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Three newOphioceras species (Ascomycetes) from the tropics

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Ophioceras guttulatum sp. nov.,O. hongkongense sp. nov. andO. palmae sp. nov. are described and illustrated from decaying terrestrial palms and woody substrates in freshwater habitats. They all have black perithecia with long necks, cylindrical asci with refractive apical rings and filiform ascospores.

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  1. Center for Research in Fungal Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

    Clement K. M. Tsui, Yuen M. Leung, Kevin D. Hyde & Ivor John Hodgkiss

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Tsui, C.K.M., Leung, Y.M., Hyde, K.D. et al. Three newOphioceras species (Ascomycetes) from the tropics. Mycoscience 42, 321–326 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02461213

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