Barrmaelia pseudobombarda (Ascomycota), a rare European species with a peculiar disjunct distribution

Abstract

Lophium elegans (Mytilinidiales, Mytilinidiaceae) is recorded for the first time in northern Europe. It was found on Juniperus communis in two locations in Finnmark County, Norway, which represent the northernmost finds for the species. A morphological description of the species is given and its ecology and distribution discussed.