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Geoglossum dunense (Ascomycota, Geoglossales): a new species from the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta

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Geoglossum dunense, a new species of remarkable morphology, is proposed to accommodate collections from coastal dunes in Cyprus and Malta. Full macro- and micromorphological descriptions are provided, accompanied by molecular data, extensive imagery and a comparison with similar taxa.

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Acknowledgments

We are most grateful to Placido Iglesias and Sabino Arauzo for making the Maltese collection available to us for the purpose of this study and for all of the information kindly provided by them. We also thank Carmel Sammut, collector of the Maltese specimens of Geoglossum dunense, and Ludwig Beenken and Ueli Graf for providing us with information and sequences of G. heuflerianum; Pierre-Arthur Moreau for his advice on nomenclatural and linguistic issues; and Gabriele Cacialli, Nicolas VanVooren and Roy Kristiansen for providing us with relevant bibliographical material.

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    Michael Loizides

  2. Via Don Luigi Sturzo 173, 16148, Genova, Italy

    Matteo Carbone

  3. ALVALAB, La Rochela 47, 39012, Santander, Spain

    Pablo Alvarado

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Loizides, M., Carbone, M. & Alvarado, P. Geoglossum dunense (Ascomycota, Geoglossales): a new species from the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta. Mycol Progress 14, 41 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-015-1064-9

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