Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of the Azores (Portugal), collected on São Miguel and Terceira with the descriptions of seven new species

Abstract

One hundred lichen species and lichenicolous fungi are reported from the Azores, occurring on São Miguel and/or Terceira, collected in 2011 and 2014. Thirty-seven species are newly recorded to the Azores and seven are described as new to science: Byssoloma fuscum, Lecania azorica, Sphaerellothecium heterodermiae, S. parmotremae, Stigmidium micareae, S. subcladoniicola, Thelocarpon microsporum.

Green Synthesized Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Ameliorate Defence and Antioxidant Enzymes in Lens culinaris

“…Transverse section of the stem reveals 3-4 layered sclerenchymatous ground tissue followed by parenchymatous cells. Xylems are of exarch and diarch type and it also appears to be Vshaped with two arms that are turned inwards [63,65,66] ( Figure 1c). The SEM images of outer wall of spore appear to be rugulate which confirmed the species [67] (Figure 1e-g).…”

A new species of Thelocarpon from Dutch quarries, with a worldwide key to the species of the genus

“…Both species are similar to T. periphysatum in having perithecia that are immersed in cyanobacterial crusts, with a green-yellowish ring around the ostiole, hemiamyloid hymenial gel and long unbranched (or sparingly branched) periphyses (or paraphyses as described in T. immersum). Thelocarpon immersum, a species recently described from Alaska (Spribille et al 2020), is a much smaller species than T. periphysatum, which is apparent in the size of the perithecia (up to 300 μm in T. periphysatum vs up to 120 μm in T. immersum), and the size of the asci (110-160 × 13-28 μm in T. periphysatum vs 75-90 × 15-17 μm in T. immersum). Moreover, the species differ in ascospore shape (oblong 5.5-8.5 × 3.4-4.8 μm in T. periphysatum vs globose 5-7 μm diam.…”

“…; perithecia sessile T. microsporum (Lit. : van den Boom 2016) Perithecia 120–200 μm, with yellow-green pruina, slightly immersed; asci 70–120 × 12–20 μm T. coccosporum (Lit. : Salisbury 1966) Perithecia 200–300 μm, without yellow-green pruina, but sometimes greenish around the ostiole, immersed; asci 130–170 × 14–21 μm T. opertum (Lit.…”

A molecular study of the lichen genus Byssoloma Trevisan (Pilocarpaceae) with descriptions of three new species from China

“…2011; Breuss 2013, 2016 a , b ; Cáceres et al . 2013; Aptroot 2014; Gupta & Sinha 2015; van den Boom 2016; Wei 2017; Elix & McCarthy 2018; Wang & Wei 2018). Most species occur on living leaves and a small number can be found on bark, such as Byssoloma arboricola Sérus.…”

“…1997; Sérusiaux 1998; Sérusiaux et al 2002; Messuti & de la Rosa 2007; Cáceres et al . 2013; Lücking 2013; Aptroot 2014; Breuss 2016 a , b ; van den Boom 2016; Elix & McCarthy 2018) or rocks, such as B. adspersum Malcolm & Vězda and B. octomerum Malcolm & Vězda (Malcolm & Vězda 1995). Byssoloma lichenophila S.Y.…”