A new species in the lichen genus Circinaria (Megasporaceae) from Pakistan based on morphology and DNA sequence data
Circinaria terrenoides sp. nov. was collected in Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan. Comparative morpho-anatomical research, chemical analysis, and ITS-based DNA analyses all support its placement within the genus Circinaria. Circinaria terrenoides sp. nov. is distinguished from the closely related species C. affinis in having a crustose, areolate to rimose-areolate thallus (vs. subfruticose, verrucose-areolate), earthy brown to greenish gray upper surface (vs. earthy gray to gray-green), smaller conidia 12–18 × 0.4–0.9 µm (vs. 16–20 ×1–1.2 μm), (vs. black to brownish), and growing on calcareous sedimentary rock (vs. stony steppes).
Authors
- Abdul Nasir Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-8031)
- Abdul Rehman Niazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-1148)
- Alla Ud Din (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-6862)
- Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7728-7922)
Institutions
- University of the Punjab (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v18.i2.1370
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06