A new species of Micarea (lichenized Ascomycota, Pilocarpaceae) from alpine Australia

Patrick M. McCarthy*, John A. Elix

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    Abstract

    Micarea argopsinosa sp. nov. (lichenized Ascomycota, Pilocarpaceae) is described from sheltered granite below the summit of Mt Ginini in the Australian Capital Territory. It has a thin, diffuse, greyish green thallus containing only argopsin, solitary or clustered, jet-black, convex apothecia with a K- and C- hymenium and a hyaline hypothecium, comparatively small 3-septate ascospores, and narrowly oblong to filiform, straight, curved or arcuate macroconidia with (1-)3-septa. A key is provided to distinguish the new species from broadly similar taxa known from Australia and elsewhere.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)31-35
    Number of pages5
    JournalTelopea
    Volume19
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

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