A new species of Polymeridium (Trypetheliaceae non-lichenized Ascomycetes) from the Macrosistema Iberá, Corrientes, Argentina

Abstract

The species Polymeridium bambusicola Aptroot & Ferraro (Trypetheliaceae) is decribed as new to science. It was collected on a woody grass (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) from the Macrosistema Iberá in Corrientes (Argentina). Although most species of the family Trypetheliaceae are lichens, this is a non-lichenized Ascomycete, as are several other species of Polymeridium.