Rediscovery of five Rinodina species originally described from southwest China and one new species

Author:
Zhong Q., Ai M., Worthy F.R., Yin A., Jiang Y., Wang L. & Wang X.
Year:
2023
Journal:
Diversity
Pages:
15(6): 705 [22 p.]
Url:
https://doi.org/10.3390/d15060705
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Rinodina is a lichenized fungal genus belonging to the Physciaceae, with c. 300 species worldwide. Nearly a century ago, Zahlbruckner described five species of the genus Rinodina from Southwest China. The type collections were the only records for these species. In the present study, new records for four of these species: Rinodina cornutula, R. globulans, R. handelii, and R. setschwana, and a recently described species, R. pluriloculata, are documented based on specimens collected from the holotype localities. Furthermore, one new species was discovered: Rinodina hengduanensis, characterized by areolate to subsquamulose thallus, jigsaw-like areoles, lecanorine apothecium, and Dirinaria-type ascospores. Rinodina setschwana is transferred to the genus Buellia based on its morphology, chemistry, and phylogeny and proposed as Buellia setschwana. We provide detailed morphological descriptions, pictures, and molecular phylogenetic analyses. Keywords: lichenized Ascomycetes; new species; Physciaceae; taxonomy.
Id:
35459
Submitter:
zpalice
Post_time:
Monday, 29 May 2023 11:25