Zhurbenko M.P., Diederich P. & Braun U.
(2023):
Randlanea usneicola gen. & sp. nov., a new lichenicolous coelomycete on Usnea from the Russian Caucasus,
Herzogia,
36: 497–503
Randlanea usneicola gen. & sp. nov., found on Usnea longissima, is described, illustrated, and compared with other
morphologically similar genera of coelomycetes. The new genus is characterised by a lichenicolous habit, phialidic
conidiogenesis, multilocal, occasionally annellidic conidiogenous cells, and conidia formed in chains, initially
1–2(–3)-septate, subsequently often disintegrating into aseptate fragments. Sporidesmium usneae (first reported for
Russia) with relatively short and …
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