New taxa of Geomyces and allies

A selection of Geomyces and allies isolates that are included in previously published phylogenetic analyses are described as new to science including one new genus, Parageomyces, and twenty-two new species, Geomyces volkii, Leuconeurospora clavispora, L. neobotryoides, Parageomyces verrucisporus, Pseudogeomyces fodinicola, P. pseudopannorum, P. uniguttulatus, Pseudogymnoascus anonintronus, P. craniiformis, P. dimorphosporus, P. lanosogriseus, P. neopannorum, P. nivalis, P. nordquistiae, P. pararoseus, P. periglacialis, P. roseodyscritus, P. roseogriseus, P. roseotinctus, P. solaris, P. ventus, and Solomyces solicola. Most of these fungi were isolated from soil from bat hibernacula in eastern North America. Data and images from studies on fungal cultures and microscopic characters are presented. Distinguishing characters of DNA sequence data are included in descriptions and discussed.