Caloplaca Cancarixiticola, A New Species from South-East Spain Growing on Ultrapotassic Rocks

AbstractCaloplaca cancarixiticola Nav. -Ros., Egea & Llimona (Teloschistales, Lichenes) is described as new. It is characterized by a lobate thallus weakly attached to the substratum, and narrowly ellipsoid or ellipsoid-fusiform ascospores, (14.5–) 16–22(–25) × (4–)4–5–6um3 with a narrow equatorial wall-thickening, only (1–) 2.5–3.5(–4) um wide. This new species, related to the Caloplaca aurea-group of the subgenus Gasparrinia, was found on cancarixite, an ultrapotassic rock, in a volcanic region of Albacete (SE Spain).

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Epipactis hyblaea (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Neottieae) a new species from Sicily

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.186.1.3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 186 (1) ◽

pp. 42

Author(s):

Salvatore Brullo ◽

ANGELO ZIMMITTI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Isolated Population ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Se Spain ◽

Specific Level ◽

Northern European ◽

Ecological Requirement ◽

A New Species

A new species of Epipactis from Sicily is described and illustrated. It shows closer relationships mainly with E. distans, species widespread in northern Mediterranean territory from SE Spain to N Croazia and also some Central and Northern European territory, with an isolated population in N Calabria. Numerous morphological features, as well as ecological requirement and phenology allow to distinguish very well the two taxa at specific level. Besides, the conservation status, habitat and a distribution map of this new species are presented.

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Description of Dermea persica (Dermateaceae, Helotiales), a new asexual Ascomycete from Iran, and an updated key to Dermea species

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.367.1.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 367 (1) ◽

pp. 25 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MEHDI MEHRABI ◽

BITA ASGARI ◽

NALIN N. WIJAYAWARDENE ◽

KEVIN D. HYDE

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Wall Thickening ◽

Periclinal Wall ◽

Sexual Morph ◽

Close Relatives ◽

A New Species

We found one specimen of Dermea on dead branches of an unknown tree in Arasbaran forests of Iran in 2015. Based on phylogenetic analysis of combined ITS, LSU, SSU sequence data, as well as morphological observations, a new species of Dermea, D. persica, is described and illustrated here. This species, the only species of Dermea lacking a sexual morph, is mainly characterized by beaked pycnidia, hyaline to pale brown at the base and dark brown at the apex, opening by a circular ostiole, discrete or integrated conidiogenous cells with a minute periclinal wall thickening and falcate, aseptate conidia, 20–25(–30) × 2.5–3.5 µm, and lacking microconidia. The relatedness between D. persica and its close relatives is discussed. An updated key to Dermea species is also provided.

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A NEW SPECIES OF PHYSETOPODA FROM SOUTH-EASTERN SPAIN (HYMENOPTERA, MUTILLIDAE)

Fragmenta Entomologica ◽

10.4081/fe.2010.220 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 521

Author(s):

Pietro Lo Cascio ◽

Flavia Grita

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Se Spain ◽

South Eastern ◽

A New Species

Physetopoda romanoi n. sp. is described on the basis of female specimens collected on SE Spain and belonging to the Suárez’ collection. The new species is closely related to P. sericeiceps (André, 1901), from which differs mainly in the shape of head, eyes and scutellar scale, as well as in the punctuation pattern on the genae.

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