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Species of the Genus Lecidea (Lecanorales) on Gypsum in Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

Manuel Porcel-Casares
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, E–18071 Granada, Spain
Joseph Hafellner
Affiliation:
lnstitut für Botanik,Karl-Franzens Universität, Holteigasse 6, A–8010 Graz, Austria
Leonardo Carretero-Gutierrez
Affiliation:
Instituto Experimental de Zonas Aridas, E–04071 Almeria, Spain

Abstract

The genus Lecidea in the lichen flora of the gypsum soils of Spainis represented b two species: L. gypsicola Llimona and L. circinarioides Casares & Hafellner sp. nov., which are described in this article. Chemical, anatomical and ecological differences are also described, as is the taxonomic value of the morphological characteristics of the mature ascoma.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1996

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