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Capronia paranectrioides (Herpotrichiellaceae, Ascomycota), a new lichenicolous fungus from Bolivia

Authors :
Martin Kukwa
Adam Flakus
Javier Etayo
Source :
The Lichenologist. 45:623-626
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2013.

Abstract

The new lichenicolous Capronia paranectrioides Etayo, Flakus & Kukwa, inhabiting thalli of Erioderma leylandii, is described from Bolivia. The species is characterized by pale brown, submuriform and bicaudate ascospores, subglobose to barrel-shaped perithecia and I+ red, K/I+ pale blue hymenial gelatine. It is the first known Capronia species producing ascospores with long apical appendages.

Details

ISSN :
10961135 and 00242829
Volume :
45
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Lichenologist
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........50205f6b5372b1bffca475971bcf2350