Lecaimmeria pakistanica, a new lichen from Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

  • A new lichen species Lecaimmeria pakistanica K.Habib, R.Zulfiqar & Khalid sp. nov. is described and illustrated from rocks in the temperate forests of the Himalaya of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. This species is characterized by its yellow-brown to brown thallus having areoles 0.4 to 1.5 mm across, branched and anastomosing paraphyses, a tall hymenium, large ascospores 20–32 × 10–16 μm, and no substance detected by thin layer chromatography. All other species of the genus have ascospore dimensions in the range of 14–22 × 5–14 μm. A phylogenetic analysis is provided based on ITS nrDNA sequences, and supports the separation of the novel species. Photographs and a comparative analysis with related species of Lecaimmeria are provided to confirm the status of the species.

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Author:Kamran HabibORCiD, Rizwana Zulfiqar, Abdul Nasir KhalidORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-687655
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.834.1901
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (German):European journal of taxonomy
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (834:94-101)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2022/08/16
Date of first Publication:2022/08/16
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2022/08/22
Tag:Lecideaceae; lichenized fungi; taxonomy
Volume:2022
Issue:834
Page Number:8
First Page:94
Last Page:101
HeBIS-PPN:504014919
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-257882
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0

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