Data from: Chirleja buckii, a new genus and species of lichenized-fungi from Tierra del Fuego, southern South America

Chirleja, a new genus of lichenized-fungi, is described to accommodate C. buckii, a new species from southern South America with an unusual morphology and mode of reproduction. Through an approach that utilizes both molecular and non-molecular data, the species is shown to represent a previously unknown lineage within the family Icmadophilaceae characterized by the production of sporodochia and a sterile dimorphic thallus that resembles the unrelated genus Leprocaulon.

本文描述地衣型真菌（lichenized-fungi）一新属Chirleja，以容纳产自南美南部、具有特殊形态与繁殖模式的新种C. buckii。本研究结合分子与非分子数据开展分析，结果显示该物种隶属于红头衣科（Icmadophilaceae）中一个此前未被发现的演化支，其特征为产生分生孢子座（sporodochia），以及与亲缘关系较远的裸网衣属（Leprocaulon）形态相似的不育二型地衣体。