Petromyces muricatus, a new species with an Aspergillus anamorph

A new species of Petromyces (Ascomycetes: Trichocomaceae) is described and illustrated as P. muricatus. It is characterized by pale yellow to flesh colored ascostromata, oblate ascospores with a low equatorial rim and spinulose surfaces, and an Aspergillus anamorph belonging to the section Circumdati of the subgenus Circumdati (=A. ochraceus group). The holotype was isolated from grassland soil in the Philippines.