1. The lichen genus Villophora (Teloschistaceae, Ascomycota)
- Author
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L. G. Sancho, Majbrit Zeuthen Søgaard, Ulrik Søchting, and Ulf Arup
- Subjects
0106 biological sciences ,0303 health sciences ,Subfamily ,biology ,Ascomycota ,South America ,Tayloriellina ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Caloplaca ,030308 mycology & parasitology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Raesaeneniana ,Genus ,Botany ,Key (lock) ,Antarctica ,Chile ,Lichen ,Teloschistaceae ,Southern Hemisphere ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The Southern Hemisphere lichen genus Villophora in subfamily Teloschistoideae is analyzed based on DNA sequence data. Six species are described, five of which are new to science: V. darwiniana and V. wallaceana grow on lignum and bark in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; V. onas and V. patagonica are lichenicolous or saxicolous on rocks in southern Patagonia; V. rimicola is saxicolous in Antarctica. Based on a three-gene DNA analysis, Tayloriellina is shown to be closely related to Villophora, and Tayloriellina microphyllina is established as a new combination. A key is provided to all species of the two genera. Raesaeneniana maulensis is combined into Villophora.
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- 2021