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Zakeri, Z./ Divakar, P.K./ Otte, V. 2017: Taxonomy and phylogeny of Aspiciliella, a resurrected genus of Megasporaceae, including the new species A. portosantana [Taxonomie und Phylogenie von Aspiciliella, einer wieder eingeführten Gattung der Megasporaceae, einschließlich der neuen Art A. portosantana]. - Herzogia 30(1): 166-176. [RLL List # 249 / Rec.# 39399]
Keywords: Lichenized fungi/ Aspicilia / combined analysis/ integrated taxonomy/ western Eurasia/ Mediterranean/ Macaronesia
Abstract: The genus Aspiciliella M.Choisy (type: A. intermutans) is resurrected to accommodate two species previously placed in Aspicilia, and a new species, A. portosantana Sipman & Zakeri. The new combination A. cupreoglauca (B.de Lesd.) Zakeri, Divakar & Otte is proposed. Molecular investigation based on three genetic markers, the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S and internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS) region, the nuclear large subunit (nuLSU) and the mitochondrial small subunit (mtSSU) ribosomal DNA, of samples from a wide geographical range including Iran, Caucasia, Greece and Macaronesia revealed a strongly supported clade in a sister position to the other genera of the family Megasporaceae (PP = 1.00; MP/ML BS = 100/100). Morphological and chemotaxonomic surveys showed that the genus is characterized by a thallus that is crustose, rimose-areolate, partially continuous, K+ red; a green, olive-green to greenish-brown N+ light green epihymenium; 8-spored asci, ellipsoid, colourless, simple ascospores and very small (7–11μm long) conidia. An identification key to the species of the genus is provided.
Notes: New: Aspiciliella cupreoglauca (B.de Lesd.) Zakeri, Divakar & Otte (≡ Aspicilia cupreoglauca B.de Lesd.), A. portosantana Sipman & Zakeri (from Portugal).
URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.13158/heia.30.1.2017.166
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