First record of a common endolithic lichenized fungus species Catenarina desolata Sochting, Sogaard et Elvebakk. from James Ross Island (Antarctic Peninsula)

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Authors	HALICI Mehmet, Gokhan GULLU Mithat BARTÁK Miloš
Year of publication	2017
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Czech Polar Reports
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	full text of the paper downloadable here
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CPR2017-1-2
Field	Botany
Keywords	Antarctica; first report; southern hemisphere; lichens; Teloschistaceae
Attached files	Halici-web.pdf
Description	Catenarina desolata, a species which was recently described from southernmost Chile is reported from the Antarctica for the first time. Although it was described as lichenicolous, in James Ross Island, many specimens belonging to this species have non lichenicolous habit. The dubious reports of Caloplaca aff. anchonphoenicon from James Ross Island actually belongs to Catenarina desolata. Collections were evaluated using morphological, anatomical and molecular characteristics (nrITS). The morphological and ecological variations of this species are discussed in this paper
Related projects:	Czech Polar Research Infrastructure