Notes on the type, synonyms, and other specimens of the balansioid fungus, Nigrocornus scleroticus

The type, and other specimens of the balansioid fungus, Nigrocornus scleroticus, its synonyms, and similar fungi studied during extensive research on the taxonomy and biology of the fungus, are described. Two hypocrealean fungi found parasitising the ascostromata of N. scleroticus are also discussed.