CHEMISTRY, ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY OF FOLIICOLOUS SPECIES OF FELLHANERA AND BADIMIA (LICHENIZED ASCOMYCOTINA, LECANORALES)

A comparison of secondary chemistry and a variety of anatomical and mo rphological characters of Fellhanera and Badimia (Pilocarpaceae) has b een conducted in an effort to clarify the systematic position of both genera. Based on our results we conclude that Fellhanera and Badimia a re closely related and separated mainly by the slightly different para physes, amyloid reactions of their asci, apothecial size, and the pres ence or absence of campylidia. Fellhanera badimioides sp.n. is describ ed, and the following systematic changes are proposed: Badimia cateile a (Vain.) comb.n. B. lecanorina (Zahlbr.) comb.n., B. tuckermanii (R.S ant.) comb.n. and Fellhanera stanhopeae (Mull. Arg.) comb.n.