Fungal Planet description sheets: 1697?1780

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: <b>Antarctica</b>, <i>Leuconeurospora bharatiensis</i> from accumulated snow sediment sample. <b>Argentina</b>, <i>Pseudocercospora quetri</i> on leaf spots of <i>Luma apiculata</i>. <b>Australia</b>, <i>Polychaetomyces verrucosus</i> on submerged decaying wood in sea water, <i>Ustilaginoidea cookiorum</i> on <i>Scleria levis</i>, <i>Xylaria guardiae</i> as endophyte from healthy leaves of <i>Macaranga tanarius</i>. <b>Belgium</b>, <i>Iodophanus taxi</i> on leaf of <i>Taxus baccata</i>. <b>Belize</b>, <i>Hygrocybe mirabilis</i> on soil. <b>Brazil</b>, <i>Gongronella irregularis</i> from soil, <i>Linodochium splendidum</i> on decaying sheath of <i>Euterpe oleracea, Nothophysalospora agapanthi</i> (incl. <i>Nothophysalospora gen. nov.</i>) on flower stalks of <i>Agapanthus praecox</i>, <i>Phaeosphaeria tabebuiae</i> on leaf of <i>Tabebuia</i> sp., <i>Verrucohypha endophytica</i> (incl. <i>Verrucohypha gen. nov.</i>) from healthy roots of <i>Acrocomia aculeata.</i> <b>Estonia</b>, <i>Inosperma apricum</i> on soil under <i>Quercus robur</i>. <b>Greece</b>, <i>Monosporascus solitarius</i> isolated from surface-sterilised, asymptomatic roots of <i>Microthlaspi perfoliatum</i>. <b>India</b>, <i>Diaporthe neocapsici</i> on young seedling stems of <i>Capsicum annuum</i>, <i>Fuscoporia naditirana</i> on dead wood, <i>Sebacina spongicarpa</i> on soil, <i>Torula kanvae</i> from the gut of a <i>Copris signatus</i> beetle. <b>Iran</b>, <i>Sarcinomyces pruni</i> from twig and petiole tissues of <i>Prunus persica</i> and <i>Prunus armeniaca</i>, <i>Xenodidymella quercicola</i> from leaf spots of <i>Quercus brantii</i>. <b>Italy</b>, <i>Agaricus aereiceps</i> on grass, <i>Agaricus bellui</i> in meadows, <i>Agaricus fabrianensis</i> in urban grasslands, <i>Beaucarneamyces muscorum</i> on moss growing in forest, <i>Xenoanthostomella quercus</i> on leaf litter of <i>Quercus ilex</i>. <b>Netherlands</b>, <i>Alfaria neerlandica</i> on stem lesions of <i>Cortaderia selloana</i>, <i>Neodictyosporium juncicola</i> on culms of <i>Juncus maritimus</i>, <i>Penicillium geertdesnooi</i> from soil under <i>Papaver rhoeas</i>, <i>Russula abscondita</i> on rich calcareous soil with <i>Quercus</i>, <i>Russula multiseptata</i> on rich clay soil with <i>Quercus</i>, <i>Russula purpureopallescens</i> on soil with <i>Populus</i>, <i>Sarocladium caricicola</i> on leaves of <i>Carex riparia</i>. <b>Pakistan</b>, <i>Circinaria shimlaensis</i> on limestone rocks. <b>Panama</b>, <i>Acrocalymma philodendri</i> on leaf spots of <i>Philodendron</i> sp., <i>Caligospora panamaensis</i> on leaf litter, <i>Chlamydocillium simulans</i> associated with a <i>Xylaria</i> sp., <i>Corynesporina panamaensis</i> on leaf litter, <i>Cylindromonium panamaense</i> on twig litter of angiosperm, <i>Cyphellophora panamaensis</i> on twig litter of angiosperm, <i>Microcera panamensis</i> on leaf litter of fern, <i>Pseudotricholoma pusillum</i> in tropical montane forest dominated by <i>Quercus</i> spp., <i>Striaticonidium panamaense</i> on leaf litter, <i>Yunnanomyces panamaensis</i> on leaf litter. <b>Poland</b>, <i>Albocremella abscondita</i> (incl. <i>Albocremella gen. nov.</i>) from rhizoids of liverwort <i>Conocephalum salebrosum</i>. <b>Portugal</b>, <i>Agaricus occidualis</i> in meadows. <b>South Africa</b>, <i>Alternaria elsarustiae</i> on culms of unidentified <i>Poaceae</i>, <i>Capronia capensis</i> on dead twig of unidentified angiosperm, <i>Codinaeella bulbinicola</i> on dead leaves of <i>Bulbine frutescens</i>, <i>Cytospora carpobroticola</i> on leaf of <i>Carpobrotus quadrifidus</i>, <i>Neophaeomoniella watsoniae</i> on leaf of <i>Watsonia</i> sp., <i>Neoplatysporoides aloigena</i> on leaf of <i>Aloe khamiesensis</i>, <i>Nothodactylaria comitabilis</i> on living leaf of <i>Itea rhamnoides</i>, <i>Nothopenidiella beaucarneae</i> (incl. <i>Nothopenidiella gen. nov</i>.) on dead leaves of <i>Beaucarnea stricta</i>, <i>Orbilia kirstenboschensis</i> on dead flower stalks of <i>Agapanthus praecox</i>, <i>Phragmocephala agapanthi</i> on dead flower stalks of <i>Agapanthus praecox</i>, <i>Podocarpigena hagahagaensis</i> (incl. <i>Podocarpigena gen. nov.</i>) on leaf spots of <i>Podocarpus falcatus</i>, <i>Sporisorium enterogonipteri</i> from the gut of <i>Gonipterus</i> sp., <i>Synnemapestaloides searsiae</i> on leaf of <i>Searsia populifolia</i>, <i>Xenophragmocapnias diospyri</i> (incl. <i>Xenophragmocapnias gen. nov.</i>) on leaf spots of <i>Diospyros</i> sp., <i>Yunnanomyces hagahagaensis</i> on leaf spots of <i>Sideroxylon inerme</i>. <b>Spain</b>, <i>Agaricus basicinctus</i> in meadows, <i>Agaricus quercetorum</i> among leaf litter in oak forests, <i>Coprinopsis palaciosii</i> on degraded woody debris, <i>Inocybe complutensis</i> in calcareous loamy soil, <i>Inocybe tanitiae</i> in calcareous sandy soil, <i>Mycena subfragosa</i> on dead leaves of <i>Salix atrocinerea</i>, <i>Pseudobaeospora cortegadensis</i> in laurel forests, <i>Trichoderma sedimenticola</i> from fluvial sediments. <b>Sweden</b>, <i>Inocybe badjelanndana</i> on calcareous soil. <b>Ukraine</b>, <i>Beaucarneamyces lupini</i> on overwintered stems of <i>Lupinus polyphyllus</i>, <i>Protocreopsis globulosa</i> on thallus and apothecia of <i>Lecania cyrtella</i> on bark of <i>Populus</i> sp., <i>Thyridium tiliae</i> on dead twigs of <i>Tilia</i> sp. <b>USA</b>, <i>Cladosporium louisianense</i>, <i>Cyphellophora americana</i> from a bedroom vent, <i>Extremus massachusettsianus</i> from lyse buffer, <i>Myxotrichum tapetae</i> on carpet in basement, <i>Neospissiomyces floridanus</i> (incl. <i>Neospissiomyces gen. nov.</i>) on swab from hospital, <i>Polychaetomyces marinus</i> (incl. <i>Polychaetomyces gen. nov.</i>) on submerged driftwood in sea water, <i>Steccherinum fragrans</i> on hardwood fallen on the beach, <i>Steinbeckomyces carnegieae</i> (incl. <i>Steinbeckomyces gen. nov.</i>) on <i>Carnegiea gigantea</i>, <i>Tolypocladium pennsylvanicum</i> from air sampled in basement. <b>Vietnam</b>, <i>Acidomyces ducanhii</i> from <i>Aglaia</i> flowers, <i>Acidomyces paludis</i> from dead bark of <i>Acacia</i> sp., <i>Phakopsora sageretiae</i> on <i>Sageretia theezans</i>, <i>Puccinia stixis</i> on <i>Stixis scandens</i>. Morphological and culture characteristics are supported by DNA barcodes. <b>Citation:</b> Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Jurjević Ž, <i>et al.</i> (2024). Fungal Planet description sheets: 1697-1780. <i>Fungal Systematics and Evolution</i> <b>14</b>: 325-577. doi: 10.3114/fuse.2024.14.19.