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A revision of the Leptogium saturninum group in North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2016

Daphne F. STONE ,
James W. HINDS ,
Frances L. ANDERSON  and
James C. LENDEMER
Daphne F. STONE*
Affiliation:
30567 Le Bleu Rd, Eugene, OR 97405, USA
James W. HINDS
Affiliation:
School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, 5572 Deering Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
Frances L. ANDERSON
Affiliation:
273 Crouses’s Settlement Road, Upper LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada B4V 0G4
James C. LENDEMER
Affiliation:
Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458-5126, USA
*
Email: daphstone@gmail.com
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Abstract

A revision of the North American members of the Leptogium saturninum group (i.e. species with long lower-surface hairs, isidia, and usually smooth upper surface) is presented based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of mtSSU and nrITS sequence data, together with an extensive morphological study. Three species supported by both molecular and morphological characteristics are recognized: L. acadiense sp. nov. (distinguished by granular saturninum-type isidia, medulla composed of irregularly arranged or perpendicular hyphae), L. cookii sp. nov. (distinguished by cylindrical saturninum-type isidia) and L. hirsutum (distinguished by hirsutum-type isidia and medulla composed of loosely intertwined hyphae). One species supported by morphological characteristics, but for which no molecular data could be generated, is also recognized: L. compactum sp. nov. (distinguished by hirsutum-type isidia and medulla composed of tightly packed hyphae). Finally, L. saturninum (distinguished by granular saturninum-type isidia and medulla composed of perpendicular and parallel hyphae) is supported by morphological characteristics but molecular data from geographically diverse populations, including those near the type locality, indicate that the morphologically defined species is paraphyletic. Leptogium burnetiae is excluded from North American based on morphological study of the type. The species are described and illustrated in detail, and are distinguished morphologically by their isidium development, morphology of mature isidia, and pattern of hyphae in the medulla in transverse sections near lobe margins. A key to the members of the L. saturninum group and related species is also presented.

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biogeographycryptic speciescyanolichensjelly lichensmacrolichenMallotium
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The Lichenologist , Volume 48 , Issue 5 , September 2016 , pp. 387 - 421
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© British Lichen Society, 2016 

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