Abstract:
A new species of asexual ascomycete, genus Torula, is described. Torula goaensis was found growing on decaying plant litter collected from Bondla, Goa, India and differs from previously known Torula species by having two unique types of conidia. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of internal transcribed spacers and large subunit regions shows its placement in the genus Torula, which is placed in the family Torulaceae in Pleosporales.
