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A new saxicolous Arthothelium from the Namib desert

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2006

André APTROOT
Affiliation:
ABL Herbarium, G. v.d. Veenstraat 107, NL-3762 XK Soest, The Netherlands
Volkmar WIRTH
Affiliation:
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, PO Box 111364, D-76133 Karlsruhe, Germany

Abstract

The new species Arthothelium desertorum is described from the Namib desert. It is characterized by its saxicolous habit and areolate thallus containing divaricatic acid.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© British Lichen Society 2006

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