Bryobilimbia, a new generic name forLecidea hypnorumand closely related species

Abstract

The new generic name Bryobilimbia is proposed for Lecidea hypnorum and the closely related taxa Lecidea ahlesii var. ahlesii, L. ahlesii var. nemoralis, L. diapensiae, L. sanguineoatra and Mycobilimbia australis. A phylogenetic analysis based on five genes shows that Lecidea berengeriana does not belong to this group but is more closely related to Romjularia. Both groups of species have been included in Mycobilimbia by some authors but are instead shown to be most closely related to a group of genera (including Clauzadea, Farnoldia, Lecidoma and Romjularia) that do not belong to Lecideaceae s. str. A neotype is selected for Lichen sanguineoater Wulfen and the new combinations Bryobilimbia ahlesii var. ahlesii, B. ahlesii var. nemoralis, B. australis, B. diapensiae, B. hypnorum and B. sanguineoatra are proposed. A lectotype is also selected for L. templetonii Taylor.

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“…Fryday et al (Fryday et al 2014 Fryday et al , in that study. The bacilliform conidia are also consistent with a placement in Bryobilimbia.…”

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“…Note. The species is known from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Sweden and USA (Arup, 2004;Coppins & Fryday, 2006;Halda et al, 2011;Fryday et al, 2014;Motiejūnaitė & Grochowski, 2014). In Russia it is reported from the Caucasian region and northern European part (Urbanavichus, 2010).…”

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“…The new generic name Bryobilimbia was proposed by Fryday et al (2014) for Lecidea hypnorum and its closely related taxa. Bryobilimbia can be distinguished from Lecidea and Mycobilimbia by its Porpidia-type ascus.…”

“…It differs from Lecidoma and Romjularia in having a thinner, membranaceous thallus and darker hypothecium. Both Bryobilimbia ahlesii and Bryobilimbia sanguineoatra (Wulfen) Fryday, Printzen & S. Ekman grow on rocks and thus can be easily confused, but the latter differs in having a pale yellow thallus and smaller ascospores [(9-)11-14 × 3.5-5(-6) μm] (Fryday et al 2014;Hu et al 2014).…”

“…It is a rather rare species, known from scattered localities throughout Europe (Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Lithuania, Russia, Sweden), North America (USA) and Asia (China) (Arup 2004;Coppins & Fryday 2006;Urbanavichus 2010;Halda et al 2011;Fryday et al 2014;Hu et al 2014;Motiejūnaitė & Grochowski 2014;Paukov et al 2017). …”