TABLE 1. — Data used for phylogenetic analysis in this study and their corresponding GenBank accession numbers.Type species are denoted by (T). Sequences derived from this study are shown in bold. (a), Marin-Felix et al. 2014; (b), Vu et al. 2019; (c), Barbosa et al. 2017; (d), Houbraken & Samson 2011; (e), Gueidan et al. 2008; (f), Pettersson et al. 2011; (g), Peterson 2008; (h), Abarenkov et al. 2024.

Species name	Strain number	GenBank accession number
		BenA	rpb 2	ITS	LSU
Leiothecium cristatum Y.Marín, Stchigel & Cano (T)	FMR 11998T = CBS 134260T = NBRC 109843T	PP187391	HF954976.1(a)	NR_145180.1(a)	MH877551.1(b)
Leiothecium dictyophorum S.M.Romero & Comerio, sp. nov. (T)	BACF 53468 = BAFCcult 4595 = FMR 15063	PP149064	PP149071	PQ359515	PQ359520
Leiothecium dictyophorum S.M.Romero & Comerio, sp. nov.	BAFCcult 4592 = FMR 15065	PP149067	PP149074	PQ359516	PQ359521
Leiothecium dictyophorum S.M.Romero & Comerio, sp. nov.	BAFCcult 4608 = FMR 15066	PP149065	PP149072	PQ359517	PQ359522
Leiothecium dictyophorum S.M.Romero & Comerio, sp. nov.	BAFCcult 4597 = FMR 15067	PP149066	PP149073	PQ359518	PQ359523
Leiothecium ellipsoideum Samson & Mouch. (T)	CBS 607.74T	KY709178.1(c)	JN121541(d)	NR_144922.1(a)	NG_057811.1(e)
Leiothecium ellipsoideum Samson & Mouch.	BAFCcult 4598 = FMR 15064	PP149063	PP149070	PQ359519	PQ359524
Monascus argentinensis Stchigel & Guarro	CBS 109402	KY709174.1(c)	JN121423.1(d)	JF922046.1(f)	KY645974.1(d)
Monascus purpureus Went	NRRL 1596	EU014110.1(g)	EF669718.1(g)	OQ694412.1(h)	NG_069605.1(b)
Xeromyces bisporus L.R.Fraser	CBS 236.71	KY709179.1(c)	JN121466.1(c)	MH860089.1(b)	NG_057813.1(e)