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Meridianelia, a new genus in the Elixiaceae (Ascomycota) from Tasmania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2009

Gintaras KANTVILAS  and
H. Thorsten LUMBSCH
Gintaras KANTVILAS
Affiliation:
Tasmanian Herbarium, Private Bag 4, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia. Email: gkantvilas@tmag.tas.gov.au
H. Thorsten LUMBSCH
Affiliation:
The Field Museum, Department of Botany, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA.
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Abstract

Meridianelia maccarthyana Kantvilas & Lumbsch, gen. et sp. nov., is described, based on collections from Tasmania. This taxon represents only the second member of the family Elixiaceae. It is compared to Elixia flexella (Ach.) Lumbsch and to the superficially similar genus Trapelia. The family Elixiaceae is redefined briefly to account for the inclusion of a second genus.

Keywords

lichensflora of Australiaphylogenetic analysisLecanoromycetesElixiaTrapelia
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 261 - 270
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2009

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