New species and new records of freshwater ascomycetes from Brazil and Costa Rica

Abstract

During independent surveys for freshwater ascomycetes in Brazil and Costa Rica, two new species, Torrentispora pilosa and Vertexicola ascoliberatus, and nine previously described species were recovered. Among the described species, Annulatascus biatriisporus, Anthostomella aquatica, Tamsiniella labiosa and Torrentispora crassiparietis are reported for the first time from the western hemisphere, Aniptodera chesapeakensis, Chaetosphaeria lignomollis and Jahnula seychellensis are new records for South America and Annulatascus velatisporus and Ophioceras venezuelensis are reported for the first time for Brazil. The description of the genus Torrentispora is emended to accommodate T. pilosa. The new species are described and illustrated and a brief description is provided for all new records.

• streams
• submerged wood
• taxonomy
• Torrentispora
• Vertexicola

Acknowledgments

FR Barbosa and LFP Gusmão thank the CNPq for financial support (No. 201670/2009-7) and the Programa de Pósgraduação em Botânica–PPGBot/UEFS. Appreciation is expressed to J Anderson, R Wulffen and Cathy Pringle for collecting samples in Costa Rica. Financial support of this study by the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. 03–16496 and 08–44722) is gratefully acknowledged. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.