUA-Ar-SKH 13 B); from leaf spot of an unknown shrub., III. 2021, S. Artand (SCUA-Ar-S 9 C 2).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E68CB75FEA22F31FC0BEA41.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The name refers to the Saland-Kooh Mountains, where this fungus was collected. MYCOBANK. — MB 841494.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E68CB75FEA22F31FC0BEA41.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Asexual morphology Pycnidia scattered and irregular, solitary or confluent, superficial on the medium or in aerial mycelium, globose to subglobose, covered with hyphal outgrowths, with inconspicuous ostiole, brown to dark brown with a paler wall, (107.2 -) 167.9 - 198.5 (- 321.6) × (93.8 -) 153 - 174.9 (- 268) µm, (x ± SD = 184.4 ± 7.5 × 163.9 ± 5.6 µm, n = 50). Pycnidial wall pseudoparenchymatous, composed of isodiametric to elongated cells, 3 - 6 layers, pale brown to brown, outer layers darker. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, hyaline, smooth-walled, discrete, ampulliform or doliiform. Conidia mostly ovoid to obpyriform but also irregular in shape, pale brown to brown, straight or sometime very slightly curved, smooth- and thin-walled, guttulate, aseptate, (4.7 -) 5.9 - 6.5 (- 9.5) × (3.2 -) 4.6 - 5.2 (- 6.8) µm, (x ± SD = 6.2 ± 0.1 × 4.9 ± 0.1 µm, n = 50). Chlamydospores and swelling cells not observed. Sexual morphology Not observed.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6FCB73FC032F64FC0BE8E3.taxon	description	(Fig. 5)	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6FCB73FC032F64FC0BE8E3.taxon	materials_examined	HOLOTYPE. — Iran. Lorestan Province, Aligudarz, Zaz and Mahroo (forest mountains of Moolish), from leaf spot of Quercus brantii, IX. 2020, S. Artand (holo-, IRAN [18144 F]; ex-type cultures, IRAN [4448 C] = SCUA-Ar-B 10 A). ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Iran. Lorestan Province, Aligudarz, Zaz and Mahroo (forest mountains of Moolish), from stem canker of Crataegus sp., IX. 2020, S. Artand (SCUA-Ar-Z 1 B).	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6FCB73FC032F64FC0BE8E3.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The name refers to the Zagros forest, where this fungus was collected. MYCOBANK. — MB 841495.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
713287849E6FCB73FC032F64FC0BE8E3.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Asexual morphology Pycnidia scattered and irregular, solitary or confluent, superficial on the medium or in aerial mycelium, sometime semiimmersed in the agar, globose to subglobose, covered with hyphal outgrowths, with inconspicuous ostiole, brown to dark brown with a paler wall, (80.4 -) 128.3 - 147.5 (- 214.4) × (78 -) 119.3 - 135.7 (- 205) µm, (x ± SD = 138.4 ± 4.8 × 128 ± 4.2 µm, n = 50). Pycnidial wall pseudoparenchymatous, composed of isodiametric to elongated cells, 3 - 5 layers, pale brown to brown, outer layers darker and pigmented. Conidiogenous cells phialidic, hyaline, smooth-walled, discrete, subglobose or bottle-shaped. Conidia mostly globose to subglobose but also broadly ellipsoidal, ovate-ellipsoidal or irregular in shape, pale brown to brown, straight or sometimes very slightly curved, smooth- and thin-walled, guttulate, aseptate, (3.2 -) 5.4 - 6.0 (- 7.4) × (2.6 -) 3.8 - 4.1 (- 5.3) µm, (x ± SD = 5.7 ± 0.2 × 4.0 ± 0.1 µm, n = 50). Chlamydospores and swelling cells not observed. Sexual morphology Not observed.	en	Artand, Saeid, Mehrabi-Koushki, Mehdi, Tabein, Saeid, Hyde, Kevin D., Jayawardena, Ruvishika S. (2022): Revision of the Microsphaeropsis complex with addition of four new Paramicrosphaeropsis L. W. Hou, L. Cai & Crous species from Zagrosian forest trees in Iran. Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (7): 159-175, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2022v43a7
