Phaeospora rimosicola (Verrucariaceae, Ascomycota) – new species of lichenicolous fungi for Ukraine

Abstract

The data concerning species of lichenicolous fungi – Phaeospora rimosicola (Leight. ex Mudd) Hepp ex Stein that is new for Ukraine, are presented. Ph. rimosicola differs from morphologically similar species, Muellerella lichenicola (Sommerf.) D. Hawksw., having 3–4-septate spores and 8-spores asci and from related species, Phaeospora parasitica (Lönnr.) Arnold, having perithecia, asci and ascospores with smaller sizes.

Keywords

• ukrainian carpathians
• carpathian biosphere reserve
• rhizocarpon
• phaeospora parasitica
• muellerella lichenicola