Lichenothelia renobalesiana sp. nov. (Lichenotheliaceae), for a lichenicolous ascomycete confused with Polycoccum opulentum (Dacampiaceae)

Abstract

The name Polycoccum opulentum proves to have been wrongly applied to a lichenicolous fungus belonging to the genus Lichenothelia, and which differs from the type material of P. opulentum in having non-ostiolate broadly stipitate ascomata and narrow ascospores with a conspicuous gelatinous sheath. The Lichenothelia represents an hitherto undescribed species, named here as L. renobalesiana, sp. nov. which is associated with verrucarialean lichens on hard limestones in temperate regions. The true P. opulentum is known only from the original collection on Polyblastia hyperborea from Sweden.

Two new species of Lichenothelia (Lichenotheliaceae) from Iran

“…A list of the main distinguishing characters of Lichenothelia species (Tables 1 and 2) was compiled from our own observations, the original descriptions and other literature (Hawksworth 1981; Thor 1985; Henssen 1987; Øvstedal & Lewis Smith 2001; Atienza & Hawksworth 2008; Zhurbenko 2008; Etayo 2010; Knudsen & Kocourková 2010; Kocourková & Knudsen 2011; Muggia et al . 2015 a ).…”

“…After this pioneering work, several more species were added: L. antarctica Øvstedal from quartz-mica-schist in Antarctica (Øvstedal & Lewis Smith 2001), L. renobalesiana D. Hawksw. & V. Atienza from limestone and on endolithic thalli of different calcicolous Verrucariaceae in Spain and England (Atienza & Hawksworth 2008), L. uralensis Zhurb. from siliceous rock in the Ural Mountains in the north-eastern part of European Russia (Zhurbenko 2008), and L. spiralispora (“ spiratispora ”) Etayo, lichenicolous on Acarospora in Spain (Etayo 2010).…”

“…D. Hawksw. Henssen (1987) (Atienza & Hawksworth 2008), L. uralensis Zhurb. from siliceous rock in the Ural Mountains in the north-eastern part of European Russia (Zhurbenko 2008), and L. spiralispora ("spiratispora") Etayo, lichenicolous on Acarospora in Spain (Etayo 2010).…”

New Records of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi from the Central Caucasus (Russia)

“…L. renobalesiana, a species described very recently by Atienza and Hawksworth (2008) from Spain and Great Britain, known also from Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and possibility from Africa (Morocco) and North America. All the characteristics of the Daghestani specimen agree well with the original description.…”

New species of lichenicolous fungi for Ukraine

“…New to Eastern Europe. Notes -Known from Europe: Austria (Mayrhofer et al, 1989), Belarus , Belgium (Diederich et al, 1991), Czech Republic (Bachmann, 1927), Denmark (Alstrup & Svane, 1998), Estonia (Suija et al, 2010), France (Hawksworth, 1981), Germany (Sandstede, 1906), Great Britain (Hawksworth, 1981), Italy (Brackel, 2013), Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999), the Netherlands (Brand et al, 2013), Norway (Sandstede, 1931), Poland (Czyżewska et al, 2005), Russia (Zhurbenko & Himelbrant, 2002), Spain (Alvarez & Carballal, 1992), Sweden (Hawksworth, 1981), Switzerland (Hawksworth, 1981); Asia: Russia (Zhurbenko, 1998); North America: Canada (Scholz, 1998), USA (Cole & Hawksworth, 2001); South America: Chile (Diederich, 2003); Faeroe Islands (Alstrup & Christensen, 1999 Notes -Known from Europe: Austria (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008), Belgium (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008), Estonia (Martin et al, 2012), France (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008), Germany (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008), Great Britain (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008), Slovenia (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008), Spain (Atienza & Hawksworth, 2008); Asia: Russia (Urbanavichus et al, 2011); Africa: Morocco (Atienza & Hawk� sworth, 2008); North America: USA (Kocourková & Knudsen, 2009). pestAlotiopsis sp.…”