Bryoria rigida, a new Asian lichen species from the Himalayan region
| Autor: | Per M. Jørgensen, Leena Myllys, Saara Velmala, Li-Song Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0303 health sciences Ecology Biogeography Bryoria rigida 15. Life on land Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 030308 mycology & parasitology Thallus 03 medical and health sciences Botany Protocetraric acid Taxonomy (biology) Bryoria Lichen Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Fumarprotocetraric acid |
| Zdroj: | The Lichenologist. 44:777-781 |
| ISSN: | 1096-1135 0024-2829 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0024282912000370 |
| Popis: | Molecular studies have revealed the presence of yet another species in the Bryoria bicolor complex in China, which confirms that the mountains of SE Asia to be an evolutionary centre for Bryoria sect. Divaricatae. The new species B. rigida is formally described. It is characterized by a stiff and coarse thallus, which contains fumarprotocetraric acid and often protocetraric acid as the main substances. A key to the divaricate species of Bryoria in the Himalayan region is provided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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