Taxonomy of Verrucaria species characterised by large spores, perithecia leaving pits in the rock and a pale thin thallus in Finland

• Published in: MycoKeys
• Main Authors: Pykälä,Juha, Kantelinen,Annina, Myllys,Leena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
• Subjects: Ascomycota; calcareous rocks; DNA barcoding; Europe; ITS; lichenised fungi; taxonomic revision; Oulanka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.72.56223; https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/56223/

Species of Verrucaria, characterised by large spores (at least some spores exceeding 25 µm in length), perithecia leaving pits in the rock and a pale thin thallus, form a taxonomically-difficult and poorly-known group. In this study, such species occurring in Finland are revised, based on ITS sequen...