New Ascomycetes from the Mexican Tropical Montane Cloud Forest

Abstract

The tropical montane cloud forest is the most diverse and threatened vegetation type in Mexico. In the last decade, the number of described Ascomycetes species has notably increased, reaching more than 1300 species. This study describes six new species based on their molecular and morphological characteristics. Our results suggest that Mexico has the highest number of described species in the Neotropics. However, many other Mexican lineages still need to be described.

Keywords

• Ascomycota
• new species
• phylogeny
• taxonomy
• biogeography