@article{Habib_Zulfiqar_Khalid_2021, title={Additions to the lichen genus Rhizocarpon in Pakistan and their comparative analysis}, volume={76}, url={https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/webbia/article/view/9889}, DOI={10.36253/jopt-9889}, abstractNote={<p class="p1"><span class="s1">As part of a comprehensive study of lichen diversity of northern areas of Pakistan using molecular and morphological approaches, we found four species of the genus </span><span class="s2">Rhizocarpon</span><span class="s1">. The analysis revealed two new species in the lichen biota of Pakistan namely, </span><span class="s2">Rhizocarpon lavatum</span><span class="s1"> and </span><span class="s2">Rhizocarpon petraeum</span><span class="s1">, while the other two, </span><span class="s2">Rhizocarpon disporum</span><span class="s1"> and </span><span class="s2">Rhizocarpon geminatum </span><span class="s1">are</span> <span class="s1">reported for the second time, from new localities. In comparison to literature information and GenBank sequences of the same taxa, variation in the morpho-anatomical features and nucleotide differences in the ITS marker of nrDNA have been documented. Descriptions and phylogenetic analysis of the taxa are given, along with information on ecology and distribution.</span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Webbia}, author={Habib, Kamran and Zulfiqar, Rizwana and Khalid, Abdul Nasir}, year={2021}, month={Apr.}, pages={123–134} }