Arthonia borbonica (Ascomycota, Arthoniales), a new species from La Réunion

Authors: Ertz, Damien; Elix, John; Grube, Martin

Source: Plant Ecology and Evolution, Volume 143, Number 2, July 2010 , pp. 222-224(3)

Publisher: National Botanic Garden of Belgium and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium

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Abstract:

Background - A novelty is described in the framework of an ongoing revision of the Arthonia cinnabarina complex.

Methods - Normal practises of herbarium taxonomy including high performance liquid chromatography (hPLC) have been applied.

Key results - Arthonia borbonica is described as new to science. It is characterized by having ascomata covered by an orange pruina and macrocephalic (2-)3-septate ascospores. The species is only known from La Réunion island.

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Keywords: ARTHONIACEAE; CONIOCARPON; LA RÉUNION; MASCARENE; CHEMISTRY; RED PIGMENTS

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2010.427

Publication date: 2010-07-01

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Plant Ecology and Evolution (a continuation of Belgian Journal of Botany, incorporating Systematics and Geography of Plants) is an international journal devoted to ecology, phylogenetics and systematics of all 'plant' groups in the traditional sense (including algae, cyanobacteria, fungi, myxomycetes), also covering related fields such as comparative and developmental morphology, conservation biology, ecophysiology, evolution, phytogeography, pollen and spores, population biology, and vegetation studies. It contains original research papers, review articles, short communications and book reviews.
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