Fourteen new species are described from western North America– Rinodina aurantiaca, R. badiexcipula, R. boulderensis, R. californiensis, R. endospora, R. grandilocularis, R. innata, R. juniperina, R. lignicola, R. lobulata, R. macrospora, R. pacifica, R. perreagens, and R. verruciformis. Characters on which they are based are discussed in detail and a new spore type for Rinodina is introduced. The new species are compared to others, with which they might be confused and a key provided. Rinodina dolichospora is recorded for the first time from North America.
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1 December 2002
New Species of Rinodina (Physciaceae, Lichenized Ascomycetes) From Western North America
John W. Sheard,
Helmut Mayrhofer
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The Bryologist
Vol. 105 • No. 4
Winter 2002
Vol. 105 • No. 4
Winter 2002