Abstract
AbstractTwo species ofCatinariawith an unusual hepaticolous (i.e. growing on liverworts) lifestyle are described as new to science.Catinaria brodoanais described from species ofCheilolejeuneasect.Leucolejeunea(Lejeuneaceae) growing in south-eastern North America. Catinaria radulaeis described fromRadula flavifolia(Radulaceae) growing in the Cape Horn Archipelago of southernmost Chile, South America. The species are compared with the type ofCatinaria(C. atropurpurea). In addition to occurring on hepatics,C. brodoanais characterized by its cellular exciple, warted ascospores and thallus composed of goniocysts, whileC. radulaeis characterized by its exciple of radiating hyphae, warted ascospores and absence of a lichenized thallus.
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