Isalonactis, a new genus of Roccellaceae (Arthoniales), from southern Madagascar

Lichenologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-167

  Ertz, Damien ^a   Tehler, Anders ^b   Fischer, Eberhard ^c   Killmann, Dorothee ^c   Razafindrahaja, Tahina ^d   Sérusiaux, Emmanuël ^e  

^a BOTANIC GARDEN MEISE   (Belgium)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c University of Koblenz   (Germany)

^d Parc de Tsimbazaza   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Africa; Arthoniomycetes; desert; Lecanactis; lichen; phylogeny; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894141856     PISSN: 00242829     EISSN: 10961135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002428291300090X     Document Type: Article

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