Musaespora kalbii (lichenized Ascomycetes: Melanommatales), a new foliicolous lichen with a pantropical distribution |
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| Authors: | Robert Lü cking,Emmanuë l Sé rusiaux |
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| Affiliation: | Abteilung Spezielle Botanik, Universität Ulm, 0–89069 Ulm, Germany;Research Associate F. N. R. S., Department of Botany, University of Liège, Sart Tilman 822, 8–4000 Liège, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Musaespora kalbii sp. nov. is a foliicolous lichen distinguished by its unilocular, blackish brown ascocarps and campylidia. It is known from Costa Rica, French Guiana, the West Indies, Madagascar, and Papua New Guinea. The species is most common at medium elevations (500–1500 m) and prefers semi-open situations. The genus Musaespora seems to be related to the genera Architrypethelium. Megalotremis and Anisomeridium . Its campylidia are assumed to be derived from pycnidia. |
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