Indian Phytopath. 54 (I) : 137-139 (2001) Some interesting Asterina species from Kerala

During a survey of the foliicolous micromycetes in Peppara and Neyyer wild life sanctuaries, and Munnar and Wyanand hill shola forests in Kerala state, authors have made several collections of these fungi. Of them, following are the new taxa dealt in the present work. 1. Asterina cryptocariicola sp. novo (Fig. 1) Coloniae amphigenae, densae, ad 4 mm diam. Hyphae subrectae vel flexuosae, plerumque opposite laxe ramosae, laxe reticulatae, cellulae 19-26 x 3-4 /lm. Appressoria dispersa, alternata, unicellula, globosa ve