A new species of Dichomera (Mitosporic fungus) described on eucalypt leaves from Tasmania, Australia

Dichomera versiformis sp. nov. on living leaves of Eucalyptus nitens is described and illustrated. The fungus is distinguished from other known species of the genus Dichomera by its conidia varying in shape from subglobose, obovoid or obpyriform to elongated clavate or ellipsoid. The differences between D. versiformis and similar species are discussed.