Phylogenetic revision of South American Teloschistaceae (lichenized Ascomycota, Teloschistales) reveals three new genera and species

• DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2020.1830672
• Publication Date: 2021-01-14T08:17:19Z
• Authors: Karina Wilk; Maciej Pabijan; Marta Saługa; Ester Gaya; Robert Lücking
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Bolivia; mtSSU; ribosomal DNA; 9 new taxa; Lichens; Teloschistoideae; South America; 15. Life on land; DNA, Ribosomal; lichenized fungi; 03 medical and health sciences; Ascomycota; Peru; nuclear 28S; ITS; Sequence Alignment; molecular phylogeny; Phylogeny

Members of the poorly investigated family Teloschistaceae in South America, mostly from Bolivia and Peru, were examined using molecular morphological data here for first time. In recent phylogenetic reclassifications Teloschistaceae, American representatives represented but shown to belong subfamilies Teloschistoideae Xanthorioideae. this study, we expanded sampling taxa mainly lobate, sublobate, squamulose members Caloplaca s.l., characters a phylogeny based on combined three-locus set (one mitochondrial two nuclear loci). Building upon new phylogenies at subfamily levels (Teloschistoideae), propose three genera: Andina, Aridoplaca, Cinnabaria, with type species Andina citrinoides, Aridoplaca peltata, Cinnabaria boliviana. We also reduce Tarasginia synonymy Sirenophila Tayloriellina Villophora introduce combinations: Dufourea ottolangei, D. volkmarwirthii, erythrosticta. Scutaria andina is reported as Bolivia. A critical revision Brownlielloideae confirmed findings that it an artifactual taxon "chimeric" set, genus being part Teloschistoideae.