Rinodina Turfaceoides, a New Corticolous, Blastidiate Species from the Iberian Peninsula

A new corticolous lichen, Rinodina turfaceoides, is described from the Serra de Estrela (Portugal). It is characterized mainly by the blastidiate thallus, large apothecia covered by a thick, yellow-orange pruina, large Physcia-type ascospores and chemistry. The new species is compared with the close...

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Published in:The Lichenologist (London) 2001-03, Vol.33 (2), p.97-102
Main Authors: Giralt, M., Mayrhofer, H., van den Boom, P. P. G., Elix, J. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A new corticolous lichen, Rinodina turfaceoides, is described from the Serra de Estrela (Portugal). It is characterized mainly by the blastidiate thallus, large apothecia covered by a thick, yellow-orange pruina, large Physcia-type ascospores and chemistry. The new species is compared with the closely related but mainly muscicolous, R. turfacea, as well as with other corticolous Rinodina species with vegetative propagules, including R. colobinoides and R. disjuncta. Habit photographs of the new species and illustrations of its ascospores are also provided.
ISSN:0024-2829
1096-1135
DOI:10.1006/lich.2000.0299