ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Diploicia christinae sp. nov. (Ascomycota: Caliciales: Caliciaceae), an overlooked lichen species from Bermuda
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Sarah P. Duke Gardens, 420 Anderson Road, Box 90341, Duke University, North Carolina 27708-0341, USA
Submission date: 2025-02-21
Acceptance date: 2025-05-05
Online publication date: 2025-05-26
Publication date: 2025-05-26
Plant and Fungal Systematics 2025; 70(1): 13-16
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ABSTRACT
A crustose lichen species new to science – overlooked by previous workers – is
formally described. This new species, Diploicia christinae, differs from all other species in
the genus by its narrow lobes (< 1 mm) and its effuse soralia that contain consistently white
soredia. Its secondary chemistry, and lack of apothecia and pycnidia, are also diagnostic.
The new species is known only from the Bermuda archipelago.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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