Discostroma ficicola sp. nov. (Amphisphaeriaceae) and a key to species of Discostroma

Paulus B. C., Gadek P. A. & Hyde K. D. (2006) Discostroma ficicola sp. nov. (Amphisphaeriaceae) and a key to species of Discostroma.

Sydowia 58 (1): 76 - 90.

An investigation of microfungal diversity in a tropical rainforest of North Queensland, Australia, yielded a new species of Discostroma on decaying leaves of Ficus pleurocarpa. Discostroma ficicola is described and illustrated and compared with similar species. A synopsis of the genus Discostroma and a key to the genus are provided.

Key words: Ascomycetes, Discostromopsis, leaf litter fungi.