Staurolemma carolinianum is described as the first species from the American continent of this apparently ancient genus. The type was collected on Juniperus on sand dunes of coastal North Carolina, and this easily overlooked species may be present in similar habitats southwards to Florida. Its closest relative, S. dussii (Vain.) P. M. Jørg. & Henssen, is known from the West Indies, and the genus shows a Madro-Tethyan distribution pattern.
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1 September 2004
A New North American Species of the Lichen Genus Staurolemma (Collemataceae)
Per Magnus Jørgensen
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The Bryologist
Vol. 107 • No. 3
Fall 2004
Vol. 107 • No. 3
Fall 2004
Collemataceae
lichenized fungi
Madro-Tethyan
North Carolina
Staurolemma carolinianum