A STUDY ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD INHABITING HYPHOMYCETES IN GILAN PROVINCE, IRAN

Abstract

In the framework of study on wood inhabiting Hyphomycetes in Gilan province, Iran, during 2002- 2003 eighteen taxa belonging to different genera were identified as follows: <em>Chloridium botryoideum, Dendryphiopsis atra, Epicoccum nigrum</em>,<em> Periconia minutissima</em>,<em> Periconia byssoides</em>, <em>Periconia</em> sp.,<em> Phaeoisaria clematidis</em>,<em> Pseudospiropes simplex</em>,<em> Sporidesmium adscendens</em>, <em>Sporidesmium brachypus</em>,<em> Sporidesmium vagum</em>, <em>Sporidesmium leptosporum, Sporidesmium </em>sp.,<em> Stachylidium bicolor,</em> <em>Chalara </em>sp.<em>, Chromelosporium</em> sp.,<em>Corynespora </em>sp. and<em> Dactylaria </em>sp. Among these taxa, sixteen species viz.<em> C. botryoideum, D. atra</em>,<em> P. byssoides</em>, <em>Periconia</em> sp.,<em> P. clematidis</em>,<em> P. simplex</em>,<em> S. adscendens</em>, <em>S. brachypus</em>,<em> S. vagum</em>, <em>S. leptosporum</em>,<em> Sporidesmium </em>sp.<em> St. bicolor,</em> <em>Chalara </em>sp.<em>, Chromelosporium</em> sp., <em>Corynespora </em>sp. and <em> Dactylaria </em>sp., are new to Iran. All identified taxa are described in detail and documented with drawings.