Castañeda Ruiz, R. F., T. Iturriaga, D. W. Minter, M. Saikawa, G. Vidal & S. Velázquez-Noa. Microfungi from Venezuela. A new species of Brachydesmiella, a new combination, and new records. Mycotaxon 85: 211 - 229. 2003.

ABSTRACT: Brachydesmiella eugecapiellana anam. sp. nov., found on decaying fallen leaves of Nectandra sp. in a cloud forest from Venezuela, is described and illustrated. This is characterized by navicular, ampulliform to narrow fusiform, rostrate, 2-3-septate, verruculose, very pale brown conidia. Selenodriella ponmudiensis comb. nov. is proposed. Some microfungi are recorded from cloud forests in Venezuela.

KEY WORDS: Selenodriella, hyphomycetes, leaf litter, systematics, tropical fungi