The typification of Variolaria discoidea Pers

• Published in: Plant and fungal systematics (Online) Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 378 - 381
• Main Authors: Jørgensen, Per M., Schmitt, Imke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 29.12.2023
• Subjects: lichens; nomenclature; pertusariales; taxonomy

The type species of the lichen genus Variolaria is V. discoidea. The name is solely based on a Hoffmann (1784) illustration. To stabilize the nomenclature, we have designated a lectotype and an epitype from Germany, for which we generated molecular data. The species was formerly placed in the genus...