Coprophilous ascomycetes in Kenya: Sporormiella from wildlife dung

Fresh specimens of Sporormiella obtained from the dung of African elephant, Cape buffalo, dikdik, giraffe, impala and waterbuck and incubated in a moist chamber were examined. Sporormiella herculea, S. intermedia, S. leporina, S. minima, S. aff. minipascua, S. aff. muskokensis, Sporormiella sp. and Sporormiella aff. teretispora were observed and described. A new record Sporormiella leporina and three unidentified species S. aff. minipascua, Sporormiella sp. and Sporormiella aff. teretispora are illustrated. Sporormiella minima, S. intermedia and S. aff. minipascua are the most common on wildlife dung examined. © 2012 Copyright 2012 Mycological Society of China.