Four new freshwater fungi associated with submerged wood from Southwest Asia

Hu D.M., Cai L., Chen H., Bahkali A.H. & Hyde K.D. (2010) Four new freshwater fungi associated with submerged wood from Southwest Asia.

Sydowia 62 (2): 191–203

One new teleomorphic and three new anamorphic ascomycetes from fresh water are introduced in this paper based on morphological characters. The new teleomorphic ascomycete Ascominuta ovalispora sp. nov. was collected from the north of Thailand. The three new anamorphic ascomycetes Acrogenospora ellipsoidea sp. nov., Dictyosporium biseriale sp. nov. and Vanakripa menglensis sp. nov. were collected from Yunnan, China. Keys to species of Acrogenospora and Vanakripa are provided.

Keywords: Acrogenospora, Ascominuta, ascomycetes, Dictyosporium, Vanakripa.