A new species of Megalospora Meyen (lichenised Ascomycetes) from Tasmania

  • Gintaras Kantvilas Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, PO Box 5058, UTAS LPO, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005, Australia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21756/cab.v3i01.esp2
Keywords: Australia, biodiversity, lichens, Megalosporaceae, taxonomy

Abstract

The new species, Megalospora clandestina Kantvilas, is described from the highlands of Tasmania. It is characterised by a sorediate thallus containing pannarin and zeorin, single-spored asci and muriform ascospores, 30–72 x 12–30 μm. A key to the eight species of the genus occurring in Tasmania is presented.
Published
2017-08-01
Issue
Vol 4 No 02 (2020): Cryptogam Biodiversity and Assessment
Section
Research Article

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