New Meliolaceae from the Brazilian Atlantic forest 2: species on host families Annonaceae, Cecropiaceae, Meliaceae, Piperaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae and Tiliaceae

Mycologia. 2013 May-Jun;105(3):697-711. doi: 10.3852/12-163. Epub 2012 Dec 11.

Abstract

Continuing the study of black mildews in fragments of the Atlantic forest, three new species and five new records are described herein. Irenopsis luheae-grandiflorae, Meliola vicosensis and Meliola xylopia-sericiae are new species. Cecropia hololeuca, Piper gaudichaudianum and Trichilia lepidota are new hosts for Asteridiella leucosykeae, Asteridiella glabroides and Meliola trichiliae respectively. Asteridiella obesa and Meliola psychotriae var. chiococcae are reported for the first time from Brazil. The new species are described and illustrated based on light and scanning electron microscopy and tables with main characteristics of morphologically similar specimens with species collected in Viçosa are provided. Other species belonging to Meliolaceae collected on hosts belonging to the Annonaceae, Meliaceae and Tiliaceae in Brazil also were studied.

Keywords: Ascomycota; Meliolales; black mildew; plant parasitic fungi; tropical fungi.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Annonaceae / microbiology
  • Brazil
  • Meliaceae / microbiology
  • Piperaceae / microbiology
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • Rubiaceae / microbiology
  • Rutaceae / microbiology
  • Saccharomycetales / classification*
  • Saccharomycetales / isolation & purification
  • Saccharomycetales / ultrastructure
  • Tiliaceae / microbiology
  • Trees / microbiology*
  • Urticaceae / microbiology