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

• Published in: The Lichenologist
• Main Authors: Sochting, Ulrik, Sogaard, Majbrit Zeuthen, Elix, John A., Arup, Ulf, Elvebakk, Arve, Sancho, Leopoldo G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
• Subjects: Botany; Antarctica; Argentina; Caloplaca; Chile; HPLC; Kerguelen Island; lichen; metabolites; molecular phylogeny; Antarctic; Kerguelen; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/4559511; https://doi.org/10.1017/S002428291300087X

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. Catenarinadesolata is a non-littoral, lichenicolous species...