Amazonian Foliicolous Fungi. IV. Some New and Critical Taxa in Ascomycotina and Associated Anamorphs

In this report on black mildew and fly-speck fungi from Brazilian Amazonia, ten new species and three new varieties are described and one new combination is made. A few known taxa are discussed. The new species are: Asteridiella euphorbiacearum, Meliola brevispora, M. chrysobalanacearum, M. torulosispora, Lasiostemma minutum, Vizella amazonica, Asterina laevipodia, A. stipitipodia, Leptophyma grandispora, and Asterostomella stipitipodia. The last-named is the anamorph of Asterina stipitipodia. The new varieties are: Asteridiella chardoniana Hansf. var. magnispora, Meliola caesalpiniae (Hansf. & Deighton) Hansf. & Deighton var. bauhiniae, and Viegasia costaricensis (Sydow) Bat. & Vital var. effusa. Microthyriella chandleri Hansf. is recombined as Mycerema chandleri (Hansf.) Farr.