Sclerotinia cirsii-spinosissimi, a new species from the Alps

Par Senn-Irlet B., Peter M. – 03 novembre 2016

Sclerotinia cirsii-spinosissimi is described as a new species from bracts of Cirsium spinosissimum based on morphological, cultural and molecular studies. Ascospore size and absenc...

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Trichophaea dougoudii sp. nov. (Pezizales), un nouveau discomycète de l’étage alpin

Par Van Vooren N. – 03 novembre 2016

A Trichophaea species collected in Alpine zone in France, with characters close to those of T. woolhopeia, offers the opportunity to confirm — after a morphological and phylogeneti...

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Xylaria xylarioides (Xylariaceae), a subtropical species reported for the first time from Europe

Par Fournier J., Delgado M.A., Castillo J. – 03 novembre 2016

Xylaria xylarioides is reported for the first time from Europe based on two recent collections from Catalonia and Galicia in Spain, and three previous unpublished records including...

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Three Cercophora species from Indian elephant dung. An opportunity to establish new combinations and a new taxon

Par Doveri F. – 03 novembre 2016

Elephant dung, when compared with other dungs from mammalian herbivores, was regarded as an ideal substrate for cellulolytic fungi. One sample of Indian elephant dung, examined for...

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Chaetomium convolutum and C. hexagonosporum from Italy with a morphological revision of the group-bostrychodes

Par Doveri F. – 03 novembre 2016

Chaetomium convolutum, newly isolated from herbivore dung in a survey of coprophilous ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, is first described from Italy and compared with other species ...

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Compte rendu de la session Ascomycota Zone alpine 2015

Par VanVooren N. – 03 novembre 2016

Report of the Ascomycota Alpine Zone 2015 Foray, organized by Ascomycete.org in the National Park of Vanoise (French Alps), from 23 to 30 August 2015. The list of the 98 collected ...

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Xanthonectria, a new genus for the nectrioid fungus Nectria pseudopeziza

Par Lechat C., Fournier J., Moreau P.-A. – 08 juillet 2016

A new genus, Xanthonectria, is proposed for the enigmatic taxon Nectria pseudopeziza. Xanthonectria is characterized by nonstromatic, soft-textured, superficial, glabrous, pale yel...

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Lamprospora verrucispora sp. nov. (Pezizales)

Par Vega M., Eckstein J., VanDerKolk H.-J. – 08 juillet 2016

A description and illustrations of both macroscopic and microscopic characters of Lamprospora verrucispora sp. nov. are provided. Differences from other bryophilous Pezizales with ...

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Erioscyphella lunata (Lachnaceae), a rare discomycete collected in Spain

Par Tello S., Baral H.-O. – 08 juillet 2016

The rare discomycete Erioscyphella lunata, inhabiting coniferous leaves and originally described from China, is re-described from a recent collection from southern Spain, which is ...

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The genus Annulohypoxylon (Xylariaceae) in Guadeloupe and Martinique (French West Indies)

Par Fournier J., Lechat C., Courtecuisse R. – 08 juillet 2016

This survey deals with the Annulohypoxylon spp. collected in the French West Indies in the course of an ongoing inventorial work on the mycobiota of these islands initiated in 2003...

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New records of two pyrophilous ascomycetes from Siberia: Pyropyxis rubra and Rhodotarzetta rosea

Par Filippova N., Bulyonkova T., Lindemann U. – 08 juillet 2016

The paper reports the first findings of Pyropyxis rubra and Rhodotarzetta rosea from Asian Russia (West Siberia). The ecological conditions, i.e. vegetation, substrates and phenolo...

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Podospora bullata, a new homothallic ascomycete from kangaroo dung in Australia

Par Bell A., Mahoney D., Debuchy R. – 05 mai 2016

Podospora bullata sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on five kangaroo dung collections from Australia. The species is placed in the genus Podospora based on its teleomorph...

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Genea cephalonicae sp. nov. (Ascomycota, Pezizales), a new hypogeous species from Greece

Par Kaounas V., Agnello C., Alvarado P. – 05 mai 2016

A new species of Genea Vittad. from Greek forests of Abies cephalonica is proposed based on morphological and genetic studies. Macroscopic images of fresh specimens, as well as obs...

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Jafnea pallida (Pezizales), a new name for a cup fungus rediscovered in Tasmania

Par Gates G., Van Vooren N. – 05 mai 2016

A modern description is provided for Geopyxis pallidus, a species described by L. Rodway in 1920, from the here selected lectotype and additional recent collections from Tasmania. ...

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Varicosporellopsis, a new aquatic genus from southern France

Par Lechat C., Fournier J. – 05 mai 2016

Varicosporellopsis aquatilis gen. and sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on two collections on submerged wood in southern France. An acremonium-like asexual morph was obta...

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Belonioscyphella hypnorum (Helotiales), a rarely reported bryoparasitic ascomycete new for the Czech Republic

Par Egertová Z., Hairaud M., Sochor M. – 05 mai 2016

Belonioscyphella hypnorum is published from the Czech Republic for the first time. It was found in three localities in Moravia — in all cases in calcareous areas at an altitude aro...

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Studies on Hypoxylon ferrugineum (Xylariaceae), a rarely reported species collected in the urban area of Graz (Austria)

Par Friebes G., Wendelin I. – 05 mai 2016

Hypoxylon ferrugineum has been collected repeatedly on branches of Tilia in the urban area of Graz. It is described and illustrated based on this newly collected material as well a...

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Note sur Gibellula pulchra (Hypocreales), un hyphomycète parasite des araignées

Par Roth J.-J., Van Vooren N. – 15 mars 2016

Gibellula pulchra is a parasitic fungus on Arachnids, rather common and widely distributed worldwide. This notice provides a full description based on several collections, accompan...

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Nuevas aportaciones al conocimiento de Xylaria crozonensis (Ascomycota, Xylariaceae)

Par Rubio E., Marcote J.M.C., Costa J.M. – 15 mars 2016

Xylaria crozonensis on twigs of Quercus robur and Fagus sylvatica is reported for the first time from Spain. A description and illustrations of both macroscopic and microscopic cha...

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Freshwater Ascomycetes: Submersisphaeria aquatica (Annulatascaceae), reported for the first time from France (Morvan) and from Europe

Par Fournier J., Gardiennet A., Lechat C. – 15 mars 2016

A distinctive aquatic fungus belonging to the Sordariomycetes was recently collected twice on submerged wood in a peat bog and in a small brook in Morvan region (France). Based on ...

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Lasionectriella, a new genus in the Bionectriaceae, with two new species from France and Spain, L. herbicola and L. rubioi

Par Lechat C., Fournier J. – 15 mars 2016

Lasionectriella rubioi gen. and sp. nov. and L. herbicola sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on collections from France and Spain. The asexual morph of L. rubioi was obta...

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Hydropisphaera znieffensis, a new species from Martinique

Par Lechat C., Fournier J. – 15 mars 2016

A detailed description of Hydropisphaera znieffensis sp. nov. is presented, based on a collection on dead leaf of Cyathea arborea (L.) Sm. in Martinique (French West Indies). The a...

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Some Annulohypoxylon spp. (Xylariaceae) from French Guiana, including three new species

Par Fournier J., Lechat C. – 16 février 2016

This survey deals with Annulohypoxylon spp. collected in two French Guiana locations during two weeks in June 2012. Two species, A. leptascum var. macrosporum and A. stygium, previ...

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Protocreopsis caricicola (Hypocreales, Bionectriaceae), the first species of Protocreopsis reported from a temperate area of the northern hemisphere

Par Lechat C., Fournier J., Richter T. – 16 février 2016

Protocreopsis caricicola sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on a collection on Carex acutiformis in Germany. The placement of P. caricicola in Protocreopsis is supported b...

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Annulohypoxylon michelianum una rara especie laurícola recolectada en el noroeste español

Par Rubio E., De la Peña S. – 16 février 2016

The authors describe two Spanish (NW) collections of the uncommon xylariaceous and lauricolous fungus Annulohypoxylon michelianum

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Description of Chaetomium aureum, Corynascus sepedonium and Coniochaeta hansenii newly recorded from Italy, and a key to coprophilous Chaetomiaceae and Coniochaetaceae

Par Doveri F. – 16 février 2016

The ongoing survey of coprophilous basidiomycetes and ascomycetes from Italy results at this stage in describing further Chaetomiaceae and Coniochaetaceae species isolated from her...

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Ascobolus scatigenus (Pezizales), espèce tropicale, récolté en Franche-Comté

Par Mombert A., Moyne G. – 16 février 2016

Ascobolus scatigenus, a coprophilous species from the Tropics, has been collected in Franche-Comté (France). This collection is described and illustrated. Comments on its taxonomy ...

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Lasiobolus microsporus, une espèce coprophile rare, trouvée dans le sud-ouest de la France

Par Delpont M. – 16 février 2016

Presentation of an interesting collection of Lasiobolus microsporus (Ascodesmidaceae), a rarely reported species collected in a station in Midi-Pyrénées (France) yet environmentall...

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