Two new species of Cora (lichenized Basidiomycota, Lichenomphaliaceae) and additional records from Bolivia

By

Oset, Magdalena
Flakus, Adam
Guzow-Krzemińska, Beata

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-12-2

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

126

Pages

1--18

Subjects

Basidiolichens , Cyanolichens , molecular barcoding , Neotropics , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.126.165395

 

Abstract

<br> Two new species of lichens,<br> Cora neoparabovei<br> Oset, Flakus &amp; Guzow-Krzem. and<br> C. neopseudobovei<br> Oset, Flakus &amp; Guzow-Krzem., are described based on material collected in Bolivia. The study is based on morphological and anatomical examinations, molecular phylogenetic analysis and haplotype network analysis of the nuITS rDNA sequences. Phenotypically,<br> Cora neoparabovei<br> is characterised by the long, concentrically arranged setae on the surface of the thallus and densely pilose margins, whereas in<br> C. neopseudobovei<br> the diagnostic features are the brown upper surface thallus when fresh, pale yellow to orange-yellow when dry, with slightly visible concentric colour zonation when dry and also with involute, creamy white margins. In addition, three species, i.e.,<br> Cora arcabucana<br> B. Moncada, C. Rodr. &amp; Lücking,<br> C. cuzcoensis<br> Holgado, Rivas Plata &amp; Perlmutter, and<br> C. undulata<br> L.Y. Vargas, B. Moncada &amp; Lücking, are reported as new to Bolivia. New records of<br> C. aspera<br> Wilk, Lücking &amp; E. Morales from Bolivia are reported.<br>