Perspectives in Biodiversity | 2026 | Volume 4 (1) | pp 09–12
Short Communication
Pyrenula wongii, a new multiseptate species of Pyrenula (Pyrenulaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) from Malaysia
André Aptroot
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Botânica/Liquenologia, Instituto deBiociências, Bairro Universitário, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Corresponding author: andreaptroot@gmail.com
Received: 10 September 2025 | Accepted: 10 November 2025 | Published: 12 October 2026
Senior Editor: Peter J. de Lange
https://doi.org/10.55457/pibdiv.004102
Abstract
The corticolous lichen Pyrenula wongii is described as a species new to science from Malaysia, characterised by a thallus with pseudocyphellae and 7-septate ascospores of 54–70 × 17–20 μm.
Cite as
Aptroot, A. (2026). Pyrenula wongii, a new multiseptate species of Pyrenula (Pyrenulaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) from Malaysia. Perspectives in Biodiversity, 4(1): 09–12. https://doi.org/10.55457/pibdiv.004102