Dead petiole of Rhopalostylis sapida.

DIAG in CMA. Coloniae tarde crescentes, olivaceo-griseae, margine diffusa submersa subhyalina. Mycelium ex hyphis hyalinis vel pallide brunneis non characteristicis compositum. Conidiophora ex hyphis vegetativis lateraiter vel terminaliter oriunda, solitaria, simplicia, septata, 30-210 µ longa, 4.8-8.5 µ crassa,brunnea utrinque pallescentia, apice sympdialiter proliferata inconspicue dentata. Conidia anguste obtriangularia, apice complanata frequenter cornibus brevibus coronata, obscure (0-)2(-4)-septata, 18-37 x 6-9 µ, laevia, subhyalina vel pallide fusca, contento guttulato.

HAB In petiolo mortuo,Rhopalostylis sapida ; Omahuta Forest, New Zealand; May 10, 1983(MFC-12425). TYP cultura desiccata (CMA).

COMMENTS: Coronospora novae-zelandiae is characterised by 0–4-septate, 18–37 × 6–9 m conidia that have small, rounded projections at the apex (Matsushima, 1985). All morphological characters and dimensions of the current specimen agree with the original description. C. novae-zelandiae, described from a single specimen isolated from dead leaves of Rhopalostylis sapida, is the commonest hyphomycete found on dead leaves of Freycinetia banksii (McKenzie and Hyde, 1997).