The lichen genus Kroswia in China

Three species belonging to the lichen genus Kroswia are reported from China: Kroswia epispora sp. nov., K. crystallifera, and K. gemmascens. The colourless ellipsoid ascospores with epispore in K. epispora provide new evidence for the close relationship between Kroswia and Fuscopannaria. Description...

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Published in:Mycotaxon 2015-10, Vol.130 (4), p.951-959
Main Authors: Liu, Hua-Jie, Hu, Jian-Sen, Li, Chao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ascomycota
Fuscopannaria
Pannariaceae
Peltigerales
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Summary:Three species belonging to the lichen genus Kroswia are reported from China: Kroswia epispora sp. nov., K. crystallifera, and K. gemmascens. The colourless ellipsoid ascospores with epispore in K. epispora provide new evidence for the close relationship between Kroswia and Fuscopannaria. Descriptions and comments for the three species and a key to all Kroswia species are presented.
ISSN:0093-4666
2154-8889
DOI:10.5248/130.951