Caloplaca chelyae (Teloschistaceae), a new lichen from the Canary Islands
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Universidad de La Laguna
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ISSN: 0007-2745, 1938-4378
Año de publicación: 2009
Volumen: 112
Número: 4
Páginas: 839-844
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: The Bryologist
Resumen
Caloplaca chelyae is described as new to science. It is characterized by its scant crustose thallus, spores (12–)13–15 × (7–)8–11 µm, with a narrow equatorial wall-thickening, (1.5–)2–3 µm less than ¼ the length of the spore. This new species, related to subgenus Gyalolechia, was found on bryophytes in the high mountains of the Canary Islands, in El Teide National Park (Tenerife) and La Caldera de Taburiente National Park (La Palma). Possible associated taxa are briefly discussed.