On the Lichen generaPlacocarpus andPlacidiopsis (Verrucariaceae)
Authors:
Othmar Breuß
Affiliation:
(1) Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Botanische Abteilung, Burgring 7, A-1014 Wien, Austria
Abstract:
Verrucaria schaereri (Fr.)Nyl. is accorded generic status asPlacocarpusTrev. emend.O. Breuss. The main differences between the two genera concern the thallus anatomy and the spores which are halonate inPlacocarpus. The following new combinations are proposed:Placocarpus schaereri (Fr.)O. Breuss andPlacidiopsis cinerascens (Nyl.)O. Breuss.