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Porina pilifera (Porinaceae), a new foliicolous lichen from Costa Rica (Central America)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2006

Gerhard NEUWIRTH  and
Kristian PFALLER
Gerhard NEUWIRTH
Affiliation:
Rabenberg 41, A-4910 Ried im Innkreis, Austria
Kristian PFALLER
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Division Histology and Embryology, University of Innsbruck, Müllerstr. 59, A-6010 Innsbruck, Austria
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Abstract

Porina pilifera Neuwirth sp. nov. is described from Costa Rica. It is similar to P. palmicola, but differs in having smaller ascospores 27–36×3–4 μm. Porina pilifera is only known from the type locality in tropical Central America, where it grows on the leaves of palm trees.

Keywords

lichenslowland rain forestnew speciesPorina
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 38 , Issue 5 , September 2006 , pp. 417 - 420
Copyright
© British Lichen Society 2006

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