Ramalina sarahae (Ramalinaceae), a new species from the Channel Islands of California, U.S.A
Knudsen K, Lenemer JC, Kocourkova J. 2018. Ramalina sarahae (Ramalinaceae), a new species from the Channel Islands of California, U.S.A. The Bryologist. 121(4):513-519
Ramalina sarahae is described as new to science and considered to be closely related to the widespread R. lacera. It has a cortex without chondroid strands but differs from R. lacera in having a densely caespitose thallus of thin branches with only pseudocyphellae. The species is considered to be naturally rare, occurring in a small area of San Miguel Island in southern California, and on San Nicolas Island. Currently eight species of Ramalina are known from the Channel Islands.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Knudsen, Kerry; Lenemer, James; Kocourkova, Jana
- Units
- CHIS
- Keywords
- lichen, San Miguel Island, San Nicolas Island