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Diploicia christinae sp. nov. (Ascomycota: Caliciales: Caliciaceae), an overlooked lichen species from Bermuda

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A crustose lichen species new to science – overlooked by previous workers – is formally described. This new species, Diploicia christinae, differs from all other species in the genus by its narrow lobes (< 1 mm) and its effuse soralia that contain consistently white soredia. Its secondary chemistry, and lack of apothecia and pycnidia, are also diagnostic. The new species is known only from the Bermuda archipelago.

Source: Plant and Fungal Systematics

DOI: 10.35535/pfsyst-2025-0002

Author: Scott LaGreca

Institution: Duke University

Language: English

Topic: Lichen and fungal ecology

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service

OpenAlex ID: W4411699275