A preliminary checklist of Ascomycetous microfungi from Southern Uzbekistan
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This study is an update of the available data concerning species of ascomycetous microfungi from Southern Uzbekistan.This revision is based on literature and herbaria records and recent field trips in the region.Currently, there are 333 species and 107 genera of ascomycetous microfungi known from region.Among these taxa Anthostoma melanotes, Camarosporium mori, Cucurbitaria negundinis, C. rhamni, Gloeosporium populi-albae are newly reported for ascomycetous mycota of Uzbekistan, while 26 microfungal species are new to the Southern region.The most frequently collected species of the genera are Alternaria, Ascochyta, Cucurbitaria, Cytospora, Leptosphaeria, Mycosphaerella, Pleospora, Phyllosticta, Ramularia and Septoria which are widely known for their cosmopolitan nature.The checklist includes details of the location and substrate on which they were encountered.This data will be useful in the compilation of ascomycetous microfungal biodiversity of Uzbekistan.This region, characterised by arid and semi-arid and dry forest and xerophytic plants provides an excellent opportunity to unravel the species diversity with the possibility of discovering many new species.