Acanthothecis sarcographoides (Ascomycota: Graphidaceae), a morphologically unique, new lichen species in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil

A new species of Acanthothecis is described in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil. Unlike any other species in the genus, it has distinctly pseudo-stromatic ascomata that resemble those of the genus Sarcographa. However, its apically spinulose paraphyses, I-negative ascospores with thin endo...

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Main Authors: Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres, Robert Lücking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2013-09-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000300002&lng=en&tlng=en