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A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: We describe here a new species, Lecideaaptrootii, in Lecidea sensu stricto from Swat Valley, Pakistan. It is most similar to L.fuscoatra in having an areolate thallus and black, lecideine apothecia with a persistent margin. However, L.aptrootii can be readily distinguished by having smaller ascospores (average length 8-10 µm). In phylogenetic analyses, using ITS and nuLSU rDNA sequences, L.aptrootii forms a sister-group relationship to L.grisella, which differs in having a rimose thallus.

SUBMITTER: Khan M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092473 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan.

Khan Memoona M Khalid Abdul Nasir AN Lumbsch H Thorsten HT

MycoKeys 20180807 38

We describe here a new species, Lecideaaptrootii, in Lecidea sensu stricto from Swat Valley, Pakistan. It is most similar to L.fuscoatra in having an areolate thallus and black, lecideine apothecia with a persistent margin. However, L.aptrootii can be readily distinguished by having smaller ascospores (average length 8-10 µm). In phylogenetic analyses, using ITS and nuLSU rDNA sequences, L.aptrootii forms a sister-group relationship to L.grisella, which ...[more]

PMID: 30123028

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