Vol. 75 No. 2 (2020)
Articles

A taxonomic and phylogenetic study of some Lecidella species from Pakistan

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  • Rizwana Zulfiqar,
  • Kamran Habib,
  • Memoona Khan,
  • Abdul Nasir Khalid
Rizwana Zulfiqar
Fungal Biology and Systematics Lab, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
Kamran Habib
Fungal Biology and Systematics Lab, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
Memoona Khan
Fungal Biology and Systematics Lab, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
Abdul Nasir Khalid
Fungal Biology and Systematics Lab, Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-9581

Published 2020-11-18

Keywords

  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
  • Lecanoraceae,
  • Lecidella,
  • phylogeny,
  • Pakistan

How to Cite

Zulfiqar, R., Habib, K. ., Khan, M., & Khalid, A. N. (2020). A taxonomic and phylogenetic study of some Lecidella species from Pakistan. Webbia, 75(2), 219–230. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-9581

Abstract

In this study, a number of species of the genus Lecidella were collected from different areas of Pakistan and characterized using morpho-anatomical and molecular techniques. The present work revealed that collected specimens belong to four species of Lecidella. Among which L. tumidula is a new record for Pakistan while L. carpathica, L. patavina and L. stigmatea are being reported here from new localities, from Pakistan, representing their wider distribution. Complete morpho-anatomical descriptions, ecology and distribution, along with ITS-based molecular analysis is provided.

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