Candelaria asiatica, an Ignored New Species from South Korea.

Candelaria asiatica, an Ignored New Species from South Korea. Mycobiology. 2018;46(4):305-310 Authors: Liu D, Hur JS 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. PMID: 30637138 [PubMed]
Source: Mycobiology - Category: Biology Tags: Mycobiology Source Type: research