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Biatora Britannica sp. Nov. and the Occurrence of Biatora Efflorescens in the British Isles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

Christian Printzen ,
H. Thorsten Lumbsch  and
Alan Orange
Christian Printzen
Affiliation:
Botanisk Institutt, Universitetet i Bergen, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.
H. Thorsten Lumbsch
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 9/ Botanik, Universität Essen, UniversitätsstraβeD-45117 Essen, Germany.
Alan Orange
Affiliation:
Department of Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, U.K.
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Abstract

Biatora Britannica sp. nov is described from Wales. The species is the sorediate sister taxon of the Madeiran Biatora hertelii. The close relationship is supported by the presence of the hymenial pigment Hertelii-green, which is hitherto known only from these two species. Molecular data from the nuclear ITS-region of 14 Bratora¯ species renders further support for the close relationship of both species. Sterile, sorediate material from the British Isles earlier referred to B. efflorescens may in fact belong to B. britannica.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , May 2001 , pp. 181 - 187
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2001

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