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Ramalina arsenii, an additional new species in the R. pollinaria group in Western Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2021

Emmanuël Sérusiaux Open the ORCID record for Emmanuël Sérusiaux [Opens in a new window] ,
Pieter van den Boom Open the ORCID record for Pieter van den Boom [Opens in a new window]  and
Nicolas Magain Open the ORCID record for Nicolas Magain [Opens in a new window]
Emmanuël Sérusiaux*
Affiliation:
Conservation and Evolution Biology, InBios Research Center, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B22, Quartier Vallée 1, Chemin de la vallée 4, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
Pieter van den Boom
Affiliation:
Arafura 16, 5691 JA, Son, The Netherlands
Nicolas Magain
Affiliation:
Conservation and Evolution Biology, InBios Research Center, University of Liège, Sart Tilman B22, Quartier Vallée 1, Chemin de la vallée 4, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
*
Author for correspondence: Emmanuël Sérusiaux. E-mail: e.serusiaux@uliege.be
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Abstract

Ramalina arsenii sp. nov. belongs to the R. pollinaria group and is easily recognized by its ITS barcode and several micro-morphological characters that are diagnostic in a European context: small size, less than 3 cm long; soralia developing on the underside of lobe apices; absence of excavate depressions on the lower side. Its ecological niche (i.e. rock outcrops and especially underhangs of slightly calcareous rocks, at low and mid altitudes) is also unique. Ramalina arsenii is frequent and locally abundant in France (Alps, Cantal) and Switzerland (western Alps), and is also known from Germany and the Spanish side of the Pyrenees.

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evernic acidITS barcodeslichenRamalina carminaetaxonomy

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The Lichenologist , Volume 53 , Issue 6 , November 2021 , pp. 433 - 439
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