<i>Rinodina</i><i> gennarii</i> Bagl., a new record of lichenized fungi for Antarctica

Halıcı M. G., Yiğit M.

CZECH POLAR REPORTS, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.155-159, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5817/cpr2022-2-11
  • Dergi Adı: CZECH POLAR REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-159
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Antarctic Peninsula, biodiversity, James Ross Island, lichens, Physciaceae
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In a project aiming to determine the lichen biodiversity of James Ross Island which is located in the NE Antarctic Peninsula, 3 specimens growing on basaltic rocks were identified as Rinodina gennarii, a cosmopolite bipolar species which was never reported from Antarctica. This species is characteristic by having Dirinaria-type ascospores lacking a distinct torus and swelling around the septa in KOH. Detailed morphological and anatomical properties of this species along with photographs based on the Antarctic specimens are provided here. Our study and newly reported R. gennarii suggest that the lichen biodiversity of Antarctica is far from being fully known and detailed floristic and taxonomical revision studies should be carried to determine it.