Mycobiology.  2018 Dec;46(4):305-310. 10.1080/12298093.2018.1538070.

Candelaria asiatica, an Ignored New Species from South Korea

• Liu D
• Hur JS

• KMID: 2434558
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/12298093.2018.1538070

Abstract

The genus Candelaria is characterized by a micro-foliose to micro-fruticose thallus and contains eight species, two of which were reported in South Korea. During the excursion of a Korean lichen flora investigation, some suspected Candelaria concolor specimens were collected, and their morphological, chemical, molecular phylogenetic, and geographic analyses were conducted. The samples eventually proved to be a new species, Candelaria asiatica, which can be recognized by a small, yellow lobate thallus with a pulverulent surface, and a fragile lobe margin with blastidia or phyllidia-like lobules.

Keyword

Candelariaceae; taxonomy; phylogeny; Asia

MeSH Terms

Asia
Classification
Korea*
Lichens
Phylogeny