New Species and New Record of Genus Chrysothrix (Chrysotrichaceae, Arthoniales) from South Korea and Chile

Mycobiology. 2018 Sep 26;46(3):185-191. doi: 10.1080/12298093.2018.1509511. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

The genus Chrysothrix is very common around the world and easy to be recognized by its bright yellowish granular thallus. In this study, investigations of lichen mycota in South Korea and Chile from 2010 to 2017 have been done, and some Chrysothrix specimens were collected, based on the morphological and chemical study on these specimens, five species were confirmed in this study, including one new species from Chile, Chrysothrix chilensis D. Liu & J.-S Hur, and one new record from South Korea, C. xanthina (Vain.) Kalb. Meanwhile, detail description and illustration for each species were present in this study.

Keywords: Chile; Chrysothrix; South Korea; lichen; taxonomy.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by a grant from the Korean National Research Resource Center Program [NRF-2017M3A9B8069471] and the Korean Forest Service Program through the Korea National Arboretum [KNA1-1-22, 14-2].