Melaspilea galligena sp. nov. and some other lichenicolous fungi from Russia

Abstract

All specimens have been collected by Ilya S. Zhdanov and identified by Mikhail P. Zhurbenko. Biogeographic novelties are mainly referred to the current administrative subdivision of Russia. Examined specimens are deposited in LE-Fungi herbarium.

New records of lichens and allied fungi from the Leningrad Region, Russia. V

“…Distribution in Fennoscandia and Baltic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland (Nordin et al, 2011), Latvia (Piterāns, 2001). Easily recognized with unique C+ blue-green thallus reaction (strepsilin), poorly developed podetia and forming dense cushions of rigid and elongated squamules (Ahti & Stenroos, 2013 (Zhurbenko, 2007b) and Krasnoyarsk Territory (Zhurbenko & Zhdanov, 2013). Distribution in Fennoscandia and Baltic countries: Estonia (Randlane et al, 2013), Latvia (Motiejūnaitė & Piterāns, 1998), Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė et al, 2011).…”

“…Distribution in Fennoscandia and Baltic countries: Estonia (Randlane et al, 2013), Latvia (Motiejūnaitė & Piterāns, 1998), Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė et al, 2011). Lichenicolous fungus, easily recognized by forming visible black clypeus with numerous black pseudothecia, 4-spored asci with oneseptate dark brown verrucose ascospores and growing on thalli of C. islandica (Hafellner, 1994;Zhurbenko & Zhdanov, 2013) (Fig. 1 (Fadeeva et al, 2007).…”

Lichenicolous fungi from Far East of Russia

“…Examined material differs from the species descriptions in Hafellner (1979) and Joshi et al (2010) ter, I or K/I) vs. 12.5-19 × 5.5-7.5 µm (Joshi et al, 2010) or 12.5-19 × 5-7.5 µm (Hafellner, 1979). The species was formerly reported in Far Eastern Federal District of Russia from Sakha (Yakutiya) Republic (Zhurbenko, 2009a (Zhurbenko, 2009a;Zhurbenko et al, 2012;Zhurbenko & Vershinina, 2014 (Zhurbenko, 2009b;Zhurbenko et al, 2012;Zhurbenko & Tugi, 2013;Zhurbenko & Zhdanov, 2013 Notes -Examined specimen fits in most features the original description (Earland-Bennett et al, 2006), except of the colour of the ascomata and the size of the ascospores. The ascomata are not pinkish but pale orange to clay-buff (Fig.…”

Lichenicolous fungi from the Samara Region, southern part of European Russia

“…New to Es. Distribution in European Russia: Leningrad Region and Republic of Mordovia (Stepanchikova et al, 2011;Urbanavichene & Urbanavichus, 2016 (Alstrup et al, 2005;Zhurbenko, 2004;Kuznetsova et al, 2012;Zhurbenko et al, 2012;Zhurbenko & Zhdanov, 2013;Urbanavichene & Urbanavichus, 2016). Note.…”