Sticta subfilicinella B. Moncada, Coca & Lücking, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity: 10.1007/s13225-015-0346-5, [112] (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF551576; Facesoffunginumber: FoF00930 Etymology – Referring to the similarity and close relationship with Sticta filicinella. Holotype – L.F. Coca 1110 (FAUC). Diagnosis – Differing from Sticta filicinella in the absence of isidia. Thallus epiphytic, corticolous. Primary photobiont [...]
Sticta fuscotomentosa B. Moncada, Coca & Lücking, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity: 10.1007/s13225-015-0346-5, [111] (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF551488; Facesoffungi number: FoF: 00929 Etymology – Referring to the superficial similarity with Sticta tomentosa. Holotype – L.F. Coca 1207 (FAUC). Diagnosis – Differing from Sticta tomentosa and S. leucoblepharis in the brown to dark tomentum and [...]
Fissurina carassensis Lücking, Parnmen & Lumbsch, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity: 10.1007/s13225-015-0346-5, [109] (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF551487; Facesoffungi number: FoF00969 Etymology – Referring to the type locality. Holotype – R. Lücking 31224a (SP). Diagnosis – Differing from Fissurina dumastii in the apically smooth paraphyses and the more strongly I+ violet-blue ascospores, and from F. [...]
Chapsa multicarpa Lücking, Parnmen & Lumbsch, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity: 10.1007/s13225-015-0346-5, [108] (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF551486; Facesoffungi number: FoF00968 Etymology – Referring to the usually aggregate ascomata. Holotype – R. Lücking 24007 (RAMK). Diagnosis – Differing from Chapsa leprocarpa and C. patens in the smaller, aggregate ascomata with layered excipulum. Thallus corticolous [...]
Acarosporaceae Zahlbr. Two major phylogenetic studies covering this group were published recently (Miadlikowska et al. 2014; Westberg et al. 2015). The phylogeny presented in Fig. 1 is based on the matrix of Westberg et al. (2015), where citations of samples and sequences used can be found. The two new species described here all belong [...]
Acarospora castaneocarpa M. Westb. & Wedin, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity 75: 131 (2015) Index Fungorum number: IF 813044; MycoBank number: MB 813044; Facesoffungi number: FoF 00928 Etymology – In reference to the chest-nut coloured ascocarps. Holotype – FINLAND, Varsinais-Suomi (Regio Aboensis), Lohja, Paavola, NE of Rautaniemi, stony SE-slope, young Pinus sylvestris plantation, on calcareous [...]
Acarospora septentrionalis M. Westb. & Wedin, in Ariyawansa et al., Fungal Diversity 75: 129 (2015) Index Fungorum Number: IF 813043; MycoBank number: MB 813043; Facesoffungi number: FoF00927 Etymology – In reference to the northern distribution of the species. Holotype – NORWAY, Sogn og Fjordane, Årdal, along Tindeveien between Øvre Årdal and Turtagrø, UTM (WGS84) [...]
Paralecia pratorum Brackel, Greiner, Peršoh & Rambold, sp. nov. Index Fungorum number: IF550913, Facesoffunginumber: FoF 00553; Fig. 1 Etymology – The specific epithet ‘pratorum’ (lat., genitive plural of ‘pratum’) refers to the name of the type locality ‘Prati [= meadows] di Logarghena’. Holotype – M-0045925 Lichenicolous on Protoparmeliopsis muralis. Thallus externally not visible, endothallic [...]
Paralecia Brackel, Greiner, Peršoh & Rambold, gen.nov. Index Fungorum number: IF551012, Facesoffungi number: FoF 00563 Etymology – The genus name ‘Paralecia’ refers to ‘para-’(along with, beside) and to ‘lecia’ (refers to the lecideine apothecia). Type species – Paralecia pratorum Brackel, Greiner, Peršoh & Rambold Notes – This new species is characterized by its lichenicolous, [...]
Dibaeis jingdongensis C.J.Y. Li & K.D. Hyde sp. nov MycoBank number: MB; Index Fungorum number: IF; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12928; Thallus crustose, green, unevenly lumpy, mostly wrinkled when fresh and dry, photobiont a unicellular green alga, ellipsoid cells with one narrow rounded end, 10–15 × 8–14 μm (x̅ = 13 × 11 mm, n [...]