A STUDY ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD INHABITING HYPHOMYCETES IN GILAN PROVINCE, IRAN

In the framework of study on wood inhabiting Hyphomycetes in Gilan province, Iran, during 2002- 2003 eighteen taxa belonging to different genera were identified as follows: Chloridium botryoideum, Dendryphiopsis atra, Epicoccum nigrum, Periconia minutissima, Periconia byssoides, Periconia sp., Phaeoisaria clematidis, Pseudospiropes simplex, Sporidesmium adscendens, Sporidesmium brachypus, Sporidesmium vagum, Sporidesmium leptosporum, Sporidesmium sp., Stachylidium bicolor, Chalara sp., Chromelosporium sp.,Corynespora sp. and Dactylaria sp. Among these taxa, sixteen species viz. C. botryoideum, D. atra, P. byssoides, Periconia sp., P. clematidis, P. simplex, S. adscendens, S. brachypus, S. vagum, S. leptosporum, Sporidesmium sp. St. bicolor, Chalara sp., Chromelosporium sp., Corynespora sp. and  Dactylaria sp., are new to Iran. All identified taxa are described in detail and documented with drawings.