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Canoparmelia scrobicularis belongs to the genus Crespoa (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycota)

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Canoparmelia scrobicularis is shown to be a member of the genus Crespoa and the new combination Crespoa scrobicularis is proposed. The species is described in detail with a discussion of its relationships to other species of Crespoa, especially Crespoa carneopruinata and Crespoa crozalsiana.

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The authors wish to thank Harrie Sipman for his suggestions and comments, the reviewers for their contributions, and the curators of M, MAF and NY for their support by loaning specimens used in this study. We also thank Jack Elix for his discussion of this and other problems. The second author’s participation in this study was supported by NSF Award DEB-1145511.

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  1. Instituto de Botânica, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Micologia, Caixa Postal 68041, 04045-972, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Michel N. Benatti

  2. Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, 10458-5126, U.S.A

    James C. Lendemer

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Benatti, M.N., Lendemer, J.C. Canoparmelia scrobicularis belongs to the genus Crespoa (Parmeliaceae, lichenized Ascomycota). Brittonia 66, 287–291 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-014-9331-7

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