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<i>Cryptothecia austrocoreana</i> (Arthoniales, Arthoniaceae), a New Species from South Korea.

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Abstract
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Cryptothecia austrocoreana is a new lichen species from South Korea. The species is characterized by the presence of a heteromerous thallus and faveolate ascigerous area (ascomata) immersed in a slightly raised thallus. The species has muriform ascospores, (4)6-8-spored 8-11 × 3-4 septate, (34)36-48(51) × (17)19-23(25) μm. Atranorin, chloroatranorin, and barbatic acid are present. In the phylogenetic tree, C. austrocoreana belongs to the arthonioid clade in Arthoniaceae.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Mycobiology
Volume
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45
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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338-343
ISSN Number
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1229-8093
DOI
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10.5941/MYCO.2017.45.4.338
Short Title
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Mycobiology
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