Lichenicolous fungi from Ecuador. II. Two new species on Placopsis

Abstract

Two species of lichenicolous fungi on Placopsis gélida are described from Ecuador: Capronia andina (also collected from Costa Rica and Colombia) and Roselliniopsis palicei. A diagnosis of Nectria byssophila, collected for the first time in America on Stereocaulon is presented. The new combination Cosmospora marelliana is proposed and Epicymatia microspora is synonymized with Phacopsis thallicola.

Keywords

• capronia
• roselliniopsis
• nectria
• cosmospora
• phacopsis thallicola
• taxonomy
• distribution
• neotropic