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Phylloblastia iranica sp. nov. and a new record for the lichen biota of Iran, with a global key for Phylloblastia species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 December 2024

Sareh Sadat Kazemi Open the ORCID record for Sareh Sadat Kazemi [Opens in a new window] ,
Harrie J. M. Sipman Open the ORCID record for Harrie J. M. Sipman [Opens in a new window]  and
Robert Lücking Open the ORCID record for Robert Lücking [Opens in a new window]
Sareh Sadat Kazemi*
Affiliation:
Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
Harrie J. M. Sipman
Affiliation:
Botanischer Garten Berlin, Freie Universität, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
Robert Lücking
Affiliation:
Botanischer Garten Berlin, Freie Universität, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
*
Corresponding author: Sareh Sadat Kazemi; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Phylloblastia iranica S. Kazemi, Lücking & Sipman sp. nov. is described and illustrated as a new foliicolous lichen. It is characterized by 1-septate, colourless, more or less fusiform, slightly curved ascospores, 9–19 × 4–6 μm. In addition, the foliicolous Strigula buxi Chodat is reported for the first time from Iran, increasing the number of foliicolous lichens known from that country to three, where previously only Gyalectidium caucasicum (Elenk. & Woron.) Vězda was recorded. All three species were found in boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) forest. A key to all known Phylloblastia species worldwide is provided.

Keywords

AscomycotaBuxus sempervirensevergreen broad-leaved forestfoliicolous lichensGomphillaceaeStrigulaceaeVerrucariaceae
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The Lichenologist , Volume 56 , Issue 6 , November 2024 , pp. 363 - 369
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The British Lichen Society

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