Open AccessBactrospora cozumelensis sp. nov. from Mexico
Author(s) -
Yenitze A. García-Martínez,
Jorge Guzmán-Guillermo,
Ricardo Valenzuela,
Tania Raymundo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mycotaxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.366
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2154-8889
pISSN - 0093-4666
DOI - 10.5248/136.627
Subject(s) - rhizophora mangle , mangrove , biology , ecology , aerial root , botany , taxonomy (biology) , nature reserve
Bactrospora cozumelensis is described as a new species associated with mangrove forests in Cozumel Island, Mexico. The specimens were collected on Rhizophora mangle bark in Punta Sur Ecological Park, Cozumel Island Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico. This species is characterized by an erumpent to sessile apothecium, laterally carbonized excipulum, and 3-septate ascospores that are slightly constricted in the middle.