Abstract
AbstractThe crustose genusStaurothele(Verrucariaceae, Ascomycota) is a common component of the lichen flora from subneutral to alkaline silicate rocks in temperate to cold-temperate climates. Our field study in the karst system of northern Vietnam showed that it is also common on dry to humid limestone in the wet tropics. Molecular data revealed that species ofStaurothelefrom Vietnam belong to an unnamed clade sister to the genusEndocarpon, together with the tropical Australian speciesStaurothele pallidoporaandStaurothele diffractella, a North American species recently transferred toEndocarponbased on molecular data. The genusWilleyais here resurrected for this clade of crustose epilithicStaurothelewith pale ascospores. Eight new combinations are proposed and three new species ofWilleyaare described from Vietnam. Sampling tropical members of a lichen family previously mostly known from temperate areas contributed significantly to improving its generic classification.
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