Open AccessArchitrypethelium barrerae sp. nov. from a cloud forest in Veracruz, Mexico
Author(s) -
Jorge Guzmán-Guillermo,
Régulo Carlos LlarenaHernández
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mycotaxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.366
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2154-8889
pISSN - 0093-4666
DOI - 10.5248/136.749
Subject(s) - cloud forest , biology , ecology , montane ecology
A new species of corticolous microlichen, Architrypethelium barrerae , is described from the cloud forest in the ecological park 'El Haya' in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. It is characterized by two-spored asci, cortex UV+ yellow, and an internal K+ pigment in its pseudostromata. Photographs of macro- and microscopic structures are presented.