Claim · model-written summary
Austroplaca imperialis was described for Patagonian specimens previously called G. regalis.
- Taxon
- Austroplaca imperialisAustroplaca imperialise0
- Outcome
- described as a new speciese0
- Setting
- Patagoniane0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“Austroplaca imperialis is described as a new species to accommodate Patagonian specimens previously named G. regalis”
Title
Ulrik Søchting; Leo Garcia Sancho; Ulf Arup Plant and Fungal Systematics 2023. doi:10.35535/pfsyst-2023-0015
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Five Gondwanea species were accepted, including the combinations G. inclinans and G. joannae.
- Observation Transdrakea was established with two included species.
- Observation T. alacalufes was described as a new species from Patagonia.
- Observation The two species are distinct by molecular, chemical and distributional characters.
- Observation Parietin dominated the chemically homogeneous Gondwania and Transdrakea.
- Observation Transdrakea had a very reduced thallus.
- Observation Gondwania comprised crustose and fruticulose forms.
- Observation G. inclinans and G. cribrosa were known only from Australia/New Zealand.
- Observation G. regalis, G. joannae and T. schofieldii were known only from Antarctica.
- Observation G. sublobulata was confirmed from Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.
- Observation Antarctic specimens called G. sublobulata belong to G. joannae.
- Observation G. sejongensis was synonymized with G. joannae.
- Method / resource A key to Gondwania and Transdrakea species was presented.