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The taxonomy of the Caloplaca citrina group (Teloschistaceae) in the Black Sea region; with contributions to the cryptic species concept in lichenology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2009

Jan VONDRÁK ,
Pavel ŘÍHA ,
Ulf ARUP  and
Ulrik SØCHTING
Jan VONDRÁK
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice, CZ-370 05, Czech Republic. Email: [email protected]
Pavel ŘÍHA
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice, CZ-370 05, Czech Republic.
Ulf ARUP
Affiliation:
Botanical Museum, Lund Univeristy, Östra Vallgatan 18, SE-223 61 Lund, Sweden.
Ulrik SØCHTING
Affiliation:
Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Ø. Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Abstract

A new taxonomy of the Caloplaca citrina group in the Black Sea region is presented. It is based on the nrDNA ITS molecular data, chemistry (anthraquinone contents) and 20 morphological characters. Six species previously known in the region are accepted: Caloplaca arcis, C. calcitrapa, C. dichroa, C. flavocitrina, C. geleverjae, C. limonia. Five new species are described: Caloplaca arcisproxima, C. austrocitrina, C. communis, C. confusa and C. nigromarina. Seven further species, Caloplaca britannica, C. citrina, C. marina, C. maritima, C. microthallina, C. ora and C. phlogina are also treated briefly. Some maritime species known from the Atlantic coast of Europe are absent from the region, and, surprisingly, Caloplaca citrina s. str. could not be confirmed from the study area. A key to the species present in the region is provided, although morphological characters are of very limited value in this group. The variability and taxonomic importance of particular features are discussed. No significant differences in secondary chemistry were observed among the species.

Many examples of convergence and some semi-cryptic species were revealed by molecular data. The term ‘semi-cryptic species’ is introduced here into lichenology for those species which cannot be clearly diagnosed by their morphology, but which are determined by other characters, mainly by their ecology and distribution. We propose to describe formally such species, in spite of difficulties with subsequent morphological identification.

Keywords

alveolate cortexCaloplaca citrina cladelichensnrDNA ITSsemi-cryptic speciesTeloschistales
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The Lichenologist , Volume 41 , Issue 6 , November 2009 , pp. 571 - 604
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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2009

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