CRYPTUMBELLATA, A NEW HYPHOMYCETE GENUS FROM SOIL

Cryptumbellata terricola gen. et sp. nov, is described and illustrated together with is Chrysosporium synanamorph. Its sporodochia bear a superficial resemblance to conidial apparatus of Oncocladium flavum, but differ from them in having terminally trichotomously branched, uncinate appendages and an "aleurioconidial" mass. The fungus is also characterized by its ability to degrade keratin.