Kousar R., Zulfiqar R. & Khalid A.N.
(2021):
Placolecis kashmirensis sp. nov. (Lichenized Ascomycota, Catillariaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan,
Folia Cryptogamica Estonica,
58: 87–92
Placolecis kashmirensis sp. nov. is described from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. It is characterized by a
yellowish-brown thallus, hyaline, broadly ellipsoid ascospores, a relatively taller hymenium and pear-shaped pycnidia. The
generic position is confirmed by a phylogenetic analysis based on nrITS sequences. Description, a phylogenetic tree, and
identification key for all the known Placolecis species are provided.
Key words: lichen key, lichens, morphology, phylogeny, taxonomy.
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