Schultz, Matthias. Pseudopaulia tessellata, a new genus and species in the Lichinaceae (lichenized Ascomycotina) from Socotra, Yemen, Mycotaxon 82: 443-449, 2002.

ABSTRACT: The new genus Pseudopaulia is established in the cyanobacterial lichen family Lichinaceae (Lichinales, lichenized Ascomycotina). It is typified with Pseudopaulia tessellata. The thallus growth form and the thallus anatomy are distinctive. The new species grows on limestone boulders on Socotra (Yemen, Indian Ocean). Analyses of 18S rDNA data support a somewhat isolated systematic position in the Lichinaceae.

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Pseudopaulia M. Schultz, p. 446
Pseudopaulia tessellata M. Schultz, p. 446