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The genus Immersaria (Lecideaceae) in Iran, including I. iranica sp. nov.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2011

Tahereh VALADBEIGI
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Email: T_Valadbeigi@sbu.ac.ir.
Harrie J. M. SIPMAN
Affiliation:
Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Freie Universität, Königin-Luise-Straße 6–8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
Gerhard RAMBOLD
Affiliation:
Department of Mycology, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, D-95540 Bayreuth, Germany.

Abstract

The species of the genus Immersaria in Iran are reviewed. Immersaria iranica is described as a new species in the Lecideaceae, characterized by pycnoconidia opening by stellate, winding cracks and 2′-O-methylsuperphyllinic acid as major secondary metabolite. The characters separating it from other taxa of the Lecideaceae are discussed. Immersaria athroocarpa and I. cupreoatra are new records for Iran. An identification key and a table with diagnostic characters of the species hitherto known from Iran are provided.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2011

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