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A new saxicolous species of Diploschistes (Thelotremataceae) from the Canary Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2011

Israel PÉREZ-VARGAS ,
Consuelo HERNÁNDEZ-PADRÓN ,
Pedro L. PÉREZ DE PAZ  and
John A. ELIX
Israel PÉREZ-VARGAS
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife 38201, Canary Islands, Spain. Email: ispeva@ull.es
Consuelo HERNÁNDEZ-PADRÓN
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife 38201, Canary Islands, Spain. Email: ispeva@ull.es
Pedro L. PÉREZ DE PAZ
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife 38201, Canary Islands, Spain. Email: ispeva@ull.es
John A. ELIX
Affiliation:
Research School of Chemistry, Building 33, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
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Abstract

Diploschistes albopruinosus is described as new to science. This species is found on siliceous rocks in La Caldera de Taburiente National Park (La Palma, Canary Islands). A description of the species is given together with notes on its chemistry, distribution, ecology and taxonomy. Related lichen taxa are discussed.

Keywords

biodiversityLa PalmalichenMacaronesiataxonomy
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 67 - 71
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Copyright British Lichen Society This is a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States2011

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