Oxneriaria jiuquanensis (Megasporaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a new species from China

Author:
Yang Z.-H., Wang J.-X., Li R.-T. & Zhang L.-L.
Year:
2026
Journal:
Phytotaxa
Pages:
741(1): 98–106
Url:
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.741.1.9
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A new species Oxneriaria jiuquanensis is reported from China based on morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic evidence. It is characterized by verrucose-areolate thallus with peripherally elongated areoles, indistinct prothallus, sessile and lecanorine apothecia, weakly pruinose discs, ascospores 12.5–17.5 × 7.5–10 μm, moniliform paraphyses, and the presence of substictic acid. Detailed descriptions of morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic characteristics, as well as illustrations of the new species, are provided. A world-wide key to the species of genus Oxneriaria is also provided. Key words: crustose lichen, lichenized fungi, Megasporaceae, taxonomy.
Id:
39284
Submitter:
zpalice
Post_time:
Thursday, 12 February 2026 09:00