Chroodiscus khaosokensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Graphidales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Ostropomycetidae Ordo: Graphidales

Familia: Thelotremataceae
Genus: Chroodiscus
Species: Chroodiscus khaosokensis

Name

Chroodiscus khaosokensis Papong & Lücking, 2009   (sp. nov. MB511146)

Type locality: THAILAND. Surat Thani Province: Khao Sok National Park, 8^o55'N, 98^o31'E, 70 m, tropical rain forest, 14 Feb 2006, Papong 5331 (KKU, holotype). Paratypes: Same locality and date, Papong 1475 (RAMK), 4844 (F). Nakorn Phanom Province: Phu Lung Ka National Park, Tad Pho waterfall, evergreen dry forest, 17 Dec 2005, Papong 1475 (KKU).

Ecology and distribution: On living leaves of vascular plants in lowland to submontane rain forest; thus far known from Thailand only.

Etymology: Named after the type locality.

References

• Papong & Lücking, Bryologist 112(1): 156 (2009)

• Papong, K.; Lücking, R.; Thammathaworn, A. and Boonpragob, K. (2009) Four new taxa of Chroodiscus (thelotremoid Graphidaceae) from Southeast Asia. The Bryologist 112(1): 152–163.   **[RLL List # 214 / Rec.# 31339] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (Description of Chroodiscus khaosokensis: pp. 156-157; black-and-white photo: p. 154, fig. 1A)

Links

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