A second species of Ascotricha with non-ostiolate ascomata

A new species of Ascotricha (Ascomycetes: Xylariaceae) is described and illustrated as A. novae-caledoniae. It is characterized by non-ostiolate ascomata with a translucent peridium, a few branched short ascomatal hairs, clavate asci, discoid ascospores, and the absence of an anamorph. The holotype was isolated from forest soil in New Caledonia.