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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
• Subjects: Research Article; Oulanka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7481264/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32963488; https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.72.56223

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...