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Three new species of Lepraria (Ascomycota, Stereocaulaceae) containing fatty acids and atranorin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2006

štěpánka SLAVÍKOVÁ-BAYEROVÁ  and
Alan ORANGE
štěpánka SLAVÍKOVÁ-BAYEROVÁ
Affiliation:
Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic
Alan ORANGE
Affiliation:
Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, UK
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Abstract

Three new species of Lepraria, L. celata, L. humida, and L. sylvicola, are described from Europe. They each possess a finely granular unstratified thallus containing fatty acids and atranorin, but can be distinguished from each other by the type of fatty acids present and by their ecology. Anthraquinones are present in subthalline hyphae of L. humida and L. sylvicola, and are also reported for L. atlantica. Toensbergianic acid can be produced by L. jackii as a minor compound. A key is presented to species of Lepraria containing fatty acids and atranorin as major substances.

Keywords

chemotaxonomyecologyEuropekey to speciesleprose lichenssterile crusts
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 38 , Issue 6 , November 2006 , pp. 503 - 513
Copyright
© British Lichen Society 2006

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