Abstract

SOTO-MEDINA, Edier Alberto; CASTANO-NARANJO, Alejandro; GRANOBLES, Jonathan  and  APTROOT, André. A new species and new records of lichens for South America and Colombia from the tropical dry forest in the middle basin of the Cauca River. Rev. acad. colomb. cienc. exact. fis. nat. [online]. 2021, vol.45, n.175, pp.415-420.  Epub Sep 13, 2021. ISSN 0370-3908.  https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.1322.

Species of lichens Bapalmuia costaricensis Lücking & Kalb, Herpothallon confluenticum Aptroot & Lücking, Herpothallon nigroisidiatum G. Thor, and Herpothallon rubromaculatum G. Thor are reported for the first time for Colombia, and Pyrenula cryptothelia (Müll. Arg.) Aptroot & Etayo is registered for the first time for South America. These new records come from the tropical dry forest of the middle Cauca River basin, a highly threatened ecosystem in Colombia. A new species, Synarthonia robertiana Soto-M. & Aptroot, with UV+ yellow ascomas is also described.

Keywords : Lichens; Corticolous; Epiphytes; Valle del Cauca.

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