Lecanora austrocalcicola (Lecanoraceae, lichenized fungi), a new species from a limestone outcrop in Brazil

Author:
Aptroot A., dos Santos L.A. & Cáceres M.
Year:
2025
Journal:
The Lichenologist
Pages:
57(5): 196-199
Url:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282925101126
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We describe the new lichen species Lecanora austrocalcicola from a limestone outcrop in Brazil, characterized by a verrucose thallus and small apothecia with pale discs with relatively prominent margins that are UV+ yellow, and by the presence of lichexanthone on the apothecium margin. It resembles some species of Myriolecis and Polyozosia but can be distinguished with phylogenetic analyses. Myriolecis, Polyozosia, calcicolous, lichexanthone, tropics
Id:
38996
Submitter:
jph
Post_time:
Friday, 24 October 2025 16:27