Cryptovalsaria gen. nov. and its two new species from eastern Asia and south central North America

Vasilyeva L. N. & Stephenson S. L. (2007). Cryptovalsia gen. nov. and its two new species from eastern Asia and south central North America .

Sydowia 59 (1): 154 - 160.

Cryptovalsaria is described as a new genus containing two new species C. americana and C. rossica both restricted to the living bark of alders ( Alnus spp.) and displaying a vicarious pattern of distribution, with one species known from eastern Asia and the other from south central North America.

Keywords: Ascomycetes, diatrypaceous fungi, taxonomy, biogeography, vicarious distribution.