A reassessment of the genera Chromatochlamys and Thelenella, and a new species of Strigula from the British Isles

Strigula confusa Fryday, Coppins & Common is described from the western British Isles, where it grows over bryophytes on mildly basic rocks. The concept of the genus Thelenella is expanded to include Chromatochlamys and the following new combinations are made: Thelenella larbalestieri (A. L. Sm....

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Lichenologist
Main Authors: FRYDAY, Alan M., COPPINS, Brian J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2004
Subjects:
Svalbard
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0024282904014069
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0024282904014069
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Summary:Strigula confusa Fryday, Coppins & Common is described from the western British Isles, where it grows over bryophytes on mildly basic rocks. The concept of the genus Thelenella is expanded to include Chromatochlamys and the following new combinations are made: Thelenella larbalestieri (A. L. Sm.) Coppins & Fryday, Thelenella muscorum var. octospora (Nyl.) Coppins & Fryday, Thelenella vezdae (H. Mayrhofer & Poelt) Coppins & Fryday. Thelenella sordidula (Th. Fr.) H. Mayrhofer is reported for the first time from Europe (Svalbard).

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