Two new species of Syncephalis (Zoopagales, Piptocephalidaceae)
Two new species of Syncephalis, Syncephalis torpedospora and Syncephalis parvula, are described. They were isolated from agricultural soil in Germany and have been maintained as haustorial mycoparasites on Mortierella alpina. Syncephalis torpedospora bears one-spored merosporangia, S. parvula two-spored merosporangia on the upper hemisphere of the globose fertile vesicle. Both are relatively small members of the genus Syncephalis. Key words: Mucorales, mycoparasitism, Piptocephalidaceae, Syncephalis, Zygomycetes.