Phyllopsora dolichospora Timdal & Krog

Kistenich, Sonja, Bendiksby, Mika, Vairappan, Charles S., Weerakoon, Gothamie, Wijesundara, Siril, Wolseley, Patricia A. & Timdal, Einar, 2019, A regional study of the genus Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia, MycoKeys 53, pp. 23-72 : 23

Phyllopsora dolichospora Timdal & Krog

Description.

Timdal and Krog (2001).

Distribution.

Africa ( Timdal and Krog 2001), Asia.

Remarks.

This species (Fig. 4C) is morphologically and chemically (furfuraceic acid) similar to P. furfuracea , to which it is closely related (Fig. 1), but differs in forming longer ascospores and in containing additional substances (methyl furfuraceiate and methyl homofurfuraceiate). Judging from the number of examined specimens (Suppl. material 2: Table S1), P. dolichospora seems to be more common than P. furfuracea in Asia, although the number of reports (Table 1) suggests the opposite. This, however, might be a result of morphological misidentifications when TLC has not been run. The species is new to Japan and Papua New Guinea.