van den Boom P.P.G., Brand A.M., Coppins B.J. & Sérusiaux E.
(2018):
A new Micarea species from western Europe, belonging in the Micarea denigrata group -
Herzogia,
31: 385–389
A new species of Micarea, M. sambuci is described from western Europe. Though it was common in the Netherlands and
also present in Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, and Scotland, it could now be extinct. It differs from M. nitschkeana by
the production of mesoconidia (2.7–4.1 × 1.1–1.5 μm) and complete absence of micro- and macroconidia. Key words: Lichenized ascomycete, Lecanorales, taxonomy.
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