The Lichenologist

Table of Contents - March 2011 - Volume 43, Issue 02  

Research Article

Caloplaca aequata is a synonym of C. cinnabarina (Teloschistaceae)

Yogesh JOSHIa1, Holger THÜSa2 and Jae-Seoun HURa1

a1 Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Sunchon 540-742, Republic of Korea. Email: jshur1@sunchon.ac.kr

a2 Botany Department, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.

Abstract

In 1915 Hue described Lecanora (sect. Placodium) aequata growing over quartzite rocks from Busan and the Kangwon Provinces of South Korea. Later Zahlbruckner (1931) transferred it to the genus Caloplaca. Careful examination of syntype material of L. aequata lodged at The Natural History Museum, UK (BM) demonstrates that the species is conspecific with C. cinnabarina (Ach.) Zahlbr. and we henceforth synonymize it with that species.

(Accepted December 09 2010)

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