Linocarpon angustatum sp. nov., and Neolinocarpon nypicola sp. nov. from petioles of Nypa fruticans, and a list of fungi from aerial parts of this host

Two new ascomycetes, Linocarpon angustatum sp. nov. and Neolinocarpon nypicola sp. nov., are described from petioles of Nypa fruticans in Malaysia. Linocarpon angustatum differs from species in the genus in having needle-shaped ascospores. Neolinocarpon nypicola differs from species in the genus in having filiform ascospores which gradually taper towards the ends, and ascomata developing within well developed stromata. These new species are compared with existing species and illustrated with interference light micrographs. The fungi known from aerial parts of Nypa fruticans are listed.