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Molecular and morphological analyses reveal a new species of Laetisaria (Corticiaceae, Corticiales) from France, lichenicolous on Physcia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2025

Damien Ertz Open the ORCID record for Damien Ertz [Opens in a new window] ,
Patrick Pinault  and
Paul Diederich Open the ORCID record for Paul Diederich [Opens in a new window]
Damien Ertz*
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/01h1jbk91 Meise Botanic Garden , Department Research, BE-1860 Meise, Belgium; and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Service général de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique, B-1080 Bruxelles, Belgium
Patrick Pinault
Affiliation:
8 impasse des Basses-Cours, FR-63119 Chateaugay, France
Paul Diederich
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/05natt857 Musée national d’histoire naturelle , L-2160 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Corresponding author: Damien Ertz; Email: damien.ertz@jardinbotaniquemeise.be
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Abstract

Laetisaria macrospora is a new species of lichenicolous Corticiaceae forming light pink to coral coloured basidiomata on Physcia adscendens and P. stellaris. The basidiomata are usually located on the lower surface of the host thallus and produce basidia with four sterigmata and relatively large basidiospores, 23–34 × 11–18 μm. Phylogenetic analyses using nuITS sequences fully support the placement of the new species in Laetisaria, a genus that is recovered as monophyletic. Laetisaria macrospora was discovered in the Massif Central (France) in lichen communities growing on branches of Juniperus and Genista at the summit of the Puy de Manson.

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Agaricomycetesparasitephylogenytaxonomy

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The Lichenologist , First View , pp. 1 - 6
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