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

We describe here a new species, Lecidea aptrootii, 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 ha...

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Main Authors:	Memoona Khan, Abdul Nasir Khalid, H. Thorsten Lumbsch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 2018-08-01
Series:	MycoKeys
Online Access:	https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=26960

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spelling	doaj-94c63d2343f843b0b7d81ef038104bf42020-11-25T02:45:41ZengPensoft PublishersMycoKeys1314-40571314-40492018-08-0138253410.3897/mycokeys.38.2696026960A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from PakistanMemoona Khan0Abdul Nasir Khalid1H. Thorsten Lumbsch2University of the PunjabUniversity of the PunjabThe Field Museum We describe here a new species, Lecidea aptrootii, 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. https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=26960
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title	A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan
title_short	A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan
title_full	A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan
title_fullStr	A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan
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description	We describe here a new species, Lecidea aptrootii, 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.
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A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan

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