Mycobiology.  2012 Dec;40(4):252-254. 10.5941/MYCO.2012.40.4.252.

The Lichen Genus Polychidium New to South Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea. jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr
  • 2ABL Herbarium, Gerrit van der Veenstraat 107, NL-3762 XK Soest, The Netherlands.

Abstract

The lichen species Polychidium muscicola was found in South Korea for the first time and this is the first record of the genus Polychidium from the Korean peninsula. This species is characterized by a dichotomously branched minute thallus with clustered cells of Nostoc as the photobiont. A detailed description and illustrations of this species are provided.

Keyword

Fruticose; Massalongiaceae; Nostoc; Polychidium; South Korea

MeSH Terms

Lichens
Nostoc
Republic of Korea
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