Staurothele discedens and Gyalidea lecideopsis var. convarians rediscovered in Alaska, together with Polyblastia cucurbitula, sp. nov

Previously known only from collections by E. Almquist in 1879 on the Vega Expedition, Staurothele discedens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. and Gyalidea lecideopsis var. convarians (Nyl.) Vezda are reported from new localities in northern Alaska. Polyblastia cucurbitula sp. nov., sometimes associated with them, occu...

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Published in:The Bryologist 1988-01, Vol.91 (2), p.86-90
Main Authors: Thomson, J.W, Murray, B.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALASKA
Algae
Biological and medical sciences
Creeks
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Highways
Lakes
LICHEN
LICHENES
Lichens
Limestones
LIQUENES
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Plant cytology, morphology, systematics, chorology and evolution
Ridges
Spores
TAXA
TAXON
TAXONOMIA
TAXONOMIE
TAXONOMY
Thallophyta
Thallus
Valleys
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Summary:Previously known only from collections by E. Almquist in 1879 on the Vega Expedition, Staurothele discedens (Nyl.) Zahlbr. and Gyalidea lecideopsis var. convarians (Nyl.) Vezda are reported from new localities in northern Alaska. Polyblastia cucurbitula sp. nov., sometimes associated with them, occurs also in Alaska, British Columbia, and Yukon.
ISSN:0007-2745
1938-4378
DOI:10.2307/3242620