Fungalpedia – Note 444, Nebularia

 

Nebularia P.M. Jørg.

Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Lichenicolous fungi.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1 

Classification: Pannariaceae, Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Based on phylogenetic analysis, Ekman et al. (2014) established the genus of Nebularia with two species (N. incrassata (type) and N. psoromoides). While, two species were initially described as Parmeliella incrassata and P. psoromoides by Jorgensen (2000), and both belong to Andean species. This genus is characterized by brownish, thickened, digitate lobes thallus, reddish brown, flat apothecia, loosely interwoven hyphae subhymenium, cylindrical asci with a distinct apical amyloid tube, and globose to ellipsoid ascospores (Jorgensen 2000, Ekman et al. 2014). So far, only two species have been accepted from this genus.

Type species: Nebularia incrassata (P.M. Jørg.) P.M. Jørg.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Nebularia

 

 

Figure 1 – Nebularia incrassata. Redrawn from Ekman et al. (2014).

 

References 

Ekman S, Wedin M, Lindblom L, Jørgensen PM. 2014 – Extended phylogeny and a revised generic classification of the Pannariaceae (Peltigerales, Ascomycota). The Lichenologist 46(5), 627–656.

Jørgensen, PM. 2000 – New or interesting Parmeliella species from the Andes and Central America. The Lichenologist 32(2), 139–147.

 

Entry by

Han L-S, Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, P.R. China.

 

(Edited by Saowaluck Tibpromma, & Achala R. Rathnayaka)

 

Published online 2 December 2024

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