New genera in the lichenized family Gomphillaceae (Ascomycota: Graphidales) focusing on neotropical taxa

Previous molecular phylogenetic analysis in comparison with phenotype characters of Gomphillaceae resolved a total of 38 genus-level clades among the studied species, 17 of which in need to be recognized and formally established as new or reinstated genera. The four reinstated genus names, including one validation, are Microxyphiomyces Bat., Valle & Peres, Psathyromyces Bat. & Peres, Spinomyces Bat. & Peres ex Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., and Sporocybomyces H. Maia. The remaining 13 are newly described: Adelphomyces Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Aptrootidea Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Aulaxinella Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Batistomyces Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Bezerroplaca Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Caleniella Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Monocalenia Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Pseudocalenia Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Roselviria Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Santricharia Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Sipmanidea Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., Verruciplaca Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov., and Vezdamyces Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, gen. nov. The following 53 new combinations are introduced for the species included in the new and reinstated genera: Adelphomyces cochlearifer (Lucking & Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. epithallina (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. parvula (Hafellner & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Aptrootidea amapensis (Bat. & Poroca) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. atrofusca (R. Sant.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. atromuralis (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. marginata (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. triseptata (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. wilsoniorum (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Aulaxinella corticola (Kalb & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. minuta (R. Sant.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., A. multiseptata (R. Sant.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Batistomyces pallidus (Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., B. hyalinus (Kalb & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Bezerroplaca fusconitida (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., B. incrustatociliata (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., B. lucernifera (Kalb & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., B. pachyparaphysata (R. Sant.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., B. streimannii (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Caleniella maculans (Vain.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., C. triseptata (Zahlbr.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Microxyphiomyces cuneatus (L.I. Ferraro & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. demoulinii (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. elegans (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. kashiwadanii (G. Thor, Lucking & Tat. Matsumoto) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. lancicarpus (Kalb & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. vainioi (R. Sant.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov. (syn.: M. manaosensis Bat., Valle & Peres.), M. santessonianus (Kalb & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. santessonii (D. Hawks.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. similis (Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., M. variratae (Lucking & Sipman) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Monocalenia monospora (Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Psathyromyces planus (Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., P. heterellus (Stirt.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Pseudocalenia solorinoides (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Roselviria lobulimarginata (Sipman & Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., R. purulhensis (Lucking, Serus. & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Santricharia farinosa (R. Sant.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Sipmanidea neotropica (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. et stat nov., S. furcata (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Spinomyces aggregatus (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. et stat. nov., S. albostrigosus (Lucking, Serus. & Vezda) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., S. deslooveri (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., S. guatemalensis (Lucking & Barillas) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., S. microcarpus (Etayo & Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., S. verrucosus (Serus.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Sporocybomyces leucomuralis (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., S. leucotrichoides (Vain.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., S. macgregorii (Vain.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Verruciplaca calcarea (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. et stat. nov., V. verrucifera (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov., Vezdamyces albopruinosus (Lucking) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. et stat. nov., and V. vulgaris (Mull. Arg.) Xavier-Leite, M. Caceres & Lucking, comb. nov.

Automated summary

Previous molecular phylogenetic analysis combined with phenotype comparison has identified genus-level clades among Gomphillaceae species. The study reveals 17 clades that need to be formally established as new or reinstated genera.