Lecanora carlottiana, a new saxicolous lichen species from the Great Lakes region of North America

A species of Lecanora in the L. dispersa group, with a well-developed pale thallus and a heavily pruinose apothecia, resembling superficially among others L. poeltiana, is found on shaded vertical calcareous cliff faces and is described here as Lecanora carlottiana sp. nov. The species is recorded m...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The Bryologist. - The American Bryological and Lichenological Society, Inc., 1898. - 115(2012), 3, Seite 375-381
1. Verfasser: Lewis, Christopher J. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Śliwa, Lucyna
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Bryologist
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences Applied sciences
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:A species of Lecanora in the L. dispersa group, with a well-developed pale thallus and a heavily pruinose apothecia, resembling superficially among others L. poeltiana, is found on shaded vertical calcareous cliff faces and is described here as Lecanora carlottiana sp. nov. The species is recorded mainly on northern portions of the Niagara Escarpment, as well as from other calcareous rock cliffs on Manitoulin Island, and Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada.
ISSN:19384378
DOI:10.2307/23321052