Notes on Caribbean Discomycetes. V. A Preliminary Annotated Checklist of the Caribbean Pezizales

Abstract

A total of 73 species in 6 families of the Pezizales are listed herein as occurring in the Caribbean. The records of occurrence are based on recent collections, published accounts, and material deposited in various herbaria. Several species described from Guadeloupe by Patouillard are synonymized based on type studies. New depositions are provided for several species described by Seaver and by Berkeley and Curtis. A list of excluded species and synonyms is provided. The following new combinations are proposed: Nanoscypha bella, N. waterstonii, and Galiella spongiosa. A new name, Peziza taeniospora, is also proposed.