title: A new species and new records of Cercophora from Argentina.
abstract: Three species of Cercophora were found during a survey of the biodiversity of microfungi in northwest Argentina. Cercophora argentina possesses a unique combination of morphological characters and is described as a new species, while C. costaricensis and C. solaris are reported as new records for Argentina. Other species of Cercophora known from this region include C. natalita and C. coprogena, which is fully illustrated for the first time and determined herein to be a synonym of C. californica. All other species are described and illustrated.
authors.affiliation: Fundación Miguel Lillo, Laboratorio de Micología. Miguel Lillo 251. San Miguel de Tucumán (4000), Argentina.
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Valle Catania
authors.forename: Andrea I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Sabine M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Huhndorf
authors.forename: Andrew N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D044822:Biodiversity; D020037:Sordariales / Q000145:classification*