ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Objectives
History of Chaetomium
The Thielavia question
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Collection of specimens
Cultural characteristics
Microscopic characters
RESULTS
Circumscription of Chaetomium and key to genera
Chaetomium species with unique characters
Subgeneric taxa in Chaetomium and their distinguishing characteristics
Chaetomium subgenus Chaetomium sub. nov.
Section Chaetomium sect. nov.
Section Bostrychode sect. nov.
Section Torulosa sect. nov.
Subsection Torulosa
Subsection Farrowia
Section Crispata sect. nov.
Section Brasiliensia sec. nov.
Section Indica sect. nov.
Chaetomium subgenus Murora subg. nov.
Section Murora sect. nov.
Section Atrobrunnea sect. nov.
Section Spiralia sect. nov.
Section Cuniculora sect. nov.
Section Aurea sect. nov.
Chaetomium subgenus Bommerella subg. nov.
Chaetomium subgenus Achaetomium subg. nov.
Cleistothecial species with affinities to Chaetomium
Species of unknown affinity or excluded from Chaetomium
DISCUSSION
Infrageneric classification
Taxonomic characters
Species Concept in Chaetomium
Chaetomium in modern Ascomycete taxonomy
Future studies
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPECIES INDEX
KEY INDEX