Bayesian, maximum parsimony and maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analyses based on
four unlinked loci (internal transcribed spacer, RPB2, TEF-1a and b-tubulin) in concatenated datasets confirmed that all isolates in P. neosporulosa were well separated fromclosely allied species with high bootstrap value and posterior probability. Taken together, the molecular and morphological evidence supports the introduction of P. neosporulosa as a novel taxon.