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A new species of Elixia (Umbilicariales) from Greece

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2010

Toby SPRIBILLE  and
H. Thorsten LUMBSCH
Toby SPRIBILLE
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Holteigasse 6, A-8010 Graz, Austria. Email: [email protected]
H. Thorsten LUMBSCH
Affiliation:
The Field Museum, Department of Botany, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
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Abstract

Elixia cretica T. Sprib. & Lumbsch is described as a new species from the mountains of western Crete. The second member of the previously monotypic genus and only the third member of the family Elixiaceae, it is distinguished by its surficial thallus, larger ascospores and corticolous habit. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on a sequence of mitochondrial small subunit DNA confirms the position of the new species. We also report E. flexella from New Hampshire (USA) as new to eastern North America.

Keywords

AscomycotaElixiaceaeLecanoromycetesphylogenetic analysis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , July 2010 , pp. 365 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2010

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