taxonID	type	description	language	source
DAB4779FC43955BAB662BF33F647FC9C.taxon	description	Fig. 3	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
DAB4779FC43955BAB662BF33F647FC9C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the name of the host genus, Cynodon, from which the holotype was collected.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
DAB4779FC43955BAB662BF33F647FC9C.taxon	description	Description. Asexual morph on PDA: Hyphae 2 – 5 μm wide, subhyaline to pale brown, thin- and smooth-walled, septate, branched. Conidiophores mononematous, semi- macronematous, septate, arising singly or frequently in groups, straight to slightly flexuous, mostly unbranched, rarely short-branched apically, smooth to verruculose, yellowish-brown to brown, (25 –) 45 – 121 (– 182) × 3 – 7 μm (mean ± SD = 83 ± 38 × 5 ± 1 μm). Conidiogenous cells mono- to polytretic, proliferating sympodially, integrated, terminal or intercalary, subcylindrical to irregularly swollen, brown to dark brown, with darkened scars, smooth, (5 –) 7 – 11 (– 15) × 3 – 5 μm (mean ± SD = 9 ± 2 × 4 ± 1 μm). Conidia 2 – 5 - euseptate, all septa are strongly thickened and swollen, straight, elliptical, smooth, (14 –) 19 – 27 (– 32) × (5 –) 6 – 8 μm (mean ± SD = 23 ± 4 × 7 ± 1 μm); germination mono- or bipolar. Hila 2 – 4 μm wide, conspicuous protuberant, thickened and darkened. Chlamydospores and microconidiation not observed. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Culture characteristics. Colonies on PDA reach 39 mm diam. after 5 days at 25 ° C in the dark. Round colony with regular margins, cottony appearance, fluffy aerial hyphae, grey in the central sporulating zone, white in the marginal aging zone, black in the centre of the reverse and white at the edges. On OA medium, the colonies’ diameter is up to 49 mm, the surface is smooth, the edge is neat and the front and reverse of the colony are black. The back is greyish-black in the centre and white on the edges. On CMA medium, the diameter is up to 49 mm and the colony morphology is similar to that on OA.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
5F8031E7089750C08841B8B158F93DD8.taxon	description	Fig. 4	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
5F8031E7089750C08841B8B158F93DD8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name, Latin nouns for “ grass ”, herba + Latin term - cola (inhabitant or dweller) refers to grass, which this species inhabits.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
5F8031E7089750C08841B8B158F93DD8.taxon	description	Description. Asexual morph on PDA: Hyphae 2 – 4 μm wide, subhyaline to pale brown, verruculose to verrucose, septate, branched. Conidiophores mononematous, semi-to macronematous, septate, arising singly or frequently in groups, straight to flexuous, geniculate towards the apex, unbranched, smooth to verruculose, yellowish-brown to brown, (50 –) 66 – 136 × 2 – 4 μm (mean ± SD = 101 ± 35 × 3 ± 1 μm). Conidiogenous cells mono- to polytretic, proliferating sympodially, integrated, terminal or intercalary, conspicuously swollen, brown to dark brown, pale brown initially, becoming distinctly darker, with darkened scars, smooth, (5 –) 7 – 11 (– 14) × 5 – 7 (– 10) μm (mean ± SD = 9 ± 2 × 6 ± 1 μm). Conidia straight, elliptical, smooth, 2 – 4 - euseptate, with strongly thickened and swollen, septa (16 –) 19 – 25 (– 29) × (8 –) 9 – 11 μm (mean ± SD = 22 ± 3 × 10 ± 1 μm); germination mono- or bipolar. Hila 2 – 3 μm wide, conspicuous protuberant, thickened and darkened. Chlamydospores and microconidiation not observed. Sexual morph: Undetermined.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
5F8031E7089750C08841B8B158F93DD8.taxon	description	Culture characteristics. Colonies on PDA reach 39 mm diam. after 5 days at 25 ° C in the dark. Round colony with slightly irregular margins, the central sporulating zone is black and flat, the margins are aged and raised, cottony appearance, yellowish-black at the sporulating zone and yellowish-white at the aging zone. On OA medium, the colonies reach 60 mm in diam., which is cotton wool-like, with neat edges, grey-black surface, grey-white edges and fluffy aerial hyphae. The back is greyish-white in the centre and white on the edges. On CMA medium, the diameter is up to 57 mm and the colony morphology is similar to that on OA.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
EF95DB15DAFD539AB8A58897D7C0AD3B.taxon	description	Fig. 5	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
EF95DB15DAFD539AB8A58897D7C0AD3B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the genus of the host, Lolium, from which the holotype was collected.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
EF95DB15DAFD539AB8A58897D7C0AD3B.taxon	description	Description. Asexual morph on PDA: Hyphae 3 – 5 μm wide, subhyaline to pale brown, thin and verruculose, septate, branched. Conidiophores mononematous, semi- to macronematous, septate, arising singly or frequently in groups, straight to flexuous, geniculate at upper part septate, mostly unbranched, rarely short-branched apically, smooth, pale brown to brown, paler towards the apex, (75 –) 97 – 155 (– 192) × (4 –) 6 – 8 (– 11) μm (mean ± SD = 126 ± 29 × 7 ± 1 μm). Conidiogenous cells mono- to polytretic, proliferating sympodially, integrated, terminal or intercalary, subcylindrical to slightly swollen, yellowish-brown, smooth to slightly verruculose, with thickened and darkened scars, (8 –) 11 – 25 (– 30) × (3 –) 5 – 7 (– 8) μm (mean ± SD = 18 ± 7 × 6 ± 1 μm). Conidia straight or curved, pale brown to dark golden brown, smooth, fusiform, 2 – 3 - euseptate, median two cells asymmetrically swollen, median septum thickened, 23 – 29 (– 32) × (11 –) 12 – 16 μm (mean ± SD = 26 ± 3 × 14 ± 2 μm); germination mono- or bipolar. Hila 2 – 3 μm wide, non-protuberant, thickened and darkened. Chlamydospores and microconidia are not observed. Sexual morph not observed.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
EF95DB15DAFD539AB8A58897D7C0AD3B.taxon	description	Culture characteristics. Colonies on PDA reach 33 mm diam. after 5 days at 25 ° C in the dark. Margins irregular, umbonate with an erose edge, greyish-green, cottony appearance, yellowish on the periphery, flat. The centre of the reverse is greyish-green and the edge is dark yellow. On OA medium, the colonies reach up to 47 mm in diam. The edge is neat, cottony appearance, the colony surface is grey, aerial hyphae are fluffy and reverse is black. On CMA medium, the colonies are cottony and reach 32 mm in diam. The edge is irregular and the centre is black.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
32890A52C0D052BDB74E55FCCE196262.taxon	description	Fig. 6	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
32890A52C0D052BDB74E55FCCE196262.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the city, Nanjing where the holotype was collected.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
32890A52C0D052BDB74E55FCCE196262.taxon	description	Description. Asexual morph on PDA: Hyphae 3 – 4 μm wide, subhyaline to pale brown, thin- and smooth-walled, septate, branched. Conidiophores mononematous, semi- to macronematous, septate, arising singly or frequently in groups, straight to flexuous, geniculate towards the apex, unbranched, smooth-walled, subhyaline to dark brown, (113 –) 163 – 279 (– 384) × (3 –) 4 – 6 μm (mean ± SD = 221 ± 58 × 5 ± 1 μm). Conidiogenous cells mono- to polytretic, proliferating sympodially, integrated, terminal or intercalary, subcylindrical to irregularly swollen, yellowish-brown, smooth, 6 – 14 (– 18) × 4 – 6 μm (mean ± SD = 10 ± 4 × 5 ± 1 μm). Conidia straight or curved, elliptical to lunate, smooth, 2 – 3 - euseptate, median cells unequally enlarged, pigmentation intensified to dark brown and median septum thickened, apical and basal cells subhyaline to pale brown, (13 –) 16 – 20 (– 22) × (7 –) 9 – 13 (– 14) μm (mean ± SD = 18 ± 2 × 11 ± 2 μm); germination mono- or bipolar. Hila 2 – 3 μm wide, inconspicuous to slightly conspicuous, slightly thickened and darkened. Chlamydospores present, intercalary, smooth-walled, solitary or grouped in chain, subglobose to oblong, 8 – 12 (– 13) × (6 –) 7 – 9 (– 10) μm (mean ± SD = 10 ± 2 × 8 ± 1 μm, n = 20). Microconidia not observed. Sexual morph: Undetermined.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
32890A52C0D052BDB74E55FCCE196262.taxon	description	Culture characteristics. Colonies on PDA reach 46 mm diam. after 5 days at 25 ° C in the dark. Round colonies, regular margin, flat without bulge, greyish-black at sporulating zone, white at aging zone. The centre of the reverse is greyish-green and the edge is yellowish-white. On OA medium, the colonies are up to 51 mm in diam., with regular margin, smooth surface, black on both front and reverse sides. On CMA medium, the diameter is up to 49 mm and the morphology is similar to that on OA medium.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
4C4B4237271E5763A4C0D6C5AF88A3E6.taxon	description	Fig. 7	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
4C4B4237271E5763A4C0D6C5AF88A3E6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The epithet name after the Xuanwu District where the holotype of the fungus was collected.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
4C4B4237271E5763A4C0D6C5AF88A3E6.taxon	description	Description. Asexual morph on PDA: Hyphae 2 – 4 μm wide, subhyaline to pale brown, thin- and smooth-walled hyphae, septate, branched. Conidiophores mononematous, semi- to macronematous, septate, arising singly or frequently in groups, straight to flexuous, geniculate at upper part, unbranched, smooth, pale brown to brown, paler towards the apex, (49 –) 60 – 180 (– 239) × (3 –) 4 – 6 (– 7) μm (mean ± SD = 120 ± 60 × 5 ± 1 μm). Conidiogenous cells mono- to polytretic, proliferating sympodially, integrated, terminal or intercalary, subcylindrical, yellowish-brown, smooth to slightly verruculose, with thickened and darkened scars, (6 –) 7 – 11 (– 14) × 4 – 6 (– 7) μm (mean ± SD = 9 ± 2 × 5 ± 1 μm). Conidia straight, pale brown to dark golden brown, smooth, ellipsoidal, 2 – 3 - euseptate, (14 –) 18 – 22 (– 24) × (7 –) 8 – 10 μm (mean ± SD = 20 ± 2 × 9 ± 1 μm); germination mono- or bipolar. Hila 2 – 3 μm wide, non-protuberant, thickened and darkened. Chlamydospores and microconidia were not observed. Sexual morph not observed.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
4C4B4237271E5763A4C0D6C5AF88A3E6.taxon	description	Culture characteristics. Colonies on PDA reach 44 mm diameter after 5 days at 25 ° C in the dark. Round colonies with an entire margin, greyish-black at sporulating zone, flat and white at aging zone, cottony appearance. The centre of the reverse is greyish-green and the edge is white. On OA medium, the colonies attain up to 51 mm in diam. The edge is neat, cottony appearance, the surface of the colony is grey-black, the edge is white and the aerial hyphae are fluffy. Reverse side is greyish-black in the centre and white on the edges. On CMA medium, the colony is up to 49 mm in diam., with an irregular margin, the front and back sides are black and the surface is smooth.	en	Zhao, Jia-Mei, Peng, Chuan-Xu, Zhang, Qiu-Yue, Li, De-Wei, Huang, Lin (2025): Five novel species of Curvularia (Pleosporales, Pleosporaceae) isolated from turfgrasses. MycoKeys 125: 279-305, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.125.168614
