Molecular studies reveal a new species of Bryoria in Chile. (2nd November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boluda, Carlos G.; Divakar, Pradeep K.; Hawksworth, David L.; Villagra, Johana; Rico, Víctor J.
• Is Part Of: Lichenologist. Volume 47:Part 6(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 387
• Page End: 394
• Publication Date: 2015-11-02
• Subjects: Conguillío National Park, -- lichen, -- Parmeliaceae, -- phylogeny, -- taxonomy; Lichens -- Periodicals; 579.7
• DOI: 10.1017/S0024282915000298
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0024-2829

Abstract

Abstract: Bryoria araucana sp. nov. is described from Chile on the basis of morphological, chemical and molecular data. It has a grey to dark greyish brown pendent thallus with the base usually black, branching angles mainly obtuse, terminal branches with few lateral branchlets acutely inserted, fumarprotocetraric acid, and often protocetraric and confumarprotocetraric acids. It is morphologically similar to the Northern Hemisphere B. trichodes, but lacks soralia and has inconspicuous concolorous or slightly darker pseudocyphellae. Bryoria glabra is also reported for the first time from the Southern Hemisphere. New phylogenetic data based on ITS, mtSSU and MCM7 analyses suggest that Bryoria sect. Bryoria is polyphyletic and needs revision.