Open AccessPlacolecis kashmirensis sp. nov. (Lichenized Ascomycota, Catillariaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Robina Kousar,
Rizwana Zulfiqar,
Abdul Nasir Khalid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
folia cryptogamica estonica./folia cryptogamica estonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1736-7786
pISSN - 1406-2070
DOI - 10.12697/fce.2021.58.11
Subject(s) - hymenium , thallus , ascomycota , botany , biology , phylogenetic tree , ascocarp , pycnidium , taxonomy (biology) , fungus , biochemistry , gene
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.