Catenarina ( Teloschistaceae , Ascomycota), a new Southern Hemisphere genus with 7-chlorocatenarin

Abstract A new genus, Catenarina ( Teloschistaceae , Ascomycota), with three species is described from the Southern Hemisphere, supported by molecular data. All species contain the secondary metabolite 7-chlorocatenarin, previously unknown in lichens. Catenarina desolata is a non-littoral, lichenico...

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Published in:The Lichenologist
Main Authors: SØCHTING, Ulrik, SØGAARD, Majbrit Zeuthen, ELIX, John A., ARUP, Ulf, ELVEBAKK, Arve, SANCHO, Leopoldo G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
Subjects:
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Tierra del Fuego
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002428291300087x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002428291300087X
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Summary:Abstract A new genus, Catenarina ( Teloschistaceae , Ascomycota), with three species is described from the Southern Hemisphere, supported by molecular data. All species contain the secondary metabolite 7-chlorocatenarin, previously unknown in lichens. Catenarina desolata is a non-littoral, lichenicolous species found on volcanic and soft sedimentary rock at 190–300 m in and near steppes in southernmost Chile and on the subantarctic island, Kerguelen. Catenarina vivasiana grows on maritime rocks and on rock outcrops in lowland Nothofagus forests, but has also been found at altitudes up to c. 580 m on moss and detritus on outcrops in Tierra del Fuego. The Antarctic species Caloplaca iomma is transferred to Catenarina based on chemical data; it grows on rocks near the coast in maritime Antarctica.

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