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Type: Article
Published: 2011-12-23
Page range: 53–60
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Orcularia, a segregate from the lichen genera Buellia and Rinodina (Lecanoromycetes, Caliciaceae)

Lichenologisches Institut Neumarkt, Im Tal 12, D-92318 Neumarkt, Germany Institute for Botany, University of Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
Departament de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia (Àrea de Botànica), Facultat d’Enologia de Tarragona, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
Fungi lichenized Ascomycota Australia taxonomy

Abstract

The new lichen genus Orcularia, based on Rinodina sect. Orcularia, is described. It is characterized by Orcularia-type ascospores and filiform conidia. So far the newly described O. elixii as well as O. insperata (type species), O. placodiomorpha and O. placodiomorphoides are found to belong to this genus. Descriptions, illustrations and a key for them are provided.