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Type: Article
Published: 2016-01-25
Page range: 169–177
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Two new species of Sarcoscypha (Sarcosyphaceae, Pezizales) from Taiwan

National Museum of Natural Science, 1, Guanqian Rd. Taichung 404, Taiwan
National Museum of Natural Science, 1, Guanqian Rd. Taichung 404, Taiwan.
National Museum of Natural Science, 1, Guanqian Rd. Taichung 404, Taiwan.
Ascomycota discomycetes taxonomy Fungi Taiwan

Abstract

After studying the Sarcoscypha specimens deposited in the herbarium of the National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan (TNM), four species of Sarcoscypha, S. humberiana, S. mescoscyatha, S. minuta and S. tatakensis were recognized by morphological and molecular characteristics. Sarcoscypha mescoscyatha is new to Taiwan, and S. minuta and S. tatakensis are new to science. Sarcoscypha minuta is characterized by small apothecia and asci, and a single large guttule in each ascospore while S. tatakensis is characterized by sessile to subsessile apothecia, and small ascospores with truncate ends.