Bryoria rigida, a new Asian lichen species from the Himalayan region

Molecular studies have revealed the presence of yet another species in the Bryoria bicolor complex in China, which confirms that the mountains of SE Asia to be an evolutionary centre for Bryoria sect. Divaricatae. The new species B. rigida is formally described. It is characterized by a stiff and co...

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Published inThe Lichenologist (London) Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 777 - 781
Main Authors JØRGENSEN, Per M., MYLLYS, Leena, VELMALA, Saara, WANG, Li-Song
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.2012
Subjects
Acids
Bryoria
Bryoria bicolor
Mountains
Thallus
China
India
China, People's Rep
biogeography
China
taxonomy
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Summary:Molecular studies have revealed the presence of yet another species in the Bryoria bicolor complex in China, which confirms that the mountains of SE Asia to be an evolutionary centre for Bryoria sect. Divaricatae. The new species B. rigida is formally described. It is characterized by a stiff and coarse thallus, which contains fumarprotocetraric acid and often protocetraric acid as the main substances. A key to the divaricate species of Bryoria in the Himalayan region is provided.
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ISSN:0024-2829
1096-1135
DOI:10.1017/S0024282912000370