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
Any de publicació: 2009
Volum: 112
Número: 4
Pàgines: 839-844
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: The Bryologist
Resum
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.