New Species and New Record of Genus Chrysothrix (Chrysotrichaceae, Arthoniales) from South Korea and Chile.
10.1080/12298093.2018.1509511
- Author:
Dong LIU
1
;
Soon Ok OH
;
Jung Shin PARK
;
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:
Chrysothrix;
taxonomy;
lichen;
Chile;
South Korea
- MeSH:
Chile*;
Classification;
Korea*;
Lichens
- From:Mycobiology
2018;46(3):185-191
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The genus Chrysothrix is very common around the world and easy to be recognized by its bright yellowish granular thallus. In this study, investigations of lichen mycota in South Korea and Chile from 2010 to 2017 have been done, and some Chrysothrix specimens were collected, based on the morphological and chemical study on these specimens, five species were confirmed in this study, including one new species from Chile, Chrysothrix chilensis D. Liu & J.-S Hur, and one new record from South Korea, C. xanthina (Vain.) Kalb. Meanwhile, detail description and illustration for each species were present in this study.
