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Septomyrothecium maraitiense sp. nov., isolated from a decaying leaf in French Guyana, South America, is described and illustrated. The species is compared to Septomyrothecium uniseptatum and Myrothecium setiramosum, and the latter is transferred into Septomyrothecium.