Marine Fungi from South America

Abstract

Collections made in. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru provide new data on the geographical distribution of 13 marine fungi of the Ascomycetes and Deuteromycetes. The following species are new records for South America: Chadefaudia corallinarum (on Halimeda); Corollospora maritima, C. trifurcata and Halosphaeria salina (the last 3 spp. as ascospores in sea foam); Keissle-riella blepharospora (in Rhizophora); Mycosphaerella pneumatophorae, Rhabdospora avicenniae (both in Avicennia). Conocarpus erectas is a new host for Halosphaeria quadricomuta and Lulworthia sp. The marine fungal flora of Colombia appears to agree with that of Florida and the Atlantic coast of Mexico, containing species typical for tropical and subtropical waters.