A new species of Graphis (lichenized Ascomycetes) from South Korea (original) (raw)

Graphis flavopalmicola is described as a new lichenized fungus from Jeju Island (South Korea). It is characterized by smooth, whitish-gray, UV+ pale yellow thallus (lichexanthone), unbranched to irregularly branched lirellae; completely carbonized exciple, and transversely 5-9-septate ascospores. It differs from the closely related G. palmicola chiefly in its chemistry; the latter has no substances and is UV-. 80013-X Elix JA, Johnston J, Parker JL. 1987. A catalogue of standardized thin layer chromatographic data and biosynthetic relationships for lichen substances. Second edition. Australian National University, Canberra, pp. 1-103. Hur JS, Koh YJ, Harada H. 2005. A checklist of Korean lichens. Lichenology 4: 65-95.