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
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

