New Species of Bacidia s.l. from the Azores and the Resurrection of Genus Woessia
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In the present work, two species new to science, Bacidia subheterochroa and Bacidina terceirae, are reported among one hundred and five lichens and lichenicolous species reported from the islands Graciosa and Terceira (Azores Archipelago, Portugal). Updated phylogenetic studies of the family Ramalinaceae including these samples show that species of Bacidia are grouped in three different clades: Bacidia s. str. (type species B. rosella), Bacidina (type species Bn. phacodes), and Woessia (type species W. fusarioides). As a result, seven new combinations in the resurrected genus Woessia are here proposed. In addition, a comprehensive checklist of lichens and lichenicolous fungi of two of the islands (including locality and substrate) is provided, with five species being reported from Azores for the first time.
Source: Diversity
DOI: 10.3390/d17030187
Authors: P. P. G. van den Boom, P. Alvarado
Institution: Meise Botanic Garden
Language: English
Topic: Lichen and fungal ecology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,534
OpenAlex ID: W4408202013