Two new lignicolous species of Nitschkia from Argentina

BIANCHINOTTI, MARÍA VIRGINIA

MYCOLOGIA

Allen Press, Inc.

Lugar: Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Año: 2004 vol. 96 p. 911 - 916

Two species of Nitschkia are described from bark and wood of a legume shrub, native to the semiared regions of Argentina. Nitschkia campylospora is characterized by asci with a variable number of ascospores, mainly 16, and curved ascospores; hairy ascomata and large ascospores are two distinct features of N. pilosa. The new species are compared with most similar species.  A key to Nitschkia species is provided with the inclusion of comments on those from Argentina and neighboring countries.