| Spegazzini reported 20 species and subspecies of Rhytismataceae from South America . In addition, a species he described in the genus Linospora was later also referred to this family. All 21 of these species are treated in this paper, following examination of type specimens and other specimens collected and identified by Spegazzini where possible. Comments are given on a modern interpretation of the names, and in some cases brief descriptions and illustrations are provided, based on Spegazzini's collections as well as additional recent collections. Two new species are described Coccomyces australis , for a fungus referred by pegazzini to Coccomyces dentatus , and Lophodermium gamundiae, for a fungus referred by Spegazzini to Lophodermium hysterioides .... |
