Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa

Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa

The new sorediate species Lecanora kenyana from Mount Kenya and L. orientoafricana from the Rift Valley in Kenya are described. L. kenyana has red-brown apothecia with a constricted base, a melacarpella–type amphithecium, pulicaris–type epihymenium, a hyaline hypothecium, and con...

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Main Authors: Paul Kirika, Sittiporn Parnmen, Thorsten Lumbsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-05-01
Series:MycoKeys
Online Access:http://mycokeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1182
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spelling doaj-e89d2a1524cf43cf94a3375e121eb3732020-11-24T22:28:44ZengPensoft PublishersMycoKeys1314-40571314-40492012-05-0130374710.3897/mycokeys.3.32011182Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east AfricaPaul KirikaSittiporn ParnmenThorsten LumbschThe new sorediate species Lecanora kenyana from Mount Kenya and L. orientoafricana from the Rift Valley in Kenya are described. L. kenyana has red-brown apothecia with a constricted base, a melacarpella–type amphithecium, pulicaris–type epihymenium, a hyaline hypothecium, and contains usnic acid as major constituent. L. orientoafricana is characterized bya dark hypothecium, pulicaris-type amphithecium, chlarotera-epihymenium, and contains atranorin and gangaleoidin. A phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and a Bayesian approach based on DNA sequence data of mtSSU and ITS rDNA support that both new species belong to Lecanora sensu stricto and cluster with species containing usnic acid ora dark hypothecium, respectively.http://mycokeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1182
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author Paul Kirika
Sittiporn Parnmen
Thorsten Lumbsch
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Sittiporn Parnmen
Thorsten Lumbsch
Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa
MycoKeys
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Sittiporn Parnmen
Thorsten Lumbsch
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title Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa
title_short Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa
title_full Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa
title_fullStr Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa
title_full_unstemmed Two new species of Lecanora sensu stricto (Lecanoraceae, Ascomycota) from east Africa
title_sort two new species of lecanora sensu stricto (lecanoraceae, ascomycota) from east africa
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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issn 1314-4057
1314-4049
publishDate 2012-05-01
description The new sorediate species Lecanora kenyana from Mount Kenya and L. orientoafricana from the Rift Valley in Kenya are described. L. kenyana has red-brown apothecia with a constricted base, a melacarpella–type amphithecium, pulicaris–type epihymenium, a hyaline hypothecium, and contains usnic acid as major constituent. L. orientoafricana is characterized bya dark hypothecium, pulicaris-type amphithecium, chlarotera-epihymenium, and contains atranorin and gangaleoidin. A phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and a Bayesian approach based on DNA sequence data of mtSSU and ITS rDNA support that both new species belong to Lecanora sensu stricto and cluster with species containing usnic acid ora dark hypothecium, respectively.
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