Lepraria juanfernandezii , a new lichen species from the Southern Hemisphere

Abstract

Lepraria juanfernandezii is described as a new species. It differs from all other species of Lepraria by its aggregate thallus with sparse prothallus hyphae, the absence of a hypothallus, the presence of divaricatic acid and the absence of zeorin, and its occurrence in the Southern Hemisphere. A key to all species of Lepraria containing divaricatic acid is given.

Keywords

• ascomycota
• cladoniaceae
• lecanorales
• secondary chemistry
• sterile lichens