New records of Laboulbenia (Fungi, Ascomycota) from Ecuador and other countries

Abstract

Twenty species of Laboulbenia are reported for the first time from Ecuador. These are L. apotropinae W. Rossi et Ponziani, L. asperata Thaxt., L. decipiens Thaxt., L. equatorialis Thaxt., L. funerea Speg., L. helluomorphae Thaxt., L. jovetae Balazuc, L. kurosae K. Sugiyama et T. Mayewski, L. media Thaxt., L. nana K. Sugiyama, L. orghidanii Balazuc., L. pedicellata Thaxt., L. pheropsophi Thaxt., L. richardiana W. Rossi et Kotrba, L. sapromyzae Thaxt., L. scaphidomorphi Speg., L. skelleyi W. Rossi et Bergonzo, L. tachyis Thaxt., L. taenodemae Thaxt. and L. viracocha Balazuc. Most of these parasites are recorded for the first time after their initial description and L. nana is recorded for the first time from the American continent. New localities for the same parasites are reported from Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, French Guyana, Israel, Kenya, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico and Somalia, which makes it possible to define more accurately the distribution of these fungi. © 2013 Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Firenze.