Taxonomic Study on the Lichen Genus Coccocarpia (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) in South Korea

Abstract

Three species of Coccocarpia have been reported from Korean Peninsular. However, there was no revisional study on this genus before. After careful examination of the specimens deposited in the Korean Lichen Research Institute (KoLRI) and collected from main mountain areas of Korea, two species of Coccocarpia, C. palmicola and C. erythroxyli, have been revealed to occur and confirmed in South Korea. The presence and absence of isidia and apothecia are the most important characters for the South Korean species. We provide the detailed description and illustration of the available two species. A key to the species is also provided.

Keywords::

• Anatomy
• Coccocarpia
• ITS sequence
• Lichen
• Morphology
• South Korea