Candelaria asiatica, an Ignored New Species from South Korea.
10.1080/12298093.2018.1538070
- Author:
Dong LIU
1
;
Jae Seoun HUR
Author Information
1. Korean Lichen Research Institute (KoLRI), Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Korea. jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Candelariaceae;
taxonomy;
phylogeny;
Asia
- MeSH:
Asia;
Classification;
Korea*;
Lichens;
Phylogeny
- From:Mycobiology
2018;46(4):305-310
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The genus Candelaria is characterized by a micro-foliose to micro-fruticose thallus and contains eight species, two of which were reported in South Korea. During the excursion of a Korean lichen flora investigation, some suspected Candelaria concolor specimens were collected, and their morphological, chemical, molecular phylogenetic, and geographic analyses were conducted. The samples eventually proved to be a new species, Candelaria asiatica, which can be recognized by a small, yellow lobate thallus with a pulverulent surface, and a fragile lobe margin with blastidia or phyllidia-like lobules.
