Preussia octonalis (S.I. Ahmed & Cain) Soláns

Kruys, Åsa, 2015, New species of Preussia with 8 - celled ascospores (Sporormiaceae, Pleosporales, Ascomycota), Phytotaxa 234 (2), pp. 143-150 : 147

Preussia octonalis (S.I. Ahmed & Cain) Soláns , in Valldosera & Guarro (1990: 88).

Habitat and distribution: —The new records are from Austria, Norway and Sweden. A majority of them are on old cow dung, but there are also single records on horse and sheep dung.

Specimens examined: — AUSTRIA. Tyrol: on cow dung, September 1905. H. Rehm, F256928 (S!) . NORWAY. Finnmark: Nord-Varanger par., Varanger peninsula, Vestre Jakobselv , on old sheep dung on the beach, developed in moist chamber, 28 July 1966, Nils Lundqvist 5004-m, F-171385 ( UPS!) ; SWEDEN. Gotland: Östergarn par., Sysne , on the beach, on horse dung in moist chamber, Uppsala, 7 June 1959, Nils Lundqvist 2104-d, F-171379 ( UPS!) ; Halland: Morup par., Morups tånge, on the beach, on cow dung after 25 days in moist chamber, 11 June 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2423c, F-171390 ( UPS!) ; Härjedalen: Vemdalen par., 2 km N of Vemdalen at the bridge over river Veman , in coniferous forest, on old cow dung after 1 month in moist chamber, 15 June 1962, Nils Lundqvist 3397c, F-171380 ( UPS!) ; Jämtland: Mörsil par., 4 km SE of Järpen in coniferous forest, on old cow dung after 4 weeks in moist chamber, 16 June 1962, Nils Lundqvist 3425j, F-171386 ( UPS!) ; Lycksele Lappmark: Stensele par., 4 km SW of Skarvsjö, pasture, on old cow dung, 14 August 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2773b, F-171387 ( UPS!) ; Södermanland: Strängnäs par., Tosterön Island , S of Knäppinge, in a meadow, on cow dung after 23 days in moist chamber, 14 June 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2454a, F-154023 ( UPS!) ; Uppland: Söderby-Karl par., just N of Brölunda on a mountain, on cow dung after 1 month in moist chamber, 4 July 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2513e, F-171389 ( UPS!) ; Ångermanland: Ytterlännäs par., Västertorp , in coniferous forest, on old cow dung after 4 weeks in moist chamber, 20 August 1961, Nils Lundqvist 3165d, F-171383 ( UPS!) ; Åsele lappmark: Vilhelmina par., Meselefors , pasture, on old cow dung, 14 August 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2774a, F-171391 ( UPS!) ; Öland: Bredsätra par., Kapelludden , pasture near the beach, on old cow dung after 21 days in moist chamber, 15 July 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2593k, F-171388 ( UPS!) ; Öland: Ås par., 2 km N of the lighthouse, in a meadow at the beach, on old cow dung after 11 days in moist chamber, 13 July 1960, Nils Lundqvist 2568b, F-171381 ( UPS!) .

Taxonomic remarks: —The new records of P. octonalis in Sweden have previously been reported as S. corynespora ( Eriksson 2014) .