Nematovomyces vermicola (G. L. Barron & Szuarto) Tedersoo & Esmaeilzadeh-Salestani comb. nov.

Basionym.

Olpidium vermicola G. L. Barron & Szuarto, Mycologia 78 (6): 972 (1986) [128304].

Diagnosis.

Separated from other species of Nematovomyces by echinulate resting spores and parasitism exclusively on nematode eggs.

Type.

Microscope slide OAC 10841 (holotype), rotting wood at Lake Manitowabing, Ontario, Canada, 45.5, – 79.9; eDNA sequence OQ 702805 (legitype) from the type locality .

Description.

As in Barron and Szuarto (1986).

Etymology.

Nematoda and ovum (Latin) refer to roundworms and their eggs, respectively, and describe the specific association with nematode eggs, indicating parasitic relationship with these structures.

Notes.

There are no ITS sequences or other eDNA sequences matching N. vermicola .