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
• Other Authors: Botany
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
• Subjects: Ascomycota; calcareous rocks; DNA barcoding; Europe; ITS; lichenised fungi; taxonomic revision; LICHEN FLORA; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; ADDITIONS; IDENTIFICATION; DIVERSITY; HABITATS; REVISION; COMPLEX; 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; Oulanka; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/320192

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