Lignicolous marine fungi from Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon (Buenos Aires province, Argentina). I. Ascomycotina and Deuteromycotina on Spartina densiflora

Abstract

This is the first contribution to the lignicolous marine fungi from Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon, Argentina. Twelve species were collected from Spartina densiflora Brongn. and drift culms. Nine species of Ascomycotina were found: Chaetomastia typhicola (Karsten) Barr, Didymosphaeria lignomaris Strongman & Miller, Leptosphaeria australiensis (Cribb & Cribb) G.C. Hughes, L. oraemaris Linder, L. pelagica Jones, Passeriniella obiones (Crouan & Crouan) Hyde & Mouzouras, Phaeosphaeria spartinae (Ellis & Everhart) Shoemaker & Babcock, Ph. spartinicola Leuchtmann, Sphaerulina oraemaris Linder. Also, three species of Deuteromycotina were found: Phoma glomerata Wolleriw. & Hochapfand, Zalerion maritimum (Linder) Anastasiou and Z. varium Anastasiou. Didymosphaeria lignomaris, L. australiensis, L. pelagica and S. oraemaris are new records for South America.