Aptroot A. & Spielmann A.A.
(2020):
Four new Astrothelium species and a Mazaediothecium from Várzea areas in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil -
Archive for Lichenology,
21: 1–17
Five species of lichens are described as new from Várzea areas in Mato
Grosso do Sul (Brazil): Astrothelium fernandae, A. pseudodermatodes, A.
septoconicum, A. xanthopseudocyphellatum, and Mazaediothecium
serendipiticum, the latter being deviating from all other species in its order by the
at least morphologically chlorococcoid photobiont. Further, we found 226
identifiable species in the Várzea reserve near Jateí and 47 on a farm near Naviraí.
Of these, 15 are new records for Brazil …
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