Niesslia echinoides(Niessliaceae, Ascomycota), a new lichenicolous fungus onEriodermafrom Bolivia

• DOI: 10.1017/s0024282912000540
• Publication Date: 2013-01-08T16:56:11Z
• Authors: Javier ETAYO; Adam FLAKUS; Martin KUKWA
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Neotropics; taxonomy; 03 medical and health sciences; Andes; South America; biodiversity

AbstractNiesslia echinoidesEtayo, Flakus & Kukwa sp. nov. is described from Bolivia from the corticolous thallus ofErioderma barbellatum.The fungus is characterized by large ascospores usually breaking into halves within the asci, strongly setose and aggregated ascomata, usually simple setae, and no damage caused to the host thallus.