HONGOS MARINOS LIGNÍCOLAS DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA). IV

NORA I. PEÑA ¹ & ANGÉLICA M. ARAMBARRI ²

¹ Dpto. de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

² Instituto de Botánica “Spegazzini”, Calle 53 N° 477, 1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Peña, N. I. & Arambarri, A. M. 1998. Lignicolous marine fungi of Buenos Aires province (Argentina). IV. Darwiniana 35: 69-74.

Five species of lignicolous marine fungi from the coast of Buenos Aires province (Argentina) are described. Haligena salina Farrant & Jones, Nautosphaeria cristaminuta Jones and Ocostaspora apilongissima Jones, Johnson & Moss, were collected from driftwood and intertidal wood. Cumulospora marina I. Schmidt and Helicascus kanaloanus Kohlmeyer were found growing on Spartina densiflora Brongn. N. cristaminuta is a new record for Argentina, while the remaining ones are new records for South America.

Key words: Marine fungi, Taxonomy, Ascomycotina, Deuteromycotina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Palabras clave: Hongos marinos, Taxonomía, Ascomycotina, Deuteromycotina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.