Notes on pyrenomycetous fungi in the Mountain Lake area of southwestern Virginia

Abstract

Results of a survey for pyrenomycetous fungi carried out in the upland forests of the Mountain Lake area of southwestern Virginia are presented. The list of species found includes 31 different entities. Four species-Diatrype aceris-rubri, Hypoxylon virginianum, Lopadostoma cryptosphaeroides, and Xylomelasma moderata-are described as new to science.