Two species representing a new genus of microascaceae, from Venezuela

• Adolfredo Delgado ívila Universidad del Zulia-Venezuela
• Albino Piñeiro Chávez Universidad del Zulia-Venezuela
• Lilia Urdaneta García Universidad del Zulia-Venezuela

Abstract

During a continuing study of coprophilous fungi in Venezuela, a new genus, Lophotrichus, including two especies L. ampullus and L. bartlettii, is described, which has certain characteristics of the microascaceae pyrenomycete with two germ pores. The two described species of this genus are discussed here: Lophotrichus ampullus isolated from goat, fox, hen, dog, turkey, horse, cow, calf, and turtles dungs, L. bartlettii from horse, calf, donkey, rabbit, fox, hen, cat and deer dungs. These two identified species represents new records for Venezuela.