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Thelotrema hnatiukii, a new lichen species and other interesting Thelotremataceae from Aldabra, Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2010

H. J. M. SIPMAN
Affiliation:
Botanic Garden & Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Free University of Berlin, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany. Email: h.sipman@bgbm.org

Abstract

The Thelotremataceae are represented on Aldabra by three species: Leucodecton compunctum, Thelotrema euphorbiae, and Thelotrema hniatukii. The latter is described here as new. It is closely related to T. euphorbiae and know so far only from Aldabra.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2010

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