Marine fungi from Sarushima Island, Japan, with a phylogenetic evaluation of the genusNaufragella

Twenty-seven fungi (18 ascomycetes, 9 anamorphic fungi) were recorded from 91 driftwood samples collected from Sarushima Island, Japan.Ceriosporopsis halima, Corollospora maritima, andHalosphaeria appendiculataoccurred most frequently in the fungal community. Other common fungi include:Remispora maritima, Tirisporasp.,Monotosporellasp.,Phomasp., andTrichocladium achrasporum. Among the 27 fungi collected, 7 are possibly new to science.Nemania maritimaandPanorbis viscosusare new records for Japan. Phylogenetic analyses of LSU rDNA sequences placedNaufragella delmarensiswithNohea umiumiin a highly supported clade. BothNaufragellaandNoheahave similar morphological characters that, in combination with the molecular data, support their placement in a single genus. The new combinationsNohea delmarensisandN. spinibarbataare proposed. The anamorph–teleomorph connection ofTrichocladium achrasporum–Halosphaeriopsis mediosetigerawas supported with molecular data for the first time.