Melaspilea tucumana, a new gall-forming lichenicolous fungus from the tropical Andes in Bolivia. (7th August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: FLAKUS, Adam; ETAYO, Javier; KUKWA, Martin
• Is Part Of: Lichenologist. Volume 46:Part 5(2014:Sep.)
• Page Start: 657
• Page End: 662
• Publication Date: 2014-08-07
• Subjects: Lichens -- Periodicals; 579.7
• DOI: 10.1017/S0024282914000188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0024-2829

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="normal"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The new obligately lichenicolous fungus, <italic>Melaspilea tucumana</italic> Flakus, Etayo &amp; Kukwa, inhabiting thalli of saxicolous <italic>Pertusaria</italic> s. lat. is described from Tucumano-Boliviano vegetation in Bolivia. The species is characterized by the gall formation and superficial, lirelliform to branched, aggregated apothecioid ascomata with widely exposed discs. The ascomata of <italic>M. tucumana</italic> are initially perithecioid and immersed in the host thallus, but become superficial and apothecioid when mature, and thus resemble the genus <italic>Buelliella</italic>. This may suggest the placement of the new species in Dothideomycetes.</p> </abstract>