Contributions to the knowledge and distribution of Pucciniales (rust fungi) in three Brazilian biomes Author Junior, Alcindo Da Silva Martins Author Gomes, Paulo Weslem Portal Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, Monteiro Lobato St, 255, 13.083 - 862, Campinas, SP, Brazil. Author Sakuragui, Cássia Mônica Department of Botany, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Chagas Filho Ave, 373, 21.941 - 902, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. Author Junior, Aníbal Alves De Carvalho 0000-0002-6176-2039 Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute, Pacheco Leão St, 915, 22.460 - 030, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. anibal @ jbrj. gov. br; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6176 - 2039 anibal@jbrj.gov.br text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-12-29 577 1 79 117 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.577.1.4 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.577.1.4 1179-3163 7517579 Crossopsora piperis Berndt, F.O. Freire & C.N. Bastos , Mycotaxon 83: 266. 2002 . Type on Piper hostmannianum (Miq.) C.DC., Marituba , Pará State , Brazil , 10.V.2001 , C.N. Bastos s.n. (?/?, IIse, III) . SPECIMENS EXAMINED— BRAZIL , RIO DE JANEIRO , Itatiaia, Parque Nacional de Itatiaia, on Piperaceae – Piper hispidum Sw. , 07.XII.2015 , II , A. Martins Junior, A.A. Carvalho Junior & A. Riguetti 84/15 (RB 757216); 21.III.2017 , A. Martins Junior & A.A. Carvalho Junior 56/17 (RB 757141); 22.III.2017 , II , III , 75/17 (RB 757171); on Piperaceae – Piper malacophyllum (C.Presl) C.DC. , 20.III.2017 , II , 07/17 (RB 757126). COMMENTS— Piper malacophyllum is recorded as new host species of C. piperis . DESCRIPTION AND ILLUSTRATION: Berndt et al. (2002) and Salazar-Yepes & Carvalho Jr (2010) .