A new species and new records of Lecanora (Lecanoraceae, lichenized Ascomycota) with usnic acid from the Antarctic region

• Published in: Phytotaxa
• Main Authors: de la Rosa, Iris Nadia, Passo, Alfredo, Rodriguez, Juan Manuel, Chiapella, Jorge Oscar, Messuti, Maria Ines
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magnolia Press
• Subjects: Antarctica; Artificial Substrates; Diversity; Lecanorales; Lichens; Saxicolous; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Patagonia; Rodriguez; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/39658

A new species of Lecanora, L. flavocrassa, is described from the Antarctic region. Additionally, L. stenotropa is registered for the first time from Antarctica and the distribution range of L. intricata is extended to the Antarctic Peninsula. A key to the species of Lecanora from Antarctica that con...