Scientific names are crucial for communicating knowledge concerning fungi and fungus-like
organisms. In plant pathology, they link information regarding biology, host range …

In the last 30 years, 3757 taxa and 104 genera of microfungi have been described from the
Central and South American Neotropic. The Neotropical zone in Central and South America …

The first black mildew fungus associated with Apiaceae is collected from the state of Minas
Gerais, Brazil. The new species is described, illustrated, and compared morphologically with …

The order Meliolales comprises the families Armatellaceae and Meliolaceae. These are
black mildews that grow on the surface of host plants, often regarded as minor plant …

To gain an insight into fungal sooty mould communities on leaves of trees and shrubs in the
tropics and in temperate regions, 47 biofilms of the Mata Atlântica rainforest relic and the …

Epifoliar fungi are a group of poorly studied fungal symbionts that coinhabit the surface of
living plants. Meliolaceae is the largest group of epifoliar fungi and has been considered as …

Three new species of Meliolaceae, Appendiculella monsterae on Monstera deliciosa
(Araceae), Asteridiella nitidae on Buddleja nitida (Scrophulariaceae), and Irenopsis …

Meliolaceae is an obligate biotrophic fungal family which cannot be cultured in artificial
media. This has resulted in a lack of DNA sequence data in public databases to better …

The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is host to several fungal species, including Irenopsis
heveae as described by Hansford in 1961, which causes black mildew on leaves. One …

Continuing the study of black mildews in fragments of the Atlantic forest, three new species
and five new records are described herein. Irenopsis luheae-grandiflorae, Meliola …