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Graphis koreana (Graphidaceae, Ostropales), a new species from South Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2013

Santosh JOSHI ,
Young Jin KOH ,
László LÖKÖS ,
Udeni JAYALAL  and
Jae-Seoun HUR
Santosh JOSHI
Affiliation:
Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, South Korea. Email: jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr
Young Jin KOH
Affiliation:
Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, South Korea. Email: jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr
László LÖKÖS
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Hungarian Natural History Museum, H-1476 Budapest, Pf. 222, Hungary
Udeni JAYALAL
Affiliation:
Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, South Korea. Email: jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr
Jae-Seoun HUR*
Affiliation:
Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, South Korea. Email: jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr
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Abstract

A saxicolous Graphis discovered in the southern part of South Korea is described as new to science. The new species, Graphis koreana sp. nov., is characterized by a green to brownish green, thick, rimose thallus, completely carbonized proper exciple, trans-septate to submuriform ascospores and the presence of norstictic acid.

Keywords

lichennorstictic acidtaxonomy
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The Lichenologist , Volume 45 , Issue 5 , September 2013 , pp. 593 - 597
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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2013 

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