Lobaria macaronesica

Taxonavigation

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Lobarioideae
Genus: Lobaria
Species: Lobaria macaronesica

Name

Lobaria macaronesica C.Cornejo & Scheid., Bryologist 113(3): 594 (2010). [MycoBank #548082]

Diagnosis: Thallus foliaceus, ad 15 cm latus, apicibus subtruncatis, axillis rotundatis; dorsum thalli pallidi glaucescens, reticulati-costatum scrobiculatumque; sorediis destitutum, costis et marginibus dense isidiosis isidiis ad 3 mm longis, cylindricis, singularis vel leviter aggregatis; venter thalli brunneus aut albidus, canalibus inter bullas nudas, tomentosis. Apothecia marginalia aut supra laminam; sporae hyalinae, demum 3-septatae, fusiformes, ca. 20 X 8 µm.

Type: PORTUGAL. Madeira: Fanal, S of Ribeira da Janela, 32.80675^oN, 17.14085^oW, 1225 m, 26 Sep 2007, Werth & Scheidegger (G holotype; isotype at WSL Scheidegger 13099)

Epithet: Refers to the five archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean called Macaronesia

Habitat and distribution: Lobaria macaronesica is an epiphyte on trees or shrubs of laurisilva forests, e.g., Laurus azorica, Persea indica, Pittosporum coriaceum, Vaccinium cylindricum, Myrica faya, Ilex canariensis and Erica arborea amongst others. In Macaronesia, it seems to be almost confined to the subtropical montane cloud forests at 300–1500 m and characteristic of the north-western Macaronesian islands of the Azores, western Canary Islands and Madeira.

References

• Cornejo, C. & Scheidegger, C. 2010. Lobaria macaronesica sp. nov., and the phylogeny of Lobaria sect. Lobaria (Lobariaceae) in Macaronesia. The Bryologist 113(3): 590–604. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-113.3.590 . ResearchGate . Reference page.  (pp. 594–599)

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