New Hypoxylon and Nemania species from Costa Rica and Taiwan

Abstract

Six xylariaceous fungi, including two Hypoxylon taxa and four Nemania taxa, are described as new. They were collected from either Costa Rica or Taiwan. Two of the Nemania species—N. flavitextura and N. primolutea—were cultured and typical Geniculosporium anamorphs were produced.

• Geniculosporium
• Hypoxylon anomalum
• Hypoxylon inconspicuum
• Nemania chestersii var. submicrospora
• Nemania costaricensis
• Nemania flavitextura
• Nemania primolutea
• systematics
• Xylariaceae

This study was supported by funds from Instituto Nacional de Bioversidad (INBio) to J.D.R., I. López, and M. Oses and by National Science Council of R.O.C. Grant NSC93-2311-B-001-040 to Y.M.J.