Cladophialophora inabaensis sp. nov., a New Species among the Dark Septate Endophytes from a Secondary Forest in Tottori, Japan

A novel species of Cladophialophora is herein described from the natural environment of secondary forest soil in Japan, which was able to be colonized by the host plant root. Morphological observations indicated that the isolate is distinct from previously identified species, and, thus, is described as the new species, C. inabaensis sp. nov.