New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts
Three new species of Moellerodiscus
(Helotiales, Rutstroemiaceae) from New Zealand
Peter R. Johnston
Herbarium PDD
Landcare Research
Private Bag 92170
Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract
Three leaf-inhabiting discomycetes common in New Zealand forests are described as new species in the genus Moellerodiscus
. Two of the species occur on fallen leaves of Coprosma
—M. coprosmae
is found throughout the country, most commonly on C. robusta
; M. microcoprosmae
is found from Greymouth northward, only on C. grandifolia
. The third species, M. griseliniae
, is found on fallen leaves of Griselinia littoralis
from Wellington southward. Rutstroemia macrospora
(= Ciboria peckiana
) is reported from New Zealand for the first time. A short discussion is provided on generic concepts amongst Sclerotiniaceae and Rutstroemiaceae.
Keywords
Moellerodiscus; Rutstroemia; Ciboria; Sclerotiniaceae; Rutstroemiaceae; Coprosma; Griselinia; New Zealand; fungi
B01016 Received 27 April 2001; accepted 6 December 2001
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2002, Vol. 40
: 105–115
0028–825X/02/4001–0105 $7.00 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2002
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