First record of a common endolithic lichenized fungus species Catenarina desolata Schting, Sgaard & Elvebakk. from James Ross Island (Antarctic Peninsula)

Catenarina desolata, a species which was recently described from southernmost Chile is reported from the Antarctica for the first time. Although it was described as lichenicolous, in James Ross Island, many specimens belonging to this species have non lichenicolous habit. The dubious reports of Calo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Halici, Mehmet Gökhan, Güllü, Mithat, Barták, Miloš
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2017
Subjects:
Antarctica
first report
southern hemisphere
lichens
Teloschistaceae
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ross Island
Elvebakk
Antarc*
James Ross Island
Online Access:http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12902
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Summary:Catenarina desolata, a species which was recently described from southernmost Chile is reported from the Antarctica for the first time. Although it was described as lichenicolous, in James Ross Island, many specimens belonging to this species have non lichenicolous habit. The dubious reports of Caloplaca aff. anchonphoenicon from James Ross Island actually belongs to Catenarina desolata. Collections were evaluated using morphological, anatomical and molecular characteristics (nrITS). The morphological and ecological variations of this species are discussed in this paper.

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