Oxneriaria jiuquanensis (Megasporaceae, lichenized Ascomycota), a new species from China
Abstract
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.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Lichen and fungal ecology
Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Phytotaxa
- Volume
- 741
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 98–106
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN