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Micarea aeruginoprasina van den Boom, 
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Species characterised by inconspicuous, pale brownish to moderately brownish, isidiate thallus, branched to coralloid isidia, emarginate, adnate to slightly convex apothecia measuring 0.1-0.5 mm in diam., which are pale cream to pale brown or aeruginose with pigment (Sedifolia-grey, K+ violet, C+ violet) present in hypothecium, (0-)1-septate ascospores measuring 9-14 
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4.5-5.5 
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and the production of micareic acid.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type.</paragraph>
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Portugal. Azores, Terceira, NW of Angra do Heroismo, W of Pico Gordo, 
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dos Negros (N), trail from Lagoa do Negro to the West, 550 m alt., 
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, 
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, 
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damp 
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forest, with some young 
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Vaccinium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Vaccinium cylindraceum" order="Ericales" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cylindraceum">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Vaccinium cylindraceum</emphasis>
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, on 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Juniperus brevifolia</emphasis>
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, 28 June 2014, P. &amp; B. van den Boom 51445 (holotype LG; isotypes UGDA, hb v.d. Boom, mtSSU GenBank accession number: MK562024, 
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GenBank accession number: MN105888).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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Thallus indeterminate, inconspicuous, thin, endosubstratal to episubstratal in non-isidiate parts as a thin film over the substrate or minutely granular, pale to moderately brown, isidiate; prothallus not visible; granules vertically proliferating to form isidia; isidia branched to coralloid, crowded or separated, up to 250 
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tall and 25 
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wide, with a distinct and complete hyphal layer; apothecia abundant, adnate to slightly convex, emarginate, rounded to slightly irregular, pale cream to pale brown or aeruginose, often different colours in a single apothecium, 0.1-0.5 mm in diam.; excipulum sometimes paler, instinct; hymenium 40-50 
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high, hyaline; hypothecium hyaline to pale aeruginose brownish (Sedifolia-grey), K+ violet, C+ violet; paraphyses, sparse, branched, 1.0 
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1.5) 
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wide, tips not widened and not pigmented; asci cylindrical to clavate, 35-40 
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11-14 
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, 8-spored; ascospores ellipsoidal to ovoid, (0‒)1-septate, 9-14 
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4.5-5.5 
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; pycnidia not observed; crystalline granules (studied in polarised light) visible in hypothecium and in thallus, soluble in K.
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Photobiont micareoid, cells thin walled, 6-9 
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in diam., clustered in compact groups.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Chemistry.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Micareic acid detected by TLC. Sedifolia-grey in apothecia (hypothecium), its presence sometimes indistinct.</paragraph>
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In the type locality 
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grows abundantly on trunks of 
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, in a subnatural degradated forest, dominated by 
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shrubs and trees. In other localities, it was found on 
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and 
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trunks, also in forested areas.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">The new species is only known from the island Terceira in the Azores, where it is known from several localities.</paragraph>
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The epithet refers to the often aeruginose colour of the apothecia and the resemblance in secondary chemistry to 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. prasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="prasina">
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.
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Portugal. Azores, Terceira, NW of Angra do Heroismo, south edge of Reserva Florestal da Lagoa das Patas, area around a pond 'Lagoa das 
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, mature 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Cryptomeria</emphasis>
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trees and some 
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Theaceae" genus="Camellia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Camellia" order="Ericales" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Camellia</emphasis>
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shrubs, on 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Cryptomeria" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cryptomeria" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Cryptomeria</emphasis>
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, 
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, 
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, 520 m alt., 28 June 2014, P. &amp; B. van den Boom 51878 (hb v.d. Boom); NW of Angra do Heroismo, NNE of Santa 
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, Serra de Santa 
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, road to the summit, forests with mainly 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Cryptomeria</emphasis>
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trees, trees at edge of forest, on 
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Noctuidae" genus="Cryptomeria" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cryptomeria" order="Lepidoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Cryptomeria</emphasis>
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, 
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, 
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, 800 m alt., 1 July 2014, P. &amp; B. van den Boom 51622 (hb v.d. Boom); NE of Serreta, north trail to 
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, forest with 
<taxonomicName class="Pinopsida" family="Cupressaceae" genus="Cryptomeria" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Cryptomeria japonica" order="Pinales" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Cryptomeria japonica</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Myrica faya</emphasis>
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, 
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Erica" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Erica" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Erica</emphasis>
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, etc., on 
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Erica" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Erica" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Erica</emphasis>
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, 
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, 
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, 500 m alt., 2 July 2014, P. &amp; B. van den Boom 51691 (hb v.d. Boom).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Notes.</paragraph>
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This species is unique within the group due to the presence of the Sedifolia-grey pigment in hypothecium. It is similar to 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. prasina</emphasis>
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because of its production of micareic acid, but the latter has Sedifolia-grey pigment in the epihymenium and its thallus consists of goniocysts (isidiate in 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. aeruginoprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aeruginoprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. aeruginoprasina</emphasis>
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). However, it is not closely related to 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. prasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="prasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. prasina</emphasis>
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, being resolved as basal in the 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. prasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="prasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. prasina</emphasis>
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clade and the sequences of their molecular markers are very different. In the Azores archipelago, the most widespread 
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-like species is 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. azorica</emphasis>
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, newly described in this paper, which, however, is not isidiate and contains Superba-brown in the apothecia. 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Micarea aeruginoprasina</emphasis>
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resembles 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. byssacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="byssacea">
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, which can have somewhat the same coloured and adnate apothecia; however, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. byssacea" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="byssacea">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. byssacea</emphasis>
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is not isidiate, contains methoxymicareic acid and the apothecial pigment is absent in hypothecium (
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282909990211" author="Czarnota, P" journalOrPublisher="Lichenologist" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="7 - 21" refId="B16" refString="Czarnota, P, Guzow-Krzeminska, B, 2010. A phylogenetic study of the Micareaprasina group shows that Micareamicrococca includes three distinct lineages. . Lichenologist 42: 7 - 21" title="A phylogenetic study of the Micareaprasina group shows that Micareamicrococca includes three distinct lineages." url="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282909990211" volume="42" year="2010">
Czarnota and 
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2010
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). Morphologically, the new species is similar to 
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, especially due to the finely isidiose thallus and the adnate apothecia, which are, however, paler in 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. levicula" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="levicula">
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and that species contains gyrophoric acid (
<bibRefCitation author="Coppins, BJ" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Botany series" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="17 - 214" refId="B12" refString="Coppins, BJ, 1983. A taxonomic study of the lichen genus Micarea in Europe. . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Botany series 11: 17 - 214" title="A taxonomic study of the lichen genus Micarea in Europe." volume="11" year="1983">Coppins 1983</bibRefCitation>
; 
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).
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, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nigra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nigra">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. nigra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. pauli" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pauli">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. pauli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also have isidiate thalli, but only 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. aeruginoprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aeruginoprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. aeruginoprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has pale cream to pale brown or aeruginose apothecia. 
<taxonomicName class="Lecanoromycetes" family="Pilocarpaceae" genus="Micarea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Fungi" lsidName="Micarea isidioprasina" order="Lecanorales" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="isidioprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Micarea isidioprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. pauli" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pauli">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. pauli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are often sterile and, to date, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. aeruginoprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aeruginoprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. aeruginoprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nigra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nigra">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. nigra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have always been found with apothecia, but, based only on the thallus characters, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nigra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nigra">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. nigra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. pauli" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pauli">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. pauli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished due to the production of methoxymicareic acid and 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. isidioprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="isidioprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. isidioprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has green isidia (shades of brown in 
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. aeruginoprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aeruginoprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. aeruginoprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<caption doi="10.3897/mycokeys.57.33267.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/321987" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 2" startId="F2">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Figure 2. Morphology of newly described 
<taxonomicName class="Lecanoromycetes" family="Pilocarpaceae" genus="Micarea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Fungi" lsidName="Micarea" order="Lecanorales" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Micarea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. aeruginoprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="aeruginoprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. aeruginoprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(holotype) 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. azorica" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="azorica">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. azorica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(holotype) 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">C</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. isidioprasina" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="isidioprasina">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. isidioprasina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(holotype) 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. microsorediata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="microsorediata">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. microsorediata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(holotype) 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">E</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. nigra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nigra">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. nigra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(holotype) 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">F</emphasis>
<taxonomicName lsidName="M. pauli" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pauli">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">M. pauli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(holotype). Scale bars: 200 
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A−C, E</emphasis>
); 300 
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">D, F</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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