Lignicolous marine fungi from São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

Lignicolous substrates, i.e., wood and leaves, were collected from 10 São Paulo State locations and 2 Pernambuco State sites. These were subsequently surveyed and incubated and (or) washed, macerated, and plated on culture media. Six types of wood and mangrove leaves were placed in exposed and buried digestors, recovered, surveyed, incubated, and resurveyed for marine fungi. Of a total of 69 isolated taxa, 32 species, including 24 ascomycetes, seven fungi imperfecti, and one basidiomycete, are discussed. Included are Ceriosporopsis cambrensis; C. halima; Corollospora lacera; C. maritima; C. pulchella; C. trifurcata; Crinigera maritima; Didymosphaeria enalia; Haligena viscidula; Halosarpheia fibrosa; Halosphaeria appendiculuta; H. cucullata; H. galerita; H. hamata; H. maritima; H. mediosetigea; H. quadricornuta; H. salina; Leptosphaeria cfr. marina, Leptosphaeria sp.; Lignincola laevis; Lulworthia medusa (f. grandispora); Mycosphaerella sp.; Torpedospora radiata; Ceriosporopsis halima anamorphic form; Cirrenalia tropicalis; Clavariopsis bulbosa; Periconia prolifica; Scolecobasidium? arenarium; Septoria sp.; Trichocladium achrasporum; and Nia vibrissa. Morphological features, collection sites, substrates, slides, cultures, taxonomic deposition, and ecological considerations are presented for each species. A possible Scolecobasidium–Septoria–Mycosphaerella anamorphic–teleomorphic association is suggested.