Physconia labrata, a new species from western North America and Asia
Esslinger TL, McCune B, Haughland DL. 2017. Physconia labrata, a new species from western North America and Asia. The Bryologist. 120(4):427-434
A new species belonging to the lichen genus Physconia is described from Alaska and the Canadian and American Rocky Mountains and adjacent forested regions. It is also reported from China, Nepal, India and Siberia. The new species, Physconia labrata, is superficially similar to P. perisidiosa, but can be distinguished by having a blackened, corticate lower surface and a paraplectenchymatous upper cortex.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Esslinger, Theodore; McCune, Bruce; Haughland, Diane
- Units
- KATM , LACL , SWAN
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alberta, cortex anatomy, New Mexico, phylogeny, Physciaceae, phytogeography
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Terrestrial Complex